Wet takes their power back in Portland
When Wet played the Wonder Ballroom in 2018, fresh off the release of their second studio album Still Run, lead singer Kelly Zutrau asked the audience to quiet down for one of their slower …
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Brother Ali performing for Albuquerque
With a tribute to the marginalized groups of the city and southwest, Brother Ali takes the stage in an extremely intimate venue. “I’ve been coming to Albuquerque for twenty-five years now,” …
Pachyman takes brings the beach to Toronto’s Axis Club
It may have been a cold night outside but in the new Axis Club (formerly the Mod Club) it was a breezy beach night with smooth like water melodies brought to us by the LA-based …
My introduction to Super Duper Kyle at Lee’s Palace
Last week I got the chance to see California R&B hip-hop artist Kyle – or super-duper Kyle as he is also known – on tour with his latest album It’s Not So Bad, which dropped earlier this …
Today we rave: Bicep live in Brooklyn
Admittedly I was late to the Bicep train. The first time I heard “Glue” it came up on a random YouTube playlist. We were having a quarantine house party (a la party of three), my friend from …
Hexz Finessed goes “All In” on latest project
Chicago rapper Hexz Finessed is bursting onto the scene with the release of his newest project All In. At 24 years old, Hexz applies full pressure on every song he puts forth. Already …
Porches performed all his favourite songs in Portland
Porches, a synth-pop project of New York-based musician Aaron Maine, performed at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom last week. The show seemed beset with technical difficulties but Maine’s …
Wet Leg brings their “Chaise Longue” to LA’s Fonda theatre
Last summer brought the release of Wet Leg’s single, “Chaise Longue” and with it, we were gifted the sarcastic dryness and infusion of post-punk fun we had all been looking for to cope with …
St. Paul and the Broken Bones resurrect Toronto’s music scene with epic concert at Queen Elizabeth Theatre
It had been over two years. Over two years since I’d felt the powerful, kinetic energy of live music surge through my veins. For more than 24 cold, lonely and boring months, my music spirit …
High Pulp kick off their tour in style at Portland’s Jack London Revue
The showroom at Portland’s Jack London Revue, with its dimly lit reddish hue and closely packed together table tops, has the vibe of an old-fashioned jazz club. It is a place where one might …