by Ryan Sciandra | May 3, 2022 | New Music
Your chill, summertime, windows-down-in-the-car anthem has arrived courtesy of Nutrients with “Window Seat.” The rhythms are riveting and wonderfully syncopated to perfection. “Window Seat” sounds like freshly-cut fruit garnishing your favorite flavor of smoothie, in...
by Ryan Sciandra | Apr 16, 2022 | New Music
The bassline alone on MONOWHALES’ most recent drop, “New Threads,” is a valid enough reason to throw it on right now. Still not convinced? How about shimmering synths that make you feel like you’re being catapulted to a better place. Or, perhaps you’re more into...
by Cliff Parks | Apr 20, 2019 | Preview
Tonight Sugar City hosts a night of serious 21st century punk rock when Toronto’s Bad Waitress rolls through town with Thick and Tina Panic Noise. Bad Waitress is rowdy, insurgent, and not playing around with your feeleings or your hangups, while...
by Brendan O'Connor | Dec 7, 2015 | Photos
Well, I learned three things at this show. One, that Jeff Rosenstock needs to be elected president. I’m not really sure why, but he does. Second, that there is nothing like the absolute MADNESS of a sold out PUP hometown show, and third being that stage diving...
by Lauren Majewski | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Although Toronto’s CODA will be missing Lee Foss on Saturday night’s lineup (due to circumstances beyond CODA’s control, as reported on the event page), some of the Canadian city’s own talents will be stepping up to the plate. Nitin, a globetrotting...
by Nick Muldoon | Apr 13, 2015 | Record Store Day
With Record Store Day quickly approaching, I’m reminded how much the record industry has changed. What was one a booming industry has needed the adrenaline shot of Record Store Day to keep many of the institutions we hold dear afloat. And the act of buying...
by Mac McGuire | Jun 5, 2014 | Giveaway
This September, Riot Fest will celebrate its 10th anniversary with shows in Toronto, Chicago (the festival’s founding city), and Denver. We can thank fest founder Mike Petryshyn for selecting Toronto as a location. Being a Buffalo native, Petryshyn, as so many...
