Best Toronto music of the week: anders & FrancisGotHeat, Prince Innocence and...
Plus: a pair of lo-fi premieres from PAX and Fond and a full playlist of new local tunes
View ArticleReview: MorMor kept up a screen at Red Bull Music Festival
The Toronto artist's songwriting and vocal talent radiated from within his projection-screened cube at Berkeley Church, even if he didn't let us all the way in
View ArticleReview: AR Paisley aims for classic hip-hop on Timeless
The Mississauga rapper has big goals on this debut album, and though he doesn't always meet them, he hits a good sweet spot
View ArticleThe Sorority are breaking up, but there's one more chance to see them
The Toronto hip-hop trio will play their final show as a group on November 24 at the Opera House alongside Snotty Nose Rez Kids
View ArticleReview: Toronto's Maddee sounds stunningly beyond her years
On her debut EP Red Mind, the electro-soul artist's commanding voice can feel oddly tentative
View ArticleAnders to play free concert for high school students displaced by fire
The Toronto R&B singer will play for the students and teachers of Etobicoke's York Memorial Collegiate Institute, who have been moved to Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy
View ArticleReview: Pursuit Grooves soars to new heights on Bess
The Toronto-based beatmaker honours aviation trailblazer Bessie Coleman on her 13th album
View ArticleBasia Bulat, Elton John and more just announced Toronto concerts
Plus: Harry Styles, King Krule, the first two shows in Exclaim's Class of 2020 series, the Wainwright and McGarrigle families come together
View ArticleReview: Tory Lanez's Chixtape 5 suffocates in 2000s nostalgia
The Canadian rapper reinvents 00s hip-hop and R&B hits, often with their original artists, but doesn't add much in the way of substance
View ArticleDon Pyle is Toronto's punk rock barber
The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet legend splits his time between playing music and trading stories from the chair at Town Barber
View ArticleInterview: Toronto band Ice Cream want to break free
On their new album, FED UP, Amanda Crist and Carlyn Bezic take restrictive late capitalism and the male gaze and give them a satisfying rock release
View ArticleReview: Mappe Of has no shortage of ambition on The Isle Of Ailynn
On his sophomore album, Whitby singer/songwriter Tom Meikle makes drifting folk with the heart of metal
View ArticleReview: Metric stripped their sound down at "art maze" the Funhouse
Playing as an acoustic duo for 200 fans, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw hearkened back to their origins and reminded us of the rock-solid bones beneath their stadium-sized songs
View ArticleReview: Derin Falana gets serious on Don't Save Me
The Toronto rapper expands his sound with an EP that pairs melodic flows with a nose-to-the-grindstone pragmatism
View ArticleReview: The 33rd Women's Blues Revue was a powerful night of music
The Toronto Blues Society welcomed a diverse lineup of blues and soul singers including Tanika Charles, Miss Emily, Taborah Johnson, Melissa McClelland and more
View ArticleThe 20 best Toronto albums of the 2010s decade
In the years that brought our artists to a world stage and had some wondering if we were having our "Seattle moment," these were the albums that defined the decade
View ArticleFrigs' lessons from Orville Peck
After backing up the breakout country star for most of 2019, the Toronto post-punk band are back on their own path. Here's what they've learned.
View ArticleThe best Toronto albums of 2019
From confidence-oozing hip-hop to anonymous country, record collector psych to morbid pop-punk, it was an eclectic year for local music – and a very good one
View ArticlePlaylist: 101 best Toronto songs of 2019
Our favourite local music from the past year in one sprawling Spotify playlist – throbbing DIY party hits to sensitive soul, championship celebrations to pop-punk introspection
View ArticleToronto music predictions for 2020: global sounds, virtual venues
Expect the vanishing venue crisis to get more urgent and the fight for space to get more political, plus a focus on climate change and mental health
View ArticleLAL, Haviah Mighty, Hidden Cameras to play Wavelength's 20th anniversary...
It's a look back and look forward for the indie music series, which also features a reunion of Owen Pallett's band Les Mouches, Sandro Perri, Lou Phelps, Little Scream and more
View ArticleDirector X talks Drake and Future's new Life Is Good video
Drake cooked up the concept, says the Toronto director, who also makes a cameo as himself
View ArticleRIP Neil Peart: revisit NOW's 2002 Rush cover story
Read NOW's interview with the band conducted backstage at a comeback show in Saratoga Springs
View ArticleIn memoriam: Rush drummer Neil Peart played like no one else
The superhuman stickman of Toronto’s beloved prog-rock trio Rush was an omnipresent influence in Canadian rock music
View ArticleThe sound of Toronto right now: this music is setting the tone in 2020
From globe-trotting hip-hop to future dancehall, the city's music scene is thriving. Here's who to watch this year.
View ArticlePete Carmichael of the Diableros mourned by Toronto's music community
The longtime local musician is remembered by friends and collaborators as humble and genuine, a champion of the city's music scene.
View ArticleNew record label brings Toronto's house music past into the future
Selections, a new vinyl-only label and party from Mark Kufner (aka Toronto Hustle), aims to "translate the old-school way of thinking" with records by Nick Holder, Tobi Danton and more
View ArticleReview: Andy Shauf sets an entire album at Parkdale's Skyline diner
Written and performed wholly by Shauf, The Neon Skyline is wistful, but also sweet, philosophical, self-deprecating and very relatable – especially if you live in Toronto
View ArticleWhy Toronto pianist Robin Hatch is leaning into her performance anxiety
The Our Lady Peace and Dwayne Gretzky keyboardist turned composer released three solo albums last year. To perform them, she's learning to laugh at her own stage fright.
View ArticleThree Toronto couples on what it's like to make music with your partner
When your bandmate is also your bed-mate – TRP.P, LAL and Rapport talk about boundaries, collaboration and how to handle fights
View ArticleFestival Lingua Franca expands to create more space for POC punks
This year's festival expands from three days to a week, with a series of Lingua Franca Presents shows also starting this weekend
View Article10 albums that defined Toronto music in the year 2000
As Wavelength celebrates its 20th anniversary, we take our own look back at 10 key releases that defined the Y2K sound of the city in a turning point year
View ArticleFour Toronto concerts to check out on Valentine's Day 2020
Three different local events feature local bands covering the classics of emo, country and pop – plus an all-Robyn dance party!
View ArticleThe Weeknd is coming to Toronto on his After Hours tour in June
The Scarborough-bred pop star is playing a pair of hometown arena shows at Scotiabank Arena this summer on his After Hours tour
View ArticleReview: Allie X has too many ideas on Cape God
The Los Angeles-via-Toronto pop singer/songwriter throws everything at the wall, with not all of it sticking
View ArticleFriends of Justin Haynes unite in support of affordable housing
On what would have been the Toronto musician's 47th birthday, the musician/activist's friends and collaborators will play his songs
View ArticleClinton's staff still hopeful for the bar's return
At Choir! Choir! Choir!'s benefit for the bar at Lee's Palace, the former staff gave thanks to the support of their community while holding out hope for its future
View ArticlePantayo, Chippy Nonstop and more of this week's best Toronto music
Plus: new music from Pretty Matty, Marker Starling and a whole playlist of fresh local music
View ArticleWomen From Space offsets gender imbalance in experimental music
The second annual Toronto festival features pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, kulintang-pop group Pantayo, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan's Alaska B, members of Bernice and more
View ArticleFriends of Pete Carmichael are throwing a memorial show at the Monarch Tavern
The late Toronto musician will be celebrated with tribute sets from members of all his projects, from his high school band to the Diableros and onwards
View ArticleThese music livestreams will fill your Toronto concert void
There are at least seven online karaoke parties, concerts, club nights, singalongs and support groups happening tonight (Tuesday, March 17). Here's how to tune in.
View ArticleWhat to stream now: new music from Jazz Cartier, DijahSB and more
Socially distance with a brand new video from singer/songwriter Ruby Waters, metal band Smoulder and a full playlist of the best new Toronto music curated by NOW critics
View Article20 Toronto artists recommend albums you can buy on Bandcamp
The music-selling platform is waiving its revenue share until 3 am EST on March 21, giving all royalties to artists to help them through COVID-19
View ArticleToronto music livestreams this weekend: March 20-21
There are lots of virtual concerts and musical events happening this weekend (Friday, March 20 to Saturday, March 21). Tune in here.
View ArticleToronto's hottest club is online
Club Quarantine, a queer party created by four DJs and creatives in the city, is the perfect socially distant collective nightlife experience – and people all over the world are tuning in
View ArticleReview: The Weeknd shows off his full versatility on After Hours
The Scarborough-bred pop phenom gets into 80s synth-pop sounds but stays true to his moody R&B roots
View ArticleReview: Witch Prophet's DNA Activation shows the power of family in dark times
The Ontario R&B/soul/hip-hop/jazz artist's sophomore album is a warmly hypnotic escape that arrives when we need it most
View ArticleFiver's Simone Schmidt on how music communities can rebuild after COVID-19
"It’s going to be important for us to build things together because we really have no choice," Schmidt says ahead of their new EP, You Wanted Country? Vol. 1
View ArticleToronto's bubbling psychedelic music scene drips online
A pocket of local artists and festivals have been intermingling like tie-dye, and they're adapting to the new we're-all-in-this-together-while-we're-apart spirit of the times
View ArticleFormer e-commerce holdout Sonic Boom builds a music community online
The Toronto record shop is now selling over 25,000 records online and has launched a virtual in-store live music series
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