[Another photo report from Alex Lupul. – AC] Fleet Foxes stopped in Toronto for two nights at the legendary Massey Hall, touring behind their newest studio album, 2020’s ‘Shore.’ Nigerian-born singer/songwriter Uwade–who featured
Read MoreArtist: Klô PelgagSong: MélamineAlbum: Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs There’s no other way to say it: this Klô Pelgag song rocks! It’s thundering, intense, fun, and feels powerfully authentic. The Canadian artist says it’s about “when just
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Read MoreOne of the questions I get asked most is “How does my band use social media to get the word out on what we do?” Let me refer you to this article
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There was a time when music was more tribal than Mali or in South Central LA. You declared your allegiances and affiliations early–and that was it for life.
Two of the biggest tribes were the Mulletheads (fans of mainstream rock, ranging from the Beatles to Led Zeppelin and beyond) and the Alterno-Kids (who believed that it if hadn’t descendent from punk, it wasn’t worth shit.)
The Mulletheads always had the bigger kingdom. For the most part, they ignored the Alterno-Kids but occasionally offered a sneer or put-down in their direction. Meanwhile, the Alterno-Kids minority knew they were the underdogs. And they rather liked that, sneering at the sheeple who went for boring, popular music. They were happy (well, mostly) living in a universe that ran parallel to the mainstream and almost never intersected with.
There were attempts at defection from both sides, but that was difficult. Changing tribes–which involved changing allegiances, fashion sense, lifestyle and more–was akin to deciding to bolt from NASCAR to F1. Or maybe from Al-Qaida to the Tea Party.
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[There are a couple of teams on the ground to cover this year’s Bluesfest. This report is from Zachary Resnick, Ross MacDonald, and Melody Maloney. – AC] The 2025 edition of Ottawa’s Bluesfest
Read MoreMeanwhile in Germany, there’s a new brothel featuring sex dolls. It’ll be someone’s job to clean them. Music news for June 11, 2024, on the other hand, is germ-free. BONUS: Pat Sajak has
Read MoreRiverfest, an annual event in the picturesque Ontario town of Elora on the shores of the Grand River, is one of the gems of our short outdoor music festival season. The lineup for
Read MoreFestival d’été de Québec is one of the three or four most important annual Canadian summer music festivals and an important event on the North American calendar. Set for July 1-14 in Quebec City
Read More[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald swears this the last dispatch. – AC] A strange anomaly happened at Ottawa’s Bluesfest on Friday 14 July. Festival organizers had booked pop artists on the main stage, and
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