FEATURE // Ten Independent Musicians To Listen To This July 2026
By Nathan Mills – The music industry is worlds away from where it was before the digital era. 20 years ago, the notion of kickstarting a music career with limited …
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LIVE PICS // FIFA Fan Fest in Vancouver with SIMPLE PLAN
Photos by Sharon Steele – Formed in Montreal in 1999, Simple Plan have become one of Canada’s most successful pop-punk bands, earning a devoted global fanbase with infectious hooks, heartfelt …
PREMIERE // STEPHEN JACQUES releases “Surf Spot Steamer Lane” Announces New Album ‘Les Surfeurs de Santa Cruz’
Veteran singer-songwriter Stephen Jacques has never been one to stand still. Across twelve acclaimed albums—including two produced by Steve Albini—the Charlottesville, Virginia artist has built a reputation for weaving vivid …
LIVE PICS // MACHINE GUN KELLY and MODSUN at Rogers Arena in Vancouver
Photos by Sharon Steele – Machine Gun Kelly, also known professionally as mgk and born Colson Baker, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur celebrated for his fearless artistic …
LIVE PICS // BOA and JIA at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom
Photos by Sharon Steele – BoA is a pioneering South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress widely recognized as one of the most influential artists in the history of K-pop. Debuting …
LIVE PICS // LARKIN POE and CARDINAL BLOOM at Arcada Theater St. Charles IL
Photos by Shannon Guest – Larkin Poe is an American roots rock and blues rock duo led by sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell, whose electrifying blend of Southern rock, …
LIVE PICS // HOLLY HUMBERSTONE and LEYLA EBRAHAMI at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Photos by Sharon Steele – Holly Humberstone has quickly established herself as one of the UK’s most compelling alternative pop artists, earning acclaim for her deeply personal songwriting and emotionally charged …
LIVE PICS // AK’CHAMEL performs desert-scorched psychedelia at Wise Hall in Vancouver
Photos by Sharon Steele – Ak’Chamel is an enigmatic experimental music collective from Austin that has earned a reputation as one of the underground’s most unpredictable and immersive live acts. Formed by multi-instrumentalist …
LIVE PICS // AKON and NE-YO at the Bell Centre in Montreal
Photos by Veronique Levesque – Akon is one of the most influential global music artists of the 21st century, known for blending hip-hop, R&B, pop, and African musical influences into a …
CARLY RAE JEPSEN Shares New Single And Video “On Wires”
Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-nominated pop singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen dropped “On Wires” – the lead single from her new album, Day and Night. Set for release on September 18 via Interscope …
FESTIVAL // OutsideLands 2026 promises an explosive line-up of performers
Outsidelands is gearing up for an electrifying comeback this year, and the buzz is already building! Last year’s festival was nothing short of legendary, featuring iconic artists like Tyler The …
LIVE PICS // GODSMACK and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto
Photos by Caitie Corkal – Godsmack emerged from Boston, Massachusetts, in 1995 and quickly became one of the defining hard rock and heavy metal acts of the late 1990s and early …
LIVE PICS // DOGSTAR performing in Paris France
Photos by Franck Collumeau – Dogstar is an American alternative rock band originally formed in Los Angeles in the early 1990s by bassist Keanu Reeves, drummer Robert Mailhouse, and guitarist-vocalist Bret Domrose. Emerging during …
LIVE PICS // YOUNG THE GIANT, COLD WAR KIDS and ALMOST MONDAY at Toronto’s History
Photos by Devon Anderson – Young the Giant emerged from Irvine, California in 2004, originally performing under the name The Jakes before reinventing themselves and breaking into the alternative rock scene …
LIVE PICS // BRANDY CLARK live at The Argo in Whitefish Bay, WI
Photos by Shannon Guest – If you’ve listened to country or Americana music over the last decade, you already know Brandy Clark’s mind—even if you didn’t realize it. Long revered …
INTERVIEW // IKE REILLY and his son, SHANE REILLY, about their fantastic new album, “Blind and Surrounded”
Ike Reilly, always a raconteur and lyrical wordsmith who has dazzled listeners for decades with his witty, thought-provoking storyteller songs, has emerged from the studio with another instant-favorite album, “Blind …
LIVE PICS // FIFA® Fanfest in Vancouver with DEAR ROUGE and CAMERON WHITCOMB
Photos by Sharon Steele – Formed by the husband-and-wife duo of Drew and Danielle McTaggart, Vancouver’s Dear Rouge has spent over a decade defining the vanguard of Canadian alternative rock. …
INTERVIEW // Exclusive Q&A CANDACE HASTINGS about her wonderful new album, “Soft Place to Land”
Sometimes music finds you when you need it most, when the message will have the biggest impact or move you beyond description. It comes softly, unexpected in its arrival, but …
Sunbleached are back with angsty new song “Slow Burn”
Brisbane alt-rock outfit Sunbleached have unveiled their striking new single “Slow Burn“, an angsty and immersive track exploring the blurry, undefined space between friendship and relationship, out everywhere now via Community Music Wasting no time …
COLD COURT Share Glitched-Out Dance Banger “Cola”
Cold Court–the rising Philadelphia-based band of siblings/co-songwriters/producers Mini Serrano (she/her) and Jojo Lavina-Maldonado (he/him)–today released “Cola,” their final single previewing their anticipated debut EP \ (^_^) / (aka HANDS UP) due out this …