Neil Young will headline Wayhome bringing the message from his new album The Monsanto Years Summer is almost here and for music lovers, that means the best season of all – festival season! Long live indie is our motto and Way Home brings that to life from July 24-26, with some of the biggest independent artists … Continue reading WayHome festival preview – Neil Young to headline the biggest festival in Ontario this summer
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Friday Night Trend, Curses at Hard Luck Bar, Toronto – Gig review [CMW 2015]
A small crowd doesn’t always mean a disappointing show. Headliners Friday Night Trend brought a small but adequate crowd to the Hard Luck and still got everyone dancing. The all-ages show brought in a perfect crowd to relate to their hit “Wasted Youth”. Despite the small attendance, the bands were just as excited to be there … Continue reading Friday Night Trend, Curses at Hard Luck Bar, Toronto – Gig review [CMW 2015]
2015 Sirius XM Indie Awards
What an ending to Canadian Music Week! The Sheraton Centre was packed up tight with a growingly enthusiastic crowd for the 2015 Indie Awards. With big names like Billy Talent headlining and Alvvays putting on a performance prior, to up and coming bands like Broncho and Miracles, the crowd was treated to an evening jam … Continue reading 2015 Sirius XM Indie Awards
2015 Sirius XM Indie Awards
Summering and The Black Fever at Bovine Sex Club, CMW
The Black Fever is a punk band based out of Toronto, making jokes against the sports teams here acceptable to the audience. About halfway into their set they dedicated their song “Never Really Had A Chance” to all Toronto sports teams, which got a good laugh out of the crowd, as did when they said … Continue reading Summering and The Black Fever at Bovine Sex Club, CMW
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Festivals should be honest on what they are
Music festivals should be expected to stay true to their roots, just as much as bands are expected to stick to their originality and sound over what their label wants them to do.
Live shows are what is keeping the music business alive and festivals have been an enormous part of that for decades. But they don’t always “stay true” to their roots, as many of us expect they should.
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