California indie-pop trio almost monday brought the Only Wanna Dance Tour to Toronto on February 3, 2023. If there’s one word to describe the band’s upbeat, groovy sound, it would be ‘summertime’. Imagine music blasting with the windows open on…
The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards were announced on January 31, 2023 by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference full of excitement and enthusiasm celebrating the best in Canadian music. It…
Ruby Waters brought the Soaking Wet tour to an excited, sold-out crowd at the Opera House in Toronto on January 28, 2023. The JUNO nominated singer-songwriter took the stage and captivated audiences with her raspy, mesmerizing vocals and energetic stage…
“It’s like a Sia music video, meets Black Swan, meets Marina Abramovic and contemporary art,” says director Corey Wadden of his powerful new music video for breakout American artist Delacey. “It’s pretty wild and raw.” It’s a lot more than…
The Andy Kim Christmas returned to Toronto’s Massey Hall on Wednesday, December 7th for its 18th annual concert. Every year Andy Kim gathers Canada’s greatest talents for an evening of music and celebration. This year’s lineup included classic acts such as Metric,…
Earlier this year, The 1975 released their fifth and latest studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Prior to this record, the band was known for revelling in excess. However, Being Funny in a Foreign Language saw the group lock in on their…
Hometown heroes close another strange year at History. Not long after Alvvays‘ sophomore album, Blue Rev, was released last fall, the question wasn’t whether it was good or not, it was where exactly the album would average out on all…
Two iconic Brit-rock bands relive a shared show on the road While neither band is a stranger to the touring road, way back in 1994, Manic Street Preachers and Suede zigzagged throughout Europe together on a 20-show run that cemented…
Perth, Australia psych-rockers Pond proved to be a perfect fit for Toronto’s iconic Lee’s Palace. Small it certainly was, the venerable venue nevertheless housed the band’s booming synths amid a sold-out crowd all while lead singer Nicholas Allbrook pouted his…
If you’re new to reading ADDICTED or you simply hadn’t noticed before, music is woven into the fabric of what we do. We live and breathe it. So when I received a copy of MusicQuake by Robert Dimery, I just…