Montreal’s Franklin Electric released their new EP, In Your Heart. To launch it, the indie-folk quartet played to a sold-out crowd at MTELUS. Our Montreal contributor, Eric Brisson was there to capture the event among a couple of thousand happy…
Jasiah and $not are two upcoming Midwestern genre-bending artists. Their sonic styles both incorporate melodic R&B, Emo Rap, Aggro Rock, Alternative Rock, and Opera. However, they each have distinct methods of delivery. Jasiah does so with loud distorted vocals while…
Few rappers today can match the knotty wordplay of Rapsody. Most wouldn’t try. It was as a young woman growing up in North Carolina that female-led rap and R&B collided with her formative years. The sounds of Aaliyah, Queen Latifah,…
I think if you ask most people, they would say music is healing. I also think if you asked most people, they would say they are in need of some healing and searching for MORE in life. Derek Jameson is…
It’s cold as a hitman’s heart in these parts, NMFers. But <insert some message about how music warms you from the soul outward to your fingertips or some crap>. Yes, I left that in on purpose. Things have been a…
Being the most recent signees to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records, rising duo EarthGang has had eyes on them since their first major-label debut album Mirrorland. Accordingly so, the duo embarked on their promotional “Welcome to Mirrorland” Tour on January 16,…
On Wednesday, January 29, British beloved Alexander O’Connor, better known by his stage name, Rex Orange County, played his first of three sold out shows in Toronto at The Danforth Music Hall. Praised for his honest and comedic approach to…
Words and photos by Patrick Bales Michael Kiwanuka made his long-awaited return to Toronto on February 6, wowing a capacity crowd at REBEL Entertainment Complex. His fourth time in the city, Kiwanuka played to approximately as many people this…