Artist: Pick A Piper

Frank Yang It's been almost a year since Caribou's Dan Snaith walked off the stage, giant cheque in hand, having been crowned the 2008 Polaris Music Prize winner for his stunning record Andorra . But since then, things have been largely silent in camp Caribou since then, as Snaith was presumably hard at work on the follow-up record. Then in May, word of a live show for the Fall. Not a tour, but the sort of special event that happens when Wayne Coyne [...]

• Land Of Talk - May You Never

Although there are many great music series, festivals and events in the city of Toronto, very few compare with the excellent No Shame Music Series that has been taking place for a few years now. This a music series that prides itself in not simply giving in to popular opinion, or the fickle musical tastes of the average Toronto-based indie music snob. On the contrary, this is a series that believes in taking risks, thriving on eclecticism, pushing boundaries and uniting different musical palates to converge on the same dance floor. It is a series that has successfully [...]

I apologize for the lack of postings but my motivation level has been somewhat minimal lately. I think that it's likely one of those inner head things where I am already anticipating how busy the tail end of the month is going to be, and this internal preparation of sorts has made me tired before I've even done anything. In other words, don't take it personal; it's not you, it's me. Still, I work hard to post about every show that I attend, and although we're a full eleven days into the month of June, there was still one more [...]

Music News, Local News, Indie News, Et Cetera.... Having grown bored with processing the photos I took at a show I attended on Friday night, I figured that I would take a break by visiting this here blog. No reviews or opinionated rants today, just a random whack of music related news that may or may not interest you depending on what type of stuff interests you these days: I didn't participate in this weekend's Over The Top Festival , mainly because I found myself dealing with [...]