Music Essentials
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Ellis from Hamilton, Ontario, plus Sofia Bolt from LA, Not Me But Us from Italy and rebel pianist Kelly Moran from NYC
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Toronto artists M’Grasker and LODEF plus Porridge Radio and Lip Filler from the UK, and Hinds from Madrid.
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New music from artists we’ve covered here before. Probably the first in a regular feature. Toronto’s Good Kid and Moondoggy, plus Kat Koan, Blondshell featuring Bully, Been Stellar and Glass Beams
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Canadians Mother Tongues and Tepid Spring, plus Drahla (UK), Rona (Melbourne), Baula (Sweden/Iceland), and Twin Skeletons (UK)
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Toronto’s Sham Family, plus Jagged Baptist Club (LA), Bryony Williams (UK), KÅRP (Sweden), and Lowertown (Atlanta)
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Indie Canadians Hot Mud (Ottawa), Rose Brokenshire (Toronto/Golden BC), Waste Youth (Toronto), plus M(h)aol(Dublin), HONESTY (Leeds), Been Stellar (NYC)
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Music from a 25 year old anime series just made my weekend. Jazzy, eclectic and fantastic.
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There’s too much to wait till Monday. Toronto artists Deanna Petcoff and The Band Genie, plus Slow Fiction, Warm Human and the mysterious Huush
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Four nonprofit groups put together a stunning and essential report about abuse in the music industry and the records labels that avert their eyes (or worse).
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Bitchfest 2024 starts tonight — here are a few bands that are on my radar thanks to this series of shows.