While you might not expect someone born in Wisconsin to have an immigrant story, Jidenna Theodore Mobisson does. He was born in the small city of Wisconsin Rapids, but returned to his parents’ home country of Nigeria soon after, spending the first six years of his life there. When he returned to America a few years later, instead […]

In a world where “making it” as a musician becomes ever more challenging (and making a reasonable financial income from music ever more laughable), a little help may make all the difference. Announcing the ELEVATE Music Project — a brand new initiative from The MRG Group that aims to do just that. Recognizing the need for support […]

Despite the title of their latest tour, it would appear The Who are unable to move on — from touring at least.   On the road in support of their upcoming twelfth album, WHO, the Who brought their all going out with a full orchestra, propelling unforgettable classics such as “Pinball Wizard”, “Who Are You” and “Eminence Front” to new heights.  […]

There are a few failed attempts before finally landing on a call with Hannes Norrvide, one half of the Swedish coldwave duo Lust for Youth. Once, when the connection dropped between public transit, and then, when we failed to squeeze it into the brief, hours long window of overlap when we were both in Paris. […]

October 15, 2019 Pacific Coliseum Tyler, the Creator has taken his alter ego, Igor, on the road and he’s making all the right kind of waves. Dressed in a baby blue suit and blonde bob wig, the young artist is showcasing his growth as a musician and innovator to the world with his latest jaw […]

October 10, 2019 The Massey Theatre (New Westminster) If you believe in loaded questions then New Westminster was firing devastating blanks when Nick Cave took the stage at the Massey Theatre on Thursday night. The Vancouver suburb played host to the iconic Australian songwriter and his latest performative experiment, Conversations With Nick Cave. The show is […]

Nick Rose flips through used records in the Classic Rock section of Pandemonium, a sprawling record/bookstore in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood. Rose isn’t looking for anything specific, but he stops excitedly, pulling Neil Young’s There Comes a Time from the crates. “This album I grew up listening to,” he says, “We actually did a cover of […]

By Graeme Wiggins August 28, 2019 The Commodore Ballroom Carly Rae Jepsen fans have a tendency for hyperbole. If she posts an Instagram picture of her in a pool, inevitably there will multiple replies that say something like “Queen of Swimming” — you get the idea. But her first show of two at the Commodore […]