Osheaga 2013 at Parc Jean-Drapeau – Festival Wrap-Up 6 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am

My, my, Osheaga! You have grown! Montreal’s little music festival in the forest has become a grand and debaucherous extravaganza, dwarfing its former self and raising the bar for all music festivals a...

Coming Soon… Heavy MTL 2013 3 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

First Day of OVO Festival Cancelled Following Frank Ocean’s Vocal Cord Tear 30 Jul 2013 | 06:58 pm

How you know you’ve made it? How about when you can’t make a show, and a festival cancels the entire day! To be fair, the Drake-led OVO Festival in Toronto only had two scheduled artists for its first...

R.I.P. Songwriter and Musician JJ Cale 29 Jul 2013 | 06:06 pm

JJ Cale, the songwriter behind Clapton-covered singles Cocaine and After Midnight, has died at age 74. Born in Oklahoma, Cale moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and began what proved to be a long-stand...

Frank Ocean Tears a Vocal Cord, Cancels Australian Shows 26 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm

Touring the world as a professional singer takes both a mental and physical toll. Solange just cancelled shows for mostly personal, family-oriented reasons. And now, Frank Ocean has to cancel shows be...

Coming Soon… Osheaga 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm

Peter Gabriel Scratched a Few Backs, Now Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Others Return the Favor 25 Jul 2013 | 06:38 pm

It has been four years since Peter Gabriel released Scratch My Back, his 15th studio album and one on which he covered songs by Lou Reed, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, David Bowie and others. Well, Peter Gab...

Bernhoft 24 Jul 2013 | 10:15 pm

by Sheila Quinn Hear ye, Hear Ye! Along comes this Lenny Kravitz/Jamiroquaialloy (Kravitzoquai?!) smacking solid, hungry vocals and airy backing harmony, spiked with harmonica, and earnest bluesy sedu...

Solange Cancels Remainder of European Tour to Be With Family, Record New Album 24 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm

Solange is “completely devastated.” Why? She’s choosing to skip the rest of her international tour to be with her family and work on her new album. This might beg the question as to why she’s choosing...

Built to Spill Brings New LineUp Across North America 23 Jul 2013 | 09:34 pm

Built to Spill won’t be relaxing next fall. Instead, they’ll be playing show after show after show, night after night after night for your amusement (and their paycheck). The band has announced a leng...