Weaves

The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal began on Wednesday (9/16) with shows happening at most, if not all, of the Quebec City’s venues. A bit like SXSW in form, Pop is one of the friendlier festivals you can go to and, while offering acts from around the world, Montreal (and Canada) is still the focus…

The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal is coming up in less than a month (September 16 – 20) and festival organizers have recently made a few additions to the already robust lineup…

Long-running, eclectic and generally well-regarded music festival Iceland Airwaves will happen November 5 – 9, 2015 in Reykjavík. They’ve just announced the initial lineup which includes Ariel Pink, Perfume Genius, GusGus, Spanish bands Mourn and Hinds, East India Youth and more…

Well 2014 is pretty much dunzo, with only a few hours left in the year. Before we ring in 2015, here are a few more Top 10 of 2014 lists to peruse, including ones from The Vaselines, Iceage, Bo Ningen, AJ Davila, The Blind Shake, Megafortress, and Gold-Bears…

Heat @ Union Pool during CMJ (more by Amanda Hatfield) M for Montreal was just here for CMJ, hosting a nine-hour showcase on Friday (10/24) at Arlene’s Grocery with Lydia Ainsworth, HEAT, Homeshake, The Muscadettes and more…

Toronto sludge punks HSY put out the “Cyber Bully” b/w “Phantasm Blast” single earlier this year, and they’ve recently finished their debut LP which will come out at some point via Buzz Records…

Canadian garage punks The Beverleys just followed their 3-song EP on Buzz Records with a new single, “Hoodwink,” which is ever so slightly less lo-fi than the EP but still heavy on the grit (and on the hooks)…

Toronto band Weaves, who were last in NYC back during CMJ, will release their debut EP next week (4/1) via Buzz Records. The band blend somewhat disparate elements — big rock riffs, liquid bass, ethereal harmonies — into a danceable, eclectic sound, led by Jasmyn Burke’s distinctive, emotive vocals…

Toronto’s Weaves are a pretty new band — they formed this year — though singer Jasmyn Burke fronted Rattail who toured a lot with bands like Makeout Videotape (Mac Demarco), Phedre, and Hooded Fang…