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This year’s Osheaga Fest includes The Weeknd, Solange, Father John Misty, The Shins, Belle and Sebastian, Run the Jewels, Broken Social Scene, De La Soul, Danny Brown, Angel Olsen, Little Dragon, Car Seat Headrest, Cloud Nothings, Beach Slang, and more.

Next Friday (5/20), electronic duo Sepalcure will be releasing their newest album Folding Time via Hotflush. The group, a collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Braille), recently shared the single “Not Gonna Make It,” which hinges on a vocal sample that repeats “it’s sad to think / we’re not gonna make it” while synth lines weave…

Calgary’s Sled Island Festival shared its initial lineup back in February and now the full lineup has been announced, featuring more than 100 additions. Those include Speedy Ortiz, Kaytranada, Julia Holter, The Besnard Lakes, ESG, Oneida, SubRosa, HEALTH, Land of Talk, Dead Cross, Valient Thorr and more. This year’s guest curator Peaches also selected some […]

The 10th edition of M for Montreal is currently underway, bringing in a couple hundred mostly Canadian acts to this four-day event that’s part industry confab and part music festival…

M for Montreal‘s 10th edition happens November 18 – 21. As in years past the first two days are more industry-oriented with single shows each night and then Friday and Saturday turn into a full-blown festival all over Montreal…

Montreal band Chocolat released their third album, Tss Tss, last year — a terrific slab of psych/prog that broke through the French language barrier into the astral plane…

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…