Young Galaxy

Montreal’s Young Galaxy have released a new single off their third album, Ultramarine. “Privileged Poor” comes out next week (11/5) and the 12″ and digital comes with remixes and Dan Lissvik (who produced their album)…

The 2013 M for Montreal happens at various clubs across its namesake city from November 20 – 23. Like last year, in addition to it’s industry conference/showcase side earlier in the week, the Friday and Saturday shows are part of M Fest which like a smaller scale CMJ or Pop Montreal with over 75 bands playing over those two days…

Metric @ Radio City Music Hall 2012 (more by Jonathan McPhail) The 2013 winner of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize will be named tonight (9/23) at a gala ceremony in Toronto that will include live performances from Metric, METZ, Purity Ring, Colin Stetson, A Tribe Called Red, Whitehorse, Zaki Ibrahim, and Young Galaxy…

In addition to making music as one-half of Sally Shapiro, Johan Agebjörn is an in-demand remixer. Toronto label Paper Bag just released an album’s worth of his and Sally Shapiro’s remixes from the last six years that give their Italodisco touch to such artists as Glass Candy, CFCF, Young Galaxy, Lindstrøm, Little Boots and more…

Montreal’s widescreen synthpop outfit Young Galaxy released their fourth album, Ultramarine, back in April and it’s one of 10 records on the shortlist for this year’s Polaris Music Prize…

The short list for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s annual award for a great album, has been announced. It includes Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Metric, METZ, Purity Ring, Colin Stetson, Tegan & Sara, and more…

Liars @ Webster Hall, June 2012 (more by Bryan Bruchman) JEFF the Brotherhood @ Coachella 2013 (more by Dana Yavin) today in NYC * Leni Stern @ Barbes * Chris Liebing @ Output * Stephane Wrembel @ Barbes * Arias & Austin @ Joe’s Pub * Secret Chiefs 3 @ Union Pool * My Midnight Heart @ Ace Hotel * Liars, Doldrums @ Le Poisson Rouge * Nicos Gun, Cookies, Talkfine @ Cameo Gallery * Angel Olsen, Magmana, Steve Gunn @ Glasslands * Uri Gurvich and BabEL, Lionel Loueke @ The Stone * Local Empire, Janeane Garofalo, Dan Wilbur @ Pianos * Iron and Wine, Secret Sisters @ The Capitol Theatre * Blunt Fangs, Cities Aviv, Sadaf H. Na…

Kurt Vile @ T5, December 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette) Hot Chip @ SS Coachella (more by Greg Cristman) today in NYC * Yes @ Beacon Theater * Serena Jost @ Joe’s Pub * Mika @ Le Poisson Rouge * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Yo La Tengo @ The Kitchen * Kurt Vile @ Apple Store SoHo * Jon Madof’s Zion 80 @ The Stone * Nymph, Daniel Carter @ Union Pool * Tokimonsta @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Jamie Lidell, Ludwig Persik @ Glasslands * “Les Yeux,” Dinowalrus, Redfoot @ Pianos * Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau @ Bowery Ballroom * Lianne La Havas, Jamine N Commons @ Webster Hall * Rvivr, Dogjaw, Agatha, Tomboy @ NYU Kimmel Center * Holly Miranda, Jon Shain, Caitlin Canty @ Rockwood Music Hall * Crinkles, Make Good, Michael Beharie @ Brooklyn Fireproof East * Hot Chip, Tanlines, The Crystal Ark (DJ Set) @ Roseland Ballroom * Andrew McMahon, Kate Earl, Erland Wanberg @ Highline Ballroom * Young Magic, Allah-Las, Reverberation (DJ Set) @ Mercury Lounge * Slow Country, Oceanographer, Tiger Dare, Sanibel @ Cameo Gallery * The Beets, Sea Lions, Golden Grrrls, Household, Army Men @ Silent Barn * Las Supper (Big Daddy Kane, Show Tyme and Lifted Crew) @ Brooklyn Bowl * The Mystery Lights, Baby Yaga, Mick Lewis and the Fine Print @ The Bowery Electric * Bam Margera Experience, Fu*k Face Unstoppable, Hunter Moore, Shat, Buckwheat Groats, The Scandals @ The Studio at Webster Hall In addition to playing what is sure to be a packed Apple Store SoHo tonight, Kurt Vile will play the Pitchfork offices today at 3 PM which will be streamed live…

and Andrew Sacher Savages @ CMJ 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) SXSW gets underway today (3/13) in earnest, with 83,207 bands* playing SXSW this year…

Mac DeMarco @ Sala Rossa, 11/15/2012 “Nobody look up my girlfriend’s skirt, okay?” Mac DeMarco asked the audience at Sala Rossa as he began his final song…