Young Rival

Hamilton, Ontario trio Young Rival have been cranking our smart, hooky, garage pop for upwards of a decade, including last year's Interior Light which was their first for Paper Bag Records. (Stream it below.) The band have a new five-song EP, Strange Light, which will be out May 13 and we'…

photo: Anderson .Paak at SOB's on February 5 (more by P Squared)

The seventh annual M for Montreal festival happens next week (November 14 - 17) in its namesake Canadian city. Previous years, M4M has featured mainly Montreal (and other parts of Canada) artists, being showcased to a group of "international delgates" (talent buyers, journalists, music sup…

Devin @ Hotel Vegan - SXSW 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

Celebrating his new LP, Romancing, out tomorrow (4/10) via Frenchkiss (which is streaming in full at Spinner), Brooklyn retro rocker Devin is headlining Mercury Lounge tonight (4/9) with opener, Young Rival...