Kiesza on "Hideaway," Dance Foundations and Her 'Sound of a Woman'

Published Oct 29, 2014

Amongst the bevy of female artists who have been topping the charts in this year, Canadian singer-songwriter Kiesza has emerged as a viral s...

Kiesza Sound of a Woman

Published Oct 21, 2014

Of all the singles that have triumphed in the mainstream this year, Canadian artist Kiesza's deep house viral hit "Hideaway" is a peculiar s...

Allo Darlin' We Come From The Same Place

Published Oct 07, 2014

Ever since Anglo-Australian band Allo Darlin' started putting out music in 2010, they've been cast under the umbrella of indie-pop. Sure, th...

Ty Segall Manipulator

Published Aug 26, 2014

Speed is the name of Ty Segall's game. The San Francisco garage rocker has gained a reputation over the past few years for his constant stre...

Cold Specks Neuroplasticity

Published Aug 26, 2014

I Predict A Graceful Expulsion, Cold Specks' enigmatic 2012 debut, was a spectral, spacious collection of songs. The year that followed its...

Cold Specks Play Time

Published Aug 22, 2014

When Al Spx began her musical career as Cold Specks two years ago, she didn't realize that she would assume another profession: acting. Upon...

Bahamas First of His Name

Published Aug 22, 2014

For five years, Afie Jurvanen has performed as Bahamas. At the time, it was a convenient separation of his solo work from his associations w...

Bahamas Bahamas Is Afie

Published Aug 20, 2014

The title Bahamas Is Afie tells you everything you need to know about Afie Jurvanen: he's honest, direct and has a sly sense of humour. The...

Cold Specks Redefines Herself for 'Neuroplasticity'

Published Aug 20, 2014

In the digital age of music, artists have free reign to craft their own persona and explain their music in their own words. But beware of wh...

Bahamas Talks 'Bahamas Is Afie,' Streams New Album on Exclaim.ca

Published Aug 12, 2014

Over the course of three albums, Bahamas (a.k.a. Afie Jurvanen) has established a sound of his own that props his sharp and distinct guitar...

Wild Beasts Green Stage, Union Park, Chicago IL, July 19

Published Jul 20, 2014

British art-rockers Wild Beasts know how to keep their cool, both musically and literally. Taking an early slot at the Pitchfork Music Festi...

FKA twigs Blue Stage, Union Park, Chicago IL, July 19

Published Jul 20, 2014

As the headlining act of the blue stage, British artist FKA twigs has amassed quite the buzz throughout this past year, all without even rel...

Cloud Nothings Red Stage, Union Park, Chicago IL, July 19

Published Jul 20, 2014

As the second day of the Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off, a significantly larger crowd formed around the Red Stage for its second act of...

tUnE-yArDs Red Stage, Union Park, Chicago IL, July 19

Published Jul 20, 2014

"I'm going to shut up now so I can pack in as much music as possible," said tUnE-yArDs front woman Merrill Garbus. She had clearly learned f...

Phox Phox

Published Jun 24, 2014

It's not tough to imagine the six members of Madison, Wisconsin folk band Phox living together under one roof. The recordings on their debut...

Banks Talks 'Goddess' and Growing Up on the Road with the Weeknd

Published Jun 24, 2014

Jillian Banks is a quick learner. The Los Angeles-based artist, better known as Banks, has been polishing her songwriting skills since the a...

Field Trip Day Two with Broken Social Scene, Constantines, Hydra Fort York, Toronto ON, June 8

Published Jun 09, 2014

Day one of Toronto's Field Trip got off to a slow start, but the momentum that day built by substantial performances from Austra, the Kills...

Field Trip Day One with Interpol, A Tribe Called Red and Shad Fort York, Toronto ON, June 7

Published Jun 08, 2014

Last year, Toronto's Arts & Crafts hosted a 10-year anniversary bash unlike any of their peers. Whereas similar labels have put on small clu...

Sharon Van Etten Present Tense

Published May 26, 2014

"It kept coming back to the National and everyone who played on the record," Sharon Van Etten sighs. She's referring to 2012's Tramp, her th...

tUnE-yArDs Wrestling With Ambition

Published May 23, 2014

tUnE-yArDs front woman Merrill Garbus seems a little hysterical, repeatedly describing her current state as "hilarious." She's getting ready...