The label group behind Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian marked three decades with an opening night at the Bluebird, where its early catalog and Midwestern roots took center stage.
The label group behind Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian marked three decades with an opening night at the Bluebird, where its early catalog and Midwestern roots took center stage.
Founder Alain Mongeau stayed in Canada for family reasons. That decision turned a European-inspired electronic idea into a six-night Montreal institution.
A lineup change gave the rapper two Toronto slots over the weekend, and he used the second to perform only music that has never been officially released.
The DIY pioneer behind Half Japanese and author of “How to Play Guitar” died Saturday, leaving a legacy that shaped lo-fi rock’s self-made ethos.
The album that nearly broke Lamb of God became their most commercially successful record. Two decades later, Sacrament still reads as strain converted into momentum.
A late-August performance under the Westway placed Jay-Z in front of a UK crowd weeks before In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, testing material that had not yet reached record stores.
The Dublin band will headline Slane Castle on June 26, 2027, becoming only the third Irish act to do so after U2 and Thin Lizzy.
The Gainesville producer’s first release with Image Research threads humid dub, glitchy techno, and game-world sound design into a cohesive whole.
The festival closed with a duet between Rodrigo and Nicks, capping an event built around female artists and more than $20 million raised for women’s organizations.
The band’s latest full-length filters Western-tinged guitar lines through post-punk, landing as a focused set with clear regional roots.