Today’s album feature comes from Montréal’s South Shore by artist MattGodin. City Riff blends indie pop and rock with a raw edge of hip-hop influence. With infectious melodies and heartfelt lyrics, his sound bridges the intimacy of bedroom pop with the energy of modern indie rock. Listen today wherever you stream and keep up with MattGodin on social media below. Highlight track: HIPPIE HIPPIE Continue reading MattGodin Releases City Riff
After spending as much time as I could with Dakota and reassuring him I’d be back in no time (leaving him is always really tough, I’ve only ever done it a handful of times in his 9 years), I was off to the airport. It’s a nice change flying within Canada since I didn’t have to be at the airport as early as usual, although … Continue reading CF Goes To Seattle (Part 2: What Sara Said)
It’ll be a whirlwind weekend for Montreal-based aggro-metal band CHÜZO who are in town this weekend in support of their most recent EP release M.T.M.D (Maximum Threshold, Minimum Decay). Lyrically, the EP is driven by life, self-reflection and the challenge of working through your most difficult obstacles and traumatic experiences. Powered by the brutally assertive vocals of Micha M the band blends grindcore, Swedish death … Continue reading Montreal’s CHÜZO Whip Into Southern Ontario This Weekend For 3 Shows
One of the forests most highly anticipated releases is finally here. Hamilton/Toronto based Elephants and Stars just dropped Under the Earth and Above Heaven and as expected it’s full of rad riffs, sweet harmonies, intoxicating melodies and fun catchy choruses. We’ve been waiting for it ever since we chatted with front-man Manfred Sittmann about the record, produced by Ian blurton, way back in October of … Continue reading Elephants & Stars Release Under the Earth and Above Heaven
It came out in October of 2024, but I wasn’t running features at the time and also I didn’t realize it came out until November. I’ve been playing it like crazy though ever since. Not a bad song in the bunch, really. They said this is supposed to be the last ever Japndroids album and I feel like there was barely even a blip of … Continue reading I Just Wanna Say I’m Obsessed With Japandroids Fate & Alcohol Album
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it came out on January 11th, but that’s still super fresh to our ears. For those of you not in the know, Fraxinus Prime is a solo project by Ashley Buchholz who you might be more familiar with as the lead vocalist and guitar stummer in Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. We here in the forest have been fans of U.S.S for a reaaallly … Continue reading Fraxinus Prime Releases Debut Album Magnesium Heart Space
We stumbled upon Toronto-based outfit A Short Walk to Pluto a few years back… or they stumbled upon us online, rather, and we’re glad they did. We really dug their vibe when we first heard them, so we were stoked to hear after working away on their debut full-length album over the last two years it finally dropped on February 6th. It’s melodic modern rock … Continue reading A Short Walk to Pluto Release Debut Album Out of Range
I used to have this friend who I met back in high school that for years and years during the time we spent together, he’d periodically bring up that time we went to go see Sum 41 play at the Kee to Bala when we were like 14. “The all ages section was up on the balcony, remember? That show was amazing!” He must have … Continue reading Say It Ain’t So, Sums!
Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival returns for it’s 23rd year with another exciting and recklessly talented line-up of artists including Camie, Lynn Harrison, Michael Jerome Browne, Brian Blaine, Donné Roberts, Cathy Anne, Brian Morgan, Harpin’ Norm, Howard Gladstone, Laura Fernandez, Noah Zacharin, Sultans of String & so many more. This year the festival will be held across the rooms at The Tranzac Club from February … Continue reading Winterfolk XXIII Returns February 14th-16th 2025
Hot out of the editing suite, check out the latest music video by Toronto-based punk outfit The Anti-Queens with Magnolia that just dropped on November 21st. Fun fact: your pal CF was on site for part of the shoot & might even appear for brief intervals in the video. Thanks very much to The Anti-Queens for the invite, it was a really fun night! Catch … Continue reading The Anti-Queens Release New Music Video for “Magnolia”
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