It’s relatively quiet as I make my way into Lee’s Palace about a quarter after 8, though every seat in the club is already taken by those eager and wise enough to get in before me. A low murmur wafts through the empty space as friends catch up about their day and their upcoming holiday plans and I make my way over to glance at … Continue reading Ben Caplan Brought The Flood to Lee’s Palace And It Was… Biblical
We’re back for another installment of our travel series CF Goes To… and this time we set our sights to the rocky shores of Seattle, Washington. We snagged tickets to Death Cab For Cutie’s hometown kickoff show celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Plans with the intent of deepening our understanding and connection to the band’s major label debut and of course, answering a critical, pressing … Continue reading CF Goes To Seattle (Part 1: The Detour)
Blackened Technical Deathcore act Art of Attrition are currently underway with the Subservient Bloodletting Tour that kicked off May 2nd in Quebec City. Formed in 2019 in Red Deer, Alberta, Art of Attrition have been turning heads since the release of their 2023 debut album The Void Eternal and 2024’s follow-up “…And It Will All End Forever” locked them in as a force to be … Continue reading Art of Attrition’s Subservient Bloodletting Tour Hits Sneaky Dee’s this Weekend
Toronto prog outfit DEREV have a new album out on March 26th and they’re already making their way around southern Ontario and Quebec in support of its release. For their Toronto stop, they’ll be performing at everyone’s favourite Kensington Market variety grocer Supermarket on the 22nd. RSVP to the show on Facebook here and grab discounted tickets for $15/piece here. Also featured on the bill … Continue reading Catch DEREV in Toronto at on March 22nd at Supermarket
And we’re back with another sudden addition to our Am I Being Scammed series. This time, we take a look at a recent interaction with a Toronto-based music promoter and invite you to follow along as we spot the red flags. Now, there isn’t much to share here by ways of screenshots or visual evidence since the most damning part of the interaction took place … Continue reading Am I Being Scammed By… A Live Music Promoter?
We wanted to quickly turn your attention to this very cool new series we checked out last night. Kensington Unplugged is a brand new original artist series taking place on Tuesday nights at Supermarket in Kensington. Starting at 7PM and running until 11PM, every hour 4 different independent songwriters take the stage and one by one showcase original songs only (covers are forbidden here). Inspired … Continue reading Kensington Unplugged: A New Nashville-Inspired Songwriter’s Round
After the difficult decision to cancel the annual Winterfolk festival, we were delighted to see that we will see the fest return after all with a special 1-day only Spring edition on June 8th, 2024. While this fest normally features a weekend packed full of great folk songwriters across a multitude of venues, this time it all goes down at the historic Redwood Theatre (1300 … Continue reading Winterfolk XXII
Welcome back for another episode of Casual Conversation! If you missed the memo, Casual Conversation is our new video interview show showcasing musicians and independent artists, conducted over Zoom and hosted on our new YouTube channel CrookedForestTV. Today I’m stoked to introduce you to Ethan from Toronto-based punk band Big Milk. When I saw the below music video, I was immediately mildly disturbed, intrigued and very … Continue reading A Casual Conversation with Ethan from BIG MILK
They’re coming in about as close to the wire you can get to make a play for best release of 2023 with the unveiling of their debut LP Weather Permitting (streaming today). The band announced the record earlier today on their Instagram page and we hopped right over to give it a listen. We were 3 songs deep into the record before we solidified the … Continue reading Sun’s out, Funzo. The Get Alongs Release Their Debut LP ‘Weather Permitting’
Inspired by the feeling of “placing your bets in life”, and ultimately seeking out the truth, Canadian singer-songwriter Maddisun linked up with Noah Monckton of Toronto-based The High Loves to blend their unique styles and east coast, west coast perspectives to create a vocally expansive, ‘70s inspired pop rock duet with a modern twist: “All or Nothing”. Catch Maddisun and Noah performing the song live … Continue reading Ante up with Canadian singer-songwriter Maddisun’s latest “All or Nothing”
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