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🚨 CONTEST ALERT 🚨 We’re giving one lucky winner the full Up Here experience with two weekend passes to the festival, hotel accommodation, curated merch and $200 in Downtown Sudbury Dollars! Enter below:
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Angine de Poitrine to Play Toronto's FIFA Fan Festival Finale
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Angine de Poitrine to Play Toronto's FIFA Fan Festival Finale
Once again harnessing the alien magic that enables them to defy the laws of physics and be in two places at once (like the night they opened
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Tricky Gives New Voice to His Apparitions on 'Different When It's Silent'
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Tricky Gives New Voice to His Apparitions on 'Different When It's Silent'
"Make me want to die." Rolling over the plodding bass guitar dirge that opens Tricky's 15th studio album like fog off a pond, the first line
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about 20 hours ago
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The Olivia Tremor Control Detail First New Album in Over Two Decades
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The Olivia Tremor Control Detail First New Album in Over Two Decades
The unthinkable is happening, because the Olivia Tremor Control have announced their first new album in 27 years. 'The Same Place' is set to
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about 21 hours ago
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🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Win tickets to hear British rockers Yard Act's new album 'You're Gonna Need A Little Music' live at The Opera House on September 22! Enter here:
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about 21 hours ago
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🚨 WIN TICKETS 🚨 Catch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets live at The Mod Club in Toronto on July 21! Enter here for your chance to win:
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Lorde Denounces Spotify's AI Song Descriptions: "We Don't Want This"
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Lorde Denounces Spotify's AI Song Descriptions: "We Don't Want This"
After speaking out about how "fucked up" those creepy Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses are on stage at a festival (fittingly sponsored by Ray-Bans)
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about 23 hours ago
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Steve Lacy Makes a Good Habit of Introspection with 'Oh yeah?'
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Steve Lacy Makes a Good Habit of Introspection with 'Oh yeah?'
Following the Grammy Award-winning success of 2022's 'Gemini Rights,' which spawned the chart-topping "Bad Habit," Steve Lacy returns with
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Indie Week Ottawa Opens for 2026 Artist Applications
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Indie Week Ottawa Opens for 2026 Artist Applications
Ottawa's inaugural Indie Week festival and conference is running November 12–14, and organizers have now opened the call for artist
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Don't Judge a Movie by Its Marketing in July 2026's Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips)
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Don't Judge a Movie by Its Marketing in July 2026's Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips)
The air sucks and it's hotter than the tenth circle of hell out there — never has a summer demanded more that we stay indoors and put our
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Social Distortion Were Unapologetically Punk as Ever at Ottawa Bluesfest
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Social Distortion Were Unapologetically Punk as Ever at Ottawa Bluesfest
"This is not the time for requests. We're not a Top 40 band." Looking like a tattooed Mafia boss in a crisp white button‑down, dress slacks
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This Week's New Tours, Including Thundercat, Shania Twain and Charlotte Cornfield: July 17, 2026
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This Week's New Tours, Including Thundercat, Shania Twain and Charlotte Cornfield: July 17, 2026
This week's new tours coming to Canada this year include an intimate Toronto date from Shania Twain taking place this evening, Charlotte
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This Week's Funny Music Memes Won't Give You Diarrhea (Probably)
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This Week's Funny Music Memes Won't Give You Diarrhea (Probably)
They're called shitposts because sometimes they're about a diarrhea outbreak! In this week's roundup of music memes and entertainment
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🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Win tickets to see house DJ and rapper
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Devin Townsend Attributes Angine de Poitrine's "Irritating" Success to "the Mask Thing"
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Devin Townsend Attributes Angine de Poitrine's "Irritating" Success to "the Mask Thing"
When Northwestern Ontario is literally on fire and Hamilton has become the first city in the country to vote to reject putting a temporary
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young friend to Take Sophomore Album 'New Entertainment' on North American Tour
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young friend to Take Sophomore Album 'New Entertainment' on North American Tour
Vancouver singer-songwriter Drew Tavares has announced his sophomore full-length album under his young friend moniker. The follow-up to last
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Napalm Make History on NPR's Tiny Desk as the Series' First-Ever Grindcore Act
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Napalm Make History on NPR's Tiny Desk as the Series' First-Ever Grindcore Act
Grindcore godfathers Napalm Death made an appearance in one of the most unexpected venues they could have picked: their very own NPR Tiny
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Toronto's Memento Film Lab Hosts PUP Megacity Madness Gallery
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Toronto's Memento Film Lab Hosts PUP Megacity Madness Gallery
Without hyperbole, PUP's Megacity Madness tour was the music event of last summer in Toronto. Now, the six-date run across the city is
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🚨 CONTEST ALERT 🚨 Win weekend passes to see Dan Mangan, Jane Siberry, Julian Taylor and more at Owen Sound's Summerfolk festival from August 21 to 23! Enter below:
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Burlington's Music in the Garden Reschedules Sam Roberts Band Show Due to Ontario Wildfires
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Burlington's Music in the Garden Reschedules Sam Roberts Band Show Due to Ontario Wildfires
Yesterday (July 15), Burlington, ON's annual Music in the Garden concert series was forced to postpone its show with Sam Roberts Band and
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Ekko Astral Announce Indefinite Hiatus, Shelve Album
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Ekko Astral Announce Indefinite Hiatus, Shelve Album
Washington, D.C.-formed punk band Ekko Astral have had a rough year to say the the least, and now they've announced that they'll be wrapping
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Lana Del Rey Shares 'Stove' Update, Reveals That She's Got a Second New Album Coming Out
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Lana Del Rey Shares 'Stove' Update, Reveals That She's Got a Second New Album Coming Out
The right person will stay, whereas the wrong album will get retitled and delayed indefinitely. Such is the case for Lana Del Rey, who is
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TIFF Adds Special Presentations Starring Margaret Qualley, Cate Blanchett for 2026
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TIFF Adds Special Presentations Starring Margaret Qualley, Cate Blanchett for 2026
TIFF organizers have announced the expansion of the festival's 2026 Special Presentations programming, which is now set to feature
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True Mountain Laurel Map Out Cross-Canada Tour
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True Mountain Laurel Map Out Cross-Canada Tour
If you've been living under a rock (which admittedly sounds kind of nice), you may have missed the news that Vancouver singer-songwriters
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Toronto Folk Festival Gets Abigail Lapell, Burs, Mia Kelly for 2026 Lineup
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Toronto Folk Festival Gets Abigail Lapell, Burs, Mia Kelly for 2026 Lineup
The Toronto Folk Festival has detailed the lineup for its upcoming 2026 season, which is taking place at the WIA Pavilion at Ward's Island
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Angine de Poitrine's Team Reveal How Jack White Opening Gig Came to Be
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Angine de Poitrine's Team Reveal How Jack White Opening Gig Came to Be
This week, math rock aliens Angine de Poitrine opened for Jack White (and upstaged him) at RBC Amphitheatre before rushing off to play
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Mock Media Exterminate the Vermin of Genre on 'Rat Bastard'
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Mock Media Exterminate the Vermin of Genre on 'Rat Bastard'
If you make an album that sounds different to what you've done in the past, listeners will complain that it doesn't sound like your previous
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Shania Twain Returns to Roots at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern
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Shania Twain Returns to Roots at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern
Celebrating the release of 'Little Miss Twain,' Shania Twain is taking it back to where things all began: a small barroom stage. Fresh off
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Christopher Nolan's Films Ranked from Worst to Best
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Christopher Nolan's Films Ranked from Worst to Best
If the definition of a great film is three greats scenes and no bad ones, then Christopher Nolan's filmography being (at least) five great
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Janky Bungag's "Go Out and Sin" Is Sweetly Selfish
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Janky Bungag's "Go Out and Sin" Is Sweetly Selfish
To quote the title lyric from Janky Bungag's 2025 single, "I love feeling down and I'm down to be loved." That same self-flagellating wit
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'Toronto Apartment' Is a Zany, Insightful Depiction of an Unaffordable City
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'Toronto Apartment' Is a Zany, Insightful Depiction of an Unaffordable City
At 'The Big Picture' podcast live show at TIFF earlier this month, 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' director Matt Johnson spoke at
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By Its Second Trimester, 'Son of Sara' Becomes Regurgitative Bore
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By Its Second Trimester, 'Son of Sara' Becomes Regurgitative Bore
The first act of Houston Bone's 'Son of Sara' is irresistible, enveloping like the rain. Heavily pregnant Sara, played sumptuously by Chloe
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After Announce Debut LP 'Fell Asleep in the Sun'
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After Announce Debut LP 'Fell Asleep in the Sun'
Los Angeles trip-pop duo After have had quite the year and a half following their two self-titled EPs, and now, the playlist darlings are
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'The Odyssey' Is a Step in a Journey
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'The Odyssey' Is a Step in a Journey
Christopher Nolan has developed a reputation as a filmmaker obsessed with time and how its manipulation can effect storytelling. It's been
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Sunn O))) Map Out North American Fall Tour
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Sunn O))) Map Out North American Fall Tour
Sunn O))) have booked a new leg of shows in support of this year's self-titled album, which includes a lone Canadian stop in Vancouver in N
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Music·Musique NB Gets Penny & the Pits, Wolf Castle, the Hello Crows, the Mainlanders for 2026 Official Selection
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Music·Musique NB Gets Penny & the Pits, Wolf Castle, the Hello Crows, the Mainlanders for 2026 Official Selection
The best week in New Brunswick music is approaching, with Music·Musique NB's 20th edition of SMNBMW scheduled to take place in Moncton from
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AI Accidentally Added Jeff Beck into the Rolling Stones' New Music Video
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AI Accidentally Added Jeff Beck into the Rolling Stones' New Music Video
AI is famously convenient but unreliable, and the Rolling Stones learned this lesson the hard way when making their recent video for
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3 days ago
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Omar Souleyman Books Montreal Show
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Omar Souleyman Books Montreal Show
Syrian singer Omar Soleyman is heading to Montreal to play a one-off show this fall. Happening October 2 at S.A.T., the show is presented
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Even Jack White Wore Polka Dots to Angine de Poitrine's Toronto Debut
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Even Jack White Wore Polka Dots to Angine de Poitrine's Toronto Debut
Polka dots were absolutely everywhere at RBC Amphitheatre. Entire families wore matching black-and-white ensembles, people who evidently
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Sammy Virji Expands North American Tour
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Sammy Virji Expands North American Tour
UK garage DJ Sammy Virji's 'Same Day Cleaning' was one of the best albums of 2025, and now more Canadians will get to experience it live
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"Miracle on the Hudson" Pilot Sully Sullenberger Diagnosed with Azheimer's
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"Miracle on the Hudson" Pilot Sully Sullenberger Diagnosed with Azheimer's
The pilot of the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson" has announced that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Captain Chesley
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Beck Reunites with Nigel Godrich for Another Sad Folk Album, 'Ride Lonesome'
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Beck Reunites with Nigel Godrich for Another Sad Folk Album, 'Ride Lonesome'
Beck has announced another one of his sad, folksy albums: 'Ride Lonesome' is out September 18 via Capitol Records, and a video for single
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Earth Altar Announce New Album 'Hawk and Swan,' Book Canadian Tour
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Earth Altar Announce New Album 'Hawk and Swan,' Book Canadian Tour
Halifax space-rock duo Earth Alter have detailed a new full-length album: 'Hawk and Swan' is set to arrive September 4 via Black Throne
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Meet Canada's Grassroots Music Festivals Creating a Safe Space for Community Building
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Meet Canada's Grassroots Music Festivals Creating a Safe Space for Community Building
"I think the best festivals truly do take a village, and that's the most special thing about [Dawson City Music Festival]: it wouldn't, and
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Kelela's 'new avatar' Offers a Glimpse of Another World
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Kelela's 'new avatar' Offers a Glimpse of Another World
Last winter, Kelela released a live performance of Joni Mitchell's "Furry Sings the Blues," a semi-deep cut from her 1976 jazz-folk opus He
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Jack White's Toronto Concert Poster Is Filled with Local Easter Eggs (and Angine de Poitrine)
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Jack White's Toronto Concert Poster Is Filled with Local Easter Eggs (and Angine de Poitrine)
Jack White releases a custom-designed poster for every tour stop, and for tonight's Toronto show, he's paying tribute to the city's indie r
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Sex Prisoner Advises Against the Scene on 'Cautionary Tale'
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Sex Prisoner Advises Against the Scene on 'Cautionary Tale'
Nearly a decade after their 'State Property' EP in 2018, powerviolence veterans Sex Prisoner are back with their latest album, 'Cautionary
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Hillside Festival Sells Out 2026 Edition, with Angine de Poitrine, Mae Martin, Hollerado Leading Lineup
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Hillside Festival Sells Out 2026 Edition, with Angine de Poitrine, Mae Martin, Hollerado Leading Lineup
For the first time since 2012, Guelph's annual Hillside Festival has sold out. Having announced earlier this month that early-selection
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D. Tiffany Brought Bass Coast Back to the 1994 Stanley Cup, Except This Time We Won
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D. Tiffany Brought Bass Coast Back to the 1994 Stanley Cup, Except This Time We Won
After all the mind-blowing breaks I'd heard this weekend, particularly the ones thrown down by Special Request, I was very sceptical about
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Opiuo Lived His Best Life at Bass Coast
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Opiuo Lived His Best Life at Bass Coast
Australia-based Kiwi producer Oscar Davey-Wraight seemed like he was living his best life at the main stage on Sunday. Opiuo may have deliv
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CJ Wiley 'Just Can't Quit' on New EP
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CJ Wiley 'Just Can't Quit' on New EP
CJ Wiley is following up last year's 'So Brand New' with an EP. Just Can't Quit is out September 9. Alongside the EP announcement, Wiley has
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