Originally begun as a duo in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian band CROSSS after several relocations and lineup changes is currently a Toronto, ON-based trio who have developed a reputation for crating murky, sludgy and intense […]
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CROSSS is a Canadian trio whose sound is heavily inspired by porto-drone, lo-fi indie, noise rock and metal. Originally begun as a duo in Halifax, Nova Scotia and after a number of relocations and lineup […]
Largely inspired by The Velvet Underground and The Zombies, the up-and-coming Toronto, ON-based quartet GROUNDERS, comprised of Andrew Davis (vocals, guitar), Mike Searle (bass), Daniel Bushelkin (keyboards) and Evan Lewis (guitar) have received attention across […]
The Toronto, ON-based band HSY was formed in 2011 by its founding member, the mononymous “Jude.” After two years or so, the outfit settled into its current incarnation featuring Anna (vocals, guitar), Link (bass), and […]
Metz’s 2012 self-titled debut was released to critical praise across the blogosphere and put the Toronto-based band on the international map for a brand of post-punk that would remind some listeners of Nirvana’s Bleach and […]
Comprised of Shiftee and Enferno, the DU and production duo of E.A.S.Y. are part of a burgeoning “real DJ” and “after EDM” movements in electronic music. Interestingly, these movements have developed as a number of […]
Comprised of Shiftee and Enferno, the DU and production duo of E.A.S.Y. are part of a burgeoning “real DJ” and “after EDM” movements in electronic music. Interestingly the development of these movements come about as […]
Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Mary Caroline has had quite an interesting life as she splits her year living in a trapper’s cabin on the shores of the Liard River in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories, about 600 kilometers from Yellowknife, and […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few months, you may recall that last month I mentioned the up-and-coming Canadian production and music duo of Majid Jordan. Comprised of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman, the duo met while […]
Comprised of long-time friends and musical collaborators, Daniel Woodhead and Maddy Wilde, the Toronto, ON-based duo of Moon King released their Obsession 1 and Obsession 2 EPs to critical praise across the blogosphere for a wall of sound-based, […]
As I’ve mentioned countless times through this site, I receive an incredible number of emails from a variety of folks across the world, which, of course makes JOVM’s mission of presenting and covering music from […]
The Canadian production and music duo of Majid Jordan, comprised of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman, met while they were both students at the University of Toronto. They released their debut EP, Afterhours under the name […]
Canadian singer/songwriter Joanie Wolkoff is the lyrical and creative mastermind behind up-and-coming electro pop act Her Habits, a collaboration with producer Sanford Livingston – a collaboration that began in earnest when the duo worked on […]
Several years ago, I was invited to a ladies of hip-hop showcase at the now defunct venue Sputnik over on Classon Avenue in Crown Heights, and it’s been a show that I still talk about […]
WISH is the creative brain child and solo side project of the 23 year-old Kyle Connolly, who may be best known for his work in Toronto-based bands Milk Lines, Breeze and Beliefs. Connolly recruited several of his bandmates and local musicians […]