Essie Watts: The 2025 WL Interview
February 12, 2025Purveyors of: Experimental sounds, deep breaths, interpretive dance. File next to: Lene Lovich, Kate Bush, Dorothea Paas. Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Winter Fest 2025 is fast approaching an
Alex Nicol: The 2025 WL Interview
February 7, 2025Purveyors of: French hospitality, self-reflection, harmonicas. File next to: Neil Young, Fruit Bats, José González. Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Alex Nicol is a folk singer/songwrite
Tallies: The 2025 WL Interview
January 29, 2025Purveyors of: Nostalgia, dream-pop, lab partners File next to: Aztec Camera, The Smiths, GRAZER Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here As we get closer to Winter Fest 2025, Wavelength continues to cel
Rich Aucoin: The 2025 WL Interview
January 22, 2025Purveyors of: Audience interaction, synthesizers, mixed media File next to: Pink Floyd, The Hylozoists, Caribou This year is Wavelength’s 25th anniversary! 25 years of musical independence would not be possible without the support of a thriving, grassroots community of artists who’ve made our festivals and monthly programming so special over the years. Leading up to Winter Fest
Bonnie Trash: The 2025 WL Interview
January 24, 2025Purveyors of: Twin thrashing, goth rock, brooding File next to: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bad Waitress, Black Sabbath Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 1: The OBGMs + pHoenix Pagliacci + Bonnie Trash + Gurpreet + Truss + Cadence Weapon (DJ Set): February 27, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Bonnie Trash is the horror-gaze/post-punk drone proje
controller.controller: The 2025 WL Interview
January 21, 2025Purveyors of: Reunions, dance-punk, electric energy File next to: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Ting Tings, The Organ Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here In the early 2000s, controller.controller’s dance-pu
Cadence Weapon: The 2025 WL Interview
January 17, 2025Purveyors of: Poetry, failing math, dance music File next to: pHoenix Pagliacci, GZA, Hot Chip Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 1: The OBGMs + pHoenix Pagliacci + Bonnie Trash + Gurpreet + Truss + Cadence Weapon (DJ Set): February 27, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Cadence Weapon is Edmonton-born, Hamilton-based rapper, producer, DJ, writer
Purveyors of: Living rooms, synthesizers, scout badges File next to: No Vacation, Men I Trust, Blonde Redhead Appearing: Bibi Club + Tiger Balme + Geordie Gordon: Wavelength, November 28, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Bibi Club is the musical project of singer-keyboardist Adèle Trottier-Rivard and guitarist Nicolas Basque. Coming from Montréal, the d
Geordie Gordon: The WL Interview
November 18, 2024Purveyors of: Puberty, tenor guitars, queer joy File next to: Land of Talk, Julia Cannon, Barmitzvah Brothers Appearing: Bibi Club + Tiger Balme + Geordie Gordon: Wavelength, November 28, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Geordie Gordon is a Toronto singer/songwriter and touring member of U.S. Girls and Islands. He started out as a teen in the early 2000s
Anastasia Minster: The WL Interview
October 25, 2024Purveyors of: Candlelit dinners, biblical poetry, monochromatic melancholy File next to: Amy Lee, Exit North, Ryuichi Sakamoto Appearing: Anastasia Minster album release + Raphael Weinroth-Browne: Wavelength, November 1, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Anastasia Minster’s conceptual album “Song of Songs” is inspired by an ancient poem of the s
Leah Singer + Lee Ranaldo: The WL Interview
September 30, 2024Leah Singer + Lee Ranaldo: The WL InterviewPurveyors of: Moving image + swinging guitarFile next to: Sonic Youth, Michael Snow Appearing: Wavelength x Project Nowhere, Friday Oct. 4, 2020 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin Street). Get tickets here. New Yorkers Leah Singer and Lee Ranaldo have a 30+ year history of collaboration. Lee is best known as a founding member of Sonic Youth (1
Stefana Fratila: The WL Interview
September 26, 2024Purveyors of: Audio-Astronauts, Dance Floor Connections, Soundscapes File next to: Mort Garson, Arca, Tirzah Appearing: Astrid Sonne + Stefana Fratila: Wavelength, September 27, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Stefana Fratila is a Romanian-born artist, composer and sound designer based in Toronto. Her work explores nature and space, aiming to emulate
Purveyors of: Hot fuzz, nihilism, wah wah pedals File next to: Muse, Band Of Skulls, grandson Appearing: Badge Époque Ensemble + Sam Jr. + The Royal Family: Wavelength x Project Nowhere, October 5, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish and Lower Hall (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Sam Jr. brings fuzzed-out guitars and sleazy psychedelic haze to his character-driven persona. After decades o
Badge Époque Ensemble: The WL Interview
September 20, 2024Purveyors of: Psych’d out soul, library music, funky oddities File next to: Hiatus Kaiyote, MF Doom, Marvin Gaye Appearing: Badge Époque Ensemble + Sam Jr. + The Royal Family: Wavelength x Project Nowhere, October 5, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish and Lower Hall (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Long-listed twice for the Polaris Music Prize, Badge Époque Ensemble is a group of e
Public Sweat: The WL Interview
July 31, 2024Purveyors of: Sweaty serenity, community art, swimsuit enthusiasts File next to: Park Yoga, the YMCA Appearing: Wavelength Summer Thing, August 10 @ Trillium Park (955 Lake Shore Blvd W.) More info here Public Sweat is a unique meeting of art and sauna culture. Sweat bathing is a global practice known for physical and social benefits. From the team behind Art Spin, Public Sweat transfo
Purveyor of: Theatrical fusion, art rock, experimental sounds File next to: Jessy Lanza, Kate Bush, Beams, St. Vincent Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here Essie Watts is a 5 piece art-pop band formed by Toronto musician Jessica Burgess. Drawing from the worl
Corey Gulkin: The WL Interview
March 30, 2024Purveyor of: Experimentation, vocal power, furious guitar solos, authenticity File next to: Thom Yorke, Angel Olsen, Eliza Niemi, Dorothea Paas Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here GAMIQ nominated artist Corey Gulkin revels in the peculiar and makes it feel like home
Tara Kannangara: The WL Interview
March 27, 2024Purveyors of: Wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, piercing lyricism File next to: Allie X, Thanya Iyer, Munya, Charlotte Cornfield Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here Juno-nominated artist Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Ca
Purveyors of: reinvention, undeniable truth, hip-hop, rap File next to: $uicideboy$, Pouya, Xavier Wulf Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 1st, 2024 @ Hart House Music Room (7 Hart House Circle). More info here. The Zimbabwean rapper and self-styled diva brings an effortless blend of witty lyricism and melodic flows to create a sound that can only be described as high-level hip
Purveyors of: Psychedelic rock, folk-rock, hazy dreams File next to: Brandi Carlile, Big Thief, Falcon Jane, Kate Bush Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, Feb 29th, 2024 @ Hugh’s Room Live (296 Broadview Ave.) More info here Beams is a psychedelic folk-rock band that formed in 2011 in Toronto. Pairing the stunning harmonization of female voices with the shimmering textures of Telec