Purveyors of: Learning to laugh with yourself, singing your favourite song at the top of your lungs. File Next to: Future Peers, early Sea Beau, Moscow Apartment Playing: Sunday, September 27th 2020 with Down Time on Facebook Live! Kadeema are unabashedly themselves. They are fun, honest, and able to amusingly write about the complex systems of ourselve
Purveyors of: Frenetic, stripped-down, rustic raunchy blues. File Next to: B-17, BRMC, Howlin’ Wolf Playing: Saturday, August 15th 2020 at our 800th show/Mini-Fest streaming on Facebook Live from The Piston! catl. are probably one of the last rock n’ roll bands from Toronto. The duo have released five full-length records to critical acclaim and have been touring both North Ameri
DIJAH SB: THE WL INTERVIEW 2020
August 10, 2020Purveyor of: That needed pat on the back, late night car rides, getting sh*t done and feeling good about it. File Next to: TRP.P, Elaquent, Cartel Madras Playing: Saturday, August 15th 2020 at our 800th show/Mini-Fest on Facebook Live! If you’re feeling a lack of inspiration during this pandemic, turn to DijahSB; who wrote an album, crowd-funded its release, and did it all independently
Purveyors of: The feeling of road trips with friends, that split moment of being in the air before jumping into the water, hugging your best friend. File next to: Stevie Nicks, Best Coast, The Auras Playing: Wavelength 800 Mini-Fest, Saturday August 15th on Facebook Live. Stuck on where to put that last chorus in your song? Listen to Twist. Laura Hermiston knows how to write a pop s
Janette King: The WL Interview
August 4, 2020Purveyor of: Peaceful rumination, slow dancing with yourself in the dark, looking up at the sky and wondering how fast clouds are really moving. File Next to: Solange Knowles, Isla Den, Hua Li Playing: Saturday, August 15th 2020 at our 800th show/Mini-Fest on Facebook Live! Janette King is a multi-disciplinary producer, vocalist, and DJ based in Montreal. Her lyrics are earnes
How do you take your coffee/tea? Black What is something that if you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Had coffee. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? From what I can understand the Canadian music industry is incredible. Most-missed defunct music venue? CBGB. Who should they do a music biopic about?
How do you take your coffee/tea? 2 creams, 2 sugars. What is something that if you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Had coffee. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? Access. Most-missed defunct music venue? Wrongbar on Queen & Dufferin. Who should they do a music biopic about? Fela Kuti. Dream
20 Questions with Little Scream
February 9, 2020How do you take your coffee/tea? Tea green. What is something that if you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Remembered how awesome it is to be alive. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? Nothing. It’s sooooo perfect. 🙂 Most-missed defunct music venue? None. I believe in evolution. Who should they do a
How do you take your coffee/tea? Black. What is something that if you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Woken up. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? Fear. Most-missed defunct music venue? There’s too many. Who should they do a music biopic about? Outkast. Dream creative collaborator, dead or al
How do you take your coffee/tea? Black as night. What is something that you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Slept enough! What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? A better distribution of funds. Most-missed defunct music venue? The BIG BOP! Or The Silver Dollar. Who should they do a music biopic about? No
How do you take your coffee/tea? Espresso macchiato, or green tea. What is something that if you haven’t done it by noon, your day is going terribly? Run/cross-country skied. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? Increased arts funding and arts education in public schools. Most-missed defunct music venue? Divan Orange in Mo
20 Questions with Haviah Mighty
February 5, 2020How do you take your coffee/tea? Tea – Black with 2 sugar. What is something that if you haven’t done by noon, your day is going terribly? Done my physio. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? The one-dimensional representation of “Canadian music,” though it is hopefully to shift. Most-missed defunct music venue? Guvernment.
20 Questions with Psychic Weapons
February 5, 2020How do you take your coffee/tea? Psychic Weapons — Shade grown. What is something that if you haven’t done it by noon, your day is going terribly? Had coffee. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? These questions. (ouch! – trying-our-best ed.) Most-missed defunct music venue? Ted’s Wrecking Yard. Who should they do a m
How do you take your coffee/tea? Truss is only coffee drinker and he’s bout that double double life. Phoenix will take a chai tea. What is something that if you haven’t done it by noon, your day is going terribly? Truss: Rolled something. Phoenix: Seen a baby or kitten video cross my timeline. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry
20 Questions with Sandro Perri
February 5, 2020How do you take your coffee/tea? Little stain. What is something that if you haven’t done it by noon, your day is going terribly? Avoided the scroll. What would it be if there’s one thing you could change in the Canadian music industry? A MIRACLE. Most-missed defunct music venue? MG Richmond. Who should they do a music biopic about? Dan Burke. Dream creative co
Tara Kannangara: The WL Interview
November 5, 2019Purveyor of: A diverse sound touching on the lyrical, whimsical, and unpredictable — meshing jazz, pop, electronic-synth music, musical theatre and whatever else moves her. File next to: Dominique Fils-Aimé, Hannah Georges, Jeremy Dutcher Playing: Brothers Dressler, Saturday November 9th @ 16-225 Sterling Road, Toronto. Get tickets here! It’s not often Juno-nominated artists st
Purveyor of: “New Synth Folk,” upbeat ethereal music built around drum loops combining a lightness and glimmering simplicity with luminous vocals and a sense of sadness beneath the surface. File next to: Stereolab, Helena Deland, Francois Hardy Playing: Brothers Dressler, Saturday November 9th @ 16-225 Sterling Road, Toronto. Get tickets here! Wavelength guest curator, Ian Steam
Purveyor of: Hip-hop with confident delivery and deft lyricism, unafraid to display vulnerability or tackle difficult subjects like depression File next to: Young M.A., Haviah Mighty, Tasha The Amazon Playing: Brothers Dressler, Saturday November 9th @ 16-225 Sterling Road, Toronto. Get tickets here! Born Kahdijah Payne, but going by Dijah and DijahSB professionally (in tribute to h
Swagger Rite: The WL Interview
October 17, 2019Purveyors of: Hook-filled, state-of-the-art Toronto trap music with a sense of fun. File next to: Recommended if you like Pressa, Killy, Lil Berete, CMDWN, Burna Bandz, NorthSideBenji, LocoCity or Houdini Swagger Rite is, along with LolaBunz, one of two West-End rappers set hit the stage for the all-hip-hop bill at WL 785 on Friday, October 18. Known for his infectious, gold grill grin and d
Purveyors of: Hip-hop from a female point of view straddling the divide between commercial and street-oriented. File next to: Recommended if you like Haviah Mighty, The Sorority and Naya Ali. Playing: WL 785, Friday October 18th @ 254 Lansdowne. Get tickets here! Nigerian-Canadian rapper, LolaBunz’s name has been ringing bells for a few years now amongst connoisseurs of the local Toront