Wavelength is looking to relocate – our new space is very exciting but we can’t talk about it just yet – and we’re looking for someone to take over our lease in our currently very cool digs! Looking for work space? Read on… CREATIVE STUDIO OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Ideal for creatives, photographers, videographers, stylists, designers, makers, arts groups, etc. Make your crea
Toward new models of conservation and innovation for Ontario’s live music spaces Ontario’s live music venues have long served as dynamic community centres, economic catalysts, and cultural enclaves. These integral hubs of our music ecosystem contribute considerably to the province’s rich cultural fabric. Yet, this ecosystem is at a critical juncture. Musicians, presenters, and venue owners/o
Band Together: Exploring Platforms for Remote Musical Collaboration
March 15, 2023In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought all live music events to a halt. Not only was it unsafe for audiences to gather in clubs and concert halls to listen to musicians perform together, but lockdown restrictions prevented musicians from even meeting in the same room to rehearse. Many bands, who were like family to one another, were suddenly unable to be together and play together. The
Wavelength x Music Declares Emergency: Take Transit to the Festival!
March 7, 2023From March 9 to 11, Music Declares Emergency Canada will be launching a new campaign with the Wavelength Winter Festival to encourage audiences to use sustainable transportation (walking, cycling, public transit) to get to concerts. Audience travel choices matter, and audience travel is the single biggest source of emissions within the live music sector. Each night of the festival (including March
Wavelength x Collective Arts present: Ellevator and Ombiigizi in Hamilton
January 31, 2023Wavelength x Collective Arts present: ELLEVATOR (Hamilton – anthemic indie-pop + hometown Hammer heroes) + OMBIIGIZI (Toronto/London – Polaris-shortlisted & Juno-nominated “Indigenous futurist” indie-rock) Saturday February 25, 2023 @ Collective Arts Brewing, 207 Burlington St. E., Hamilton Doors 8pm – ALL AGES FREE SHOW! Registration Link: bit.ly/WLxCA-Hamilton
Wavelength Presents… A Wavelength Winter Festival Special Event DEERHOOF (San Francisco – indie art-rock innovators since 1994 – touring in support of their Winnipeg-produced 19th album, Miracle-Level) With guests: Bad Waitress (Toronto – all-womxn queer punk rockers) Indian Giver (Toronto – Ojibway/Chippewa/Mohawk metalcore) Friday March 31, 2023 @ TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St.
Wavelength Winter Festival 2023
January 18, 2023Wavelength Winter Festival 2023 The Wavelength Winter Festival 2023 lineup is here! Curated by Daniel Monkman, our first in-person Winter Fest takes place a month later than usual — at three different venues throughout the month of March. March 9-11, 2023 @ 805 Dovercourt Weekend Pass – bit.ly/WL-WF23pass On-sale Friday, Jan. 20 Pre-sale Jan. 19 for newsletter subscribers only
Wavelength is seeking a Marketing & Communications Manager who is enthusiastic about Toronto’s independent music and arts scenes, and excited to engage with them creatively! Job Description OVERVIEW: Reporting to the Managing Director, the Marketing and Communications Manager will be responsible for ensuring effective, results-oriented promotion, marketing, and community outreach for all
Wavelength announces new Artistic Associate & concert curator Daniel Monkman (of Zoon + Ombiigizi) plus fall Wavelength Monthly Series shows
Wavelength announces new Artistic Associate & concert curator Daniel Monkman (of Zoon + Ombiigizi) plus fall Wavelength Monthly Series shows
Wavelength is seeking a Summer Marketing Assistant who is enthusiastic about Toronto’s independent music and arts scenes, and excited to engage with them creatively! Job Description OVERVIEW: The Marketing Assistant will contribute to Wavelength’s public facing voice, assisting with executing the organization’s marketing plan, and engaging a diverse range of community partners. They are ent
Reimagining Music Venues survey
May 24, 2022Thinking about the future of music venues? We want to hear from you! The Reimagining Music Venues survey is part of a research project by Wavelength Music and the University of Toronto School of Cities to explore how music spaces can be made more sustainable and equitable. Complete the Reimagining Music Venues Survey and get entered into a 0 prize draw! Open to all live music art
Wavelength Call for Archival Material!
April 27, 2022We’re looking for photos, videos, posters + more from the early years of our series (2000-2010). Did you attend or perform at a Wavelength Music Series show in the 2000’s or 2010’s? We’re in the process of filling in the gaps in our physical and digital archives and we’re asking the Toronto music community to share what’s in your vaults! Wavelength has presented over 800 events featur
Watch it again: the Wavelength Winter Fest Speaker Series 2022 on Community Care
March 18, 2022Watch Again: Maylee Todd x Maloo on self care and the extension of the digital self. Premiered: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSHAr2fxKaI Watch Again: A conversation on community care with Casey Mecija & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh Premiered: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymtg2FS74uA&t=4s Watch Again: WHO CARES? A video e
LISTEN: Any Night of the Week: A Walking History of Toronto Music
December 1, 2021Part civic history and part memoir from Wavelength co-founder Jonny Dovercourt, Any Night of the Week is a podcast series that takes the form of a “virtual walking tour” of the city’s musical neighbourhoods. Now in its second season, pop on your earbuds and go for a walk with new episodes covering Scarborough, the East End, and Dundas West Any Night of the Week is available on S
We were really sad to hear the news this weekend that after 22 years on College Street, Toronto music institution Soundscapes will be closing its doors. With loving, thoughtful curation and a warm, welcoming environment of discovery, Soundscapes has truly been a local institution that has made a major impact on Toronto’s growth as a music city. All of the city’s independent record stores ar
Impermanence and Chasing Ghosts: A Profile of Beams’ Ego Death
March 26, 2021Impermanence and Chasing Ghosts: A Profile of Beams’ Ego Death File next to: Brandi Carlile, Big Thief, Falcon Jane Premiering: Friday, March 26th, 2021 at 8pm on Bandcamp! Purchase tickets here. Written by: Angelo Gio Mateo All we wished for, shreds The little ones cannot stand it… Blindingly – what came through the world there – burns. It is February. Ice i
A Fond Farewell and Thank-You to Aaron Dawson
March 10, 2021Today we at Wavelength bid a fond farewell and thank-you to our hard-working General Manager, Aaron Dawson, after five amazing years at the organization. Though we are sad to see him go, we’re really happy to see Aaron moving on to an exciting new opportunity at Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church – a wonderful space with an important social-justice mission. We first met Aaron back when he w
The Beaver, The Orbit Room, ROUND venue, the Mod Club Theatre… and now The Boat. The list of COVID casualties is growing daily it seems, the constant news of closures thinning the once-robust ranks of Toronto’s live music venues. The loss of every venue hurts, but for the Wavelength community, I think The Boat especially stings. It had been around as a Portuguese seafood restaurant –
The UK's Monocle magazine interviewed Wavelength's Artistic Director, Jonny Dovercourt, about Ontario's recent Footloose-esque ban on singing and dancing on patios, as well as music culture during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to support Canadian music venues.