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If you have an appreciation for UK Rock n Roll, you’ll be excited to learn about this brand new collaboration between Dr.Martens and The Clash. Dr. Martens is paying homage to the iconic 70s punk band The Clash with four brand new shoes using the handcraft techniques from the same factory as the Dr. Martens boots first strapped on by The Clash over 40 years ago. Officially launched last month, there are two components to the collaboration. The first includes the 1460 MIE Black Smooth ($245 CAD) boot and 1461 MIE Black Smooth shoe ($370 CAD). They both come equipped with a set of dog tags based on those worn by the band and seven sets of laces inspired by the colours of their most iconic albums. The Clash’s iconic logo is embossed on the heel of both shoes. Additionally, fans can also check out the 1460 Green Arcadia boot ($235 CAD) and 1461 Cherry Arcadia shoe ($180 CAD) constructed from Arcadia, a high-shine leather with a base dye and contrast top-coat. It’s important to note that over time, the topcoat rubs off to reveal the underlying colour. The colours were chosen by the band and inspired by their album “Sandinista! and The Clash” artwork, which is really unique touch. Both of these pairs are also include The Clash logo on the heel and come with dog tags. Best known for their enthralling music, unforgettable performances and distinct individual style, The Clash’s impact on the evolution of Rock’n’Roll music is undeniable. During some of the most pivotal moments in the band’s trajectory in 1976, the group was seen in a trusty pair of Docs, which is what makes this collection so special and special for fans and music lovers. The collection is available now exclusively through the Dr. Martens online store and select retailers including Browns Shoes, Gravity Pope, Hearts Content, SSENSE and more. Click here to check it out. To celebrate this collection legendary film director, DJ and Musician Don Letts has curated an extra special playlist on Spotify. Check it out here: Written by Gemma Mastroianni Street photos taken by Jared Burke Street photos edited by Gemma Mastroianni

Alex G played to a sold-out crowd in Toronto at HISTORY on Saturday, November 5th. Check out the photo gallery below captured by Gemma Mastroianni: Setlist S.D.O.S Runner Hope No Bitterness After Ur Gone Judge Ain’t It Easy Mission Kicker Hold On, We’re Going Home Brick Horse Blessing Immunity Early Morning Waiting After All Cross the Sea Gretel Miracles Forgive Snot People Gnaw Harvey Southern Sky Sarah Bobby

Holly Humberstone played The Axis Club in Toronto on Thursday, November 3rd. Allison Ponthier opened up the show. Check out photo gallery below caputured by Kianna Sumitani: Holly Humberstone Setlist Vanilla Thursday Overkill Please Don’t Leave Just Yet Sleep Tight Deep End London Is Lonely Haunted House Friendly Fire Drop Dead Can You Afford to Lose Me? Scarlett Allison Ponthier

Australian rock band, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on November 2. This was the band’s third appearance at the venue this year, during which they played a three-hour “marathon” of a show. Leah Senior as well as The Murlocs opened the evening’s show. All photos by Katrina Lat: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Leah Senior The Murlocs

Desert Daze music festival occurred earlier last month in Lake Perris, CA. Lake Perris is located 1.5 hours outside of Los Angeles and it features the most breathtaking scenery, a well-maintained campground, hiking trails, and a beautiful lake. Needless to say, I’m still daydreaming about the experience one month after the festival has been concluded. I’m a huge Tame Impala fan, and I found out about this festival when I heard that the band was headlining the festival. Not only were they headlining, but they were going to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Lonerism” by playing it front-to-back at Desert Daze. I knew that there was absolutely no way I could miss this festival not only to witness “Lonerism”, but also because of how niche the festival was to psych music. I’m so happy I decided to take this trip because there were so many moments that made the festival one of the most unique experiences I’ve ever had. Check out my magical moments below: The return of Sky Ferreira Nostalgia was in the air when Sky Ferreira took the stage. This was Sky Ferreira’s first North American performance since July 2019 at Pitchfork Music Festival, and before that she performed in 2017 in Detroit. On top of that, this was my first time having the opportunity to see her. I’ve been a fan since high school, so this was a special moment for me and many others in the crowd. Her performances seem to be rare and sparse, so this was one for the books. Unfortunately, she was over half an hour late and wasn’t given any extra time however, it was fun while it lasted with my favourite performance being “24 hours.” There was a huge nostalgia factor present and her voice was stunning live. Kikagaku Moyo’s final set (indefinitely) In full transparency, I had never heard of Kikagaku Moyo before this festival. I saw online that this would be their farewell show and it that definitely got them placed on my list of acts to see. Once I arrived at the campground and began socializing with new friends, it became more and more evident that this was a performance I surely couldn’t miss. People boasted on and on about how they were legends in the psych-rock world- true masters of their craft. As someone who is an avid lover of the genre, I couldn’t believe I had never heard of them, and I feel grateful to have witnessed the show. The desert atmosphere could not have been more perfect for this special farewell moment, and the festival was packed with excitement. Their set was inter-dimensional between their graphics and interludes that transcended audience members into a psych-rock haze. Tame Impala playing ‘Lonerism’ from front-to-back I’ve been a Tame Impala fan for several years and I love all of their albums just about equally. Last year during the pandemic I virtually witnessed the band play “InnerSpeaker’ from start to finish live on Moment House which was thrilling, but to experience this was something else. I love to see concerts and witness artists play beautiful curations of all of our favourite songs, but there is something special about appreciating an album in its entirety and I don’t think we do this enough. Most people I know don’t even listen to albums anymore, and to them, I say you’re missing out! It’s like looking at a painting and having certain pieces of it blacked out you aren’t getting the bigger picture. With that said, to experience the whole piece of art accompanied by thousands of people was incredibly special. This was by far the busiest evening of the festival (obviously for Tame Impala) but it was beautiful to celebrate this moment with such an excited and friendly crowd. This was an evening I’ll never forget. Jelloman Now the Jelloman was something I had certainly never witnessed at any concert or festival before Desert Daze. Kurt Vile’s brother Paul, also known as “Jelloman” travels around to festivals with Jell-O shots and gives them out to bands and attendees. He spent the whole weekend moving throughout the festival on his skateboard, displaying custom Jell-O artwork for different bands playing, and even crowd surfing and handing out shots to attendees. I was lucky enough to witness him a few times throughout the weekend and gladly accepted a shot- he even put pop rocks on top (now you all have a new party trick.) Camping The camping could not have been more perfect for this festival. I’ve been camping at festivals several times and in full transparancy, it is never exactly he most ideal situations as they tend to throw thousands of people in a field and do not have the proper amount of resources (food, water, bathrooms) to supply attendees for the full weekend (if you know, you know.) Since Desert Daze took place on actual campgrounds at Lake Perris, it was pretty ideal. There were bathrooms with REAL showers placed all over the campground which was great for safety reasons (you don’t have to walk far in the middle of the night) and the amount of bathrooms available helped prevent congestion, and luckily it was never really a problem compared to other festivals where I have seen two hours lines to simply take a quick shower. Fellow campers could have also not been more kind- the crowd that this festival brought out was so giving and helpful, and for myself, it felt like everyone around my sight quickly became friends. It made the mornings very pleasant, and the evening memorable. Unmatched scenery The scenery at this festival was breathtaking. Having a constant view of the mountains, a lake to swim in (even while watching your favourite bands), artwork everywhere, and a market with amazing local vendors, it was just stunning. If you love psych-rock, this is the festival for you. The lineup is absolutely next level each year and I’m so grateful that I discovered this festival. The friends I made, the memorable moments, and the nature I experienced is something I will cherish with me forever. Written by Gemma Mastroianni.

FKJ brought the vibes with him to HISTORY In Toronto this past Sunday. FKJ started the show off by sitting on the couch listening to Al Green’s “Let’s stay together” on vinyl. He designed the set to replicate his living space which he was making music at for the past a few years everyday. Throughout the performance he played several instruments such as multiple keyboards, saxophone & a guitar. The crowd absolutely loved the show & the energy was high. He played his more famous songs such as “Loosing my Way”, “Vibin’ out”, “Ylang Ylang” & “Tadow” as well as several others that brought the crowd to life. Check out all photos by Logan Gaulton below: Setlist Intro Losing My Way Instant Need Risk So Much to Me Let’s Live Way Out Lying Together Vibin’ Out with ((( O ))) New Life 100 Roses Different Masks Ylang Ylang

Noah Cyrus stopped at The Phoenix Concert theatre in Toronto as she approaches the end of her North American tour, in promotion of her latest album “The Hardest Part.” Gigi opened the evening. All photos taken and edited by Lourdes Lasala: Noah Cyrus Gigi Setlist Noah (Stand Still) Mr. Percocet Unfinished Liar The Best of You / The Worst of You Ready to Go All Three My Side of the Bed Every Beginning End Cowboy Take Me Away (The Chicks cover) I Got So High That I Saw Jesus Again I Just Want a Lover Loretta’s Song / I’ll Fly Awa I Burned LA Down Hardest Part July

Vox Rea, Kate and Lauren Kurdyak, along with their “honorary siblings,” Kaitlyn Hansen-Boucher and Mitchell Schaumberg, come together to make up the newly renamed ‘VoxRea’. Formerly ‘The Katherines’, the band has felt for the past five years that the name was not representative of who they were as a group. Vox, the Latin term for voice and Rea, for flowing, ‘VoxRea’ draws influence from everything from the Arcade Fire’s music to Friedrich Nietzche’s philosophies. The band’s music has been featured on Orphan Black, Reboot and The Order and they are looking forward to an exciting summer with the First Up with RBCxMusic program as well as an album release show and a couple of festival slots. Check out our interview with them below: You describe yourselves as a “soundtrack to the confusion and euphoria of coming of age in a postmodern world.” Can you share more about this? Do you think that with how things are constantly evolving, we are ALL experiencing a coming of age? We both studied philosophy in our undergrad and spent a lot of time exploring existentialism. That became a major source of inspiration for our self-titled album and the Vox Rea project in general. In the last few years we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we can redefine our identities and culture towards a sustainable future for our home and our humanity. Art has been such an important means for us to challenge our sense of self and the stories we’ve been handed down about what it means to be a human being. It’s amazing that you have all grown up together singing in choir. Did you always envision yourselves having a unified project in the long run? 100%. There is a beautiful feeling that happens when you make music with a group of people where you lose your sense of self and become part of a greater whole. That feeling is something we’ve actively tried to recreate in Vox Rea. Why did you evolve from The Katherines into Vox Rea? What did this shift represent? The music we were making and the band itself was shifting and we wanted a name that was lacking in preconceptions. Vox Rea has an ambiguity and androgyny to it that allows us to have an identity beyond always being labelled as a ‘girl band’ like we were as The Katherines. The exact meaning of Vox Rea is open interpretation. To us, Vox Rea is a question rather than an answer, and that represents the ethos of this project. How long did it take you to write your self titled album? We took quite a bit of time between the release of our debut album as The Katherines and this latest one. All in all I think we were working on it for about 4 years. You wrote your album in Berlin, Toronto, Vancouver, Boston, and Montreal. Would you say that any of these places inspired the sound of this record and if so, how? It wasn’t so much one particular place that inspired the sound as it was the fact that the music was created in so many different spaces. The feeling of wanderlust and the feeling of homesickness became this undercurrent that ran through the whole record. Those contradictory feelings were tied to our external world but also to our internal ones. It is very much a record about being everywhere and nowhere at the same time. How did you get involved with First Up with RBCxMusic and what are some experiences that have come with this? What advice can you give artists to find promotional opportunities like this? We found out about the program online and applied last fall. First Up with RBCxMusic has been incredibly supportive in helping us get the tools we need to keep going. There are so many amazing programs in Canada for up and coming artists. I’d recommend reaching out to your local music associations for advice on programs and grants you can apply for. MusicBC has been an incredible resource for us. What is your favourite social media platform to share about your music and why? Our favourite is probably YouTube because it gives us a space to share longer form visuals for the music. We love putting together videos and short films that provide another medium to express the themes and symbols in the music. What’s next for Vox Rea? We have some new music coming out very soon that we’re incredibly stoked about. We’re also planning another US tour in the spring and playing a lot of local shows this fall. What should we watch on Netflix right now? If you haven’t seen The Midnight Gospel yet, do it. It’s a trip. Shout out a local artist/band we should be listening to! There are so many amazing artists in Toronto right now. We saw Haviah Mighty at a festival we played at this summer and she blew our minds. We also dig GRAE.

Clinton Kane performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Sunday, October 23rd. All photos by Kianna Sumitani: Setlist I GUESS I’M IN LOVE 14 Mexico bittersweet Chocolate (The 1975 cover) CHICKEN TENDIES I Don’t Want To Live In A World this is what being cheated on feels like fix it to break it ONE MORE DAY WITH YOU I WISH I COULD HATE YOU FOR BREAKING ME AND CALLING IT LOVE

American indie rock band Bad Suns performed at Axis Club on October 19th. All photos by Katrina Lat: Setlist Heaven Is a Place in My Head Peachy Cardiac Arrest Dancing on Quicksand Swimming in the Moonlight Disappear Here Baby Blue Shades Summer Lightning Electric Circus Sleep Paralysis Violet This Was a Home Once Rearview Transpose Maybe You Saved Me Salt Silently Screaming Life Was Easier When I Only Cared About Me Off She Goes Daft Pretty Boys

American singer-songwriter Alexander 23 performed at Danforth Music Hall on October 18th. American pop performer Alaina Castillo opened the evening’s show. All photos by Katrina Lat Alexander 23 Alaina Castillo Setlist Cosplay Girl Crash Cry Over Boys Somebody’s Nobody Brainstorm If We Were a Party Ill The Hardest Part Since U Been Gone RIP You and Me Everything’s Fine / Fall 2017 (What If?) / Night Changes Dirty AF1s Track 9 Hate Me If It Helps IDK You Yet