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Omar Apollo played HISTORY in Toronto on November 29th. Check out the photo gallery below, captured by Kianna Sumitani: Omar Apollo Setlist Ivory Killing Me Talk Useles Ugotme Kickbac Archetype En el olvido Dos Uno Nueve (219) Frío Highlight Endlessly Petrified Invincible Tamagotchi Kamikaze Bad Life Hey Boy Mr. Neighbor Want U Around Evergreen

It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since the last St Jerome’s Laneway Music Festival took place, but the wait is finally over. Coming in hot with a star-studded lineup, Laneway Festival 2023 is ready to host a memorable 16th year of the event, travelling between New Zealand and Australia. Kicking off in New Zealand, the festival will begin in Auckland on January 30th, followed by Brisbane on February 4th, Sydney on February 5th, Adelaide on February 10th, Melbourne on February 11th; closing out the festival in Perth on February 12th. If a travelling festival hasn’t already caught your attention, wait until you hear about this lineup. This festival is making noise, with headliners Haim, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers, a diverse group of performers who have all finished up their personal tours in the past year. If those names didn’t turn your head, the second line of this festival is beyond impressive, adding Finneas, Fontaines D.C., Girl in Red, Slowthai and Turnstile to its lineup. Evidently, Laneway strives to add multiple genres that create an all-encompassing tour, adding hyper pop with the 100 Gecs, indie with The Backseat Lovers and even rap with local talent and rising artist, Tasman Keith. There is an artist for everyone to go see and with dates fast approaching, the festival approving a 16+ age minimum in all Australian cities, for the second time ever (please see Laneway’s Youth Policy for Each City Here) makes this festival appealing for both youth and all festival goers alike. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClGDromL8Up/ (insert their Instagram post here so you can see the lineup) With the festival kicking off in two months, if you have not purchased your tickets already, we highly recommend purchasing them as soon as you can. Tickets are currently no longer on sale in Auckland but are in Tier 3 in all Australian cities so act as fast as you can! Laneway Festival 2023 is not an event you want to miss and we cannot wait to see this legendary lineup perform. Purchase tickets on Laneway’s website here Keep up with Laneway Festival’s socials here Check out our previous work here Written by Kianna Sumitani

The Plot In You and Silent Planet played The Opera House for their Toronto date of their current tour run. All photos captured and edited by Josiah Botting: The Plot In You Setlist Face Me Fall Again Enemy Paradigm RIGGED NOT JUST BREATHING THE ONE YOU LOVED Divide Time Changes Everything Take Me Away Both To Blame Too Heavy Too Far Gone DISPOSABLE FIX Silent Planet Cane Hill AVOID

Ali Gatie played HISTORY in Toronto on November 25th. Johnny Orlando opened the evening. All photos taken and edited by Kianna Sumitani: Ali Gatie Setlist Moonlight Perfect Million Miles Apart Crying in the Rain Butterflies Remedy Scared of Love It’s You What If I Told You That I Love You Johnny Orlando

Sloan Struble finally made it to Toronto. After last year’s stop on the Harmony House Tour was cancelled due to COVID restrictions, Dayglow sold out the Danforth Music Hall in a highly anticipated return. Accompanied by “the most handsome band in the world”, Texas native Sloan Struble was welcomed by a crowd of folks who came to hear exactly what he does best: merge thoughtful and introspective lyrics with irresistible melodies and rhythms. The foursome kicked off their set with “Radio”, an early track on Dayglow’s latest album that lends its name to this tour: People In Motion. A fitting name, as Sloan is certainly a man in motion up on that stage. Whether roaming around with just a mic in hand during songs like “Something” and “Deep End”, or confined to center stage holding an acoustic throughout “Like She Does” and “Fuzzybrain”, he’s constantly grooving. The bounce in his knees while holding a guitar was infectious. So I turn down the music, and stop the car I started talking to myself, about who we are I mean we’re all just people, people in motion And we’re always moving, but seems we’re never going… Between songs, the smiling frontman addressed the audience to share how grateful he was to be playing music that started in his bedroom at just 17 years old. His self-produced debut Fuzzybrain, a 10-track album released in 2019, garnered massive popularity and millions of streams. A sentimental “Thank you for believing in me” sent the audience into a prolonged cheer, prompting a truly humbled reaction from the now 23-year-old, clearly soaking it all in. “Toronto…I can’t wait to come back”. The night featured a nice mix of favourites across Fuzzybrain, sophomore record Harmony House, and People In Motion. The latter paved way for a shift to more anthemic and stadium-worthy performances of slower songs like “Turn Around” and “Someone Else”. These newer works sounded like they were meant to be played live, as it was a much different experience from listening to the recordings released just last month. This sonic theme also appeared during a significant change in arrangement for the coming-of-age ballad “Junior Varsity”, a song about change itself. The band hardly gave a verbatim performance of any tune, always surprising the crowd with added intros, a shift in drum groove, or extended jams. Delightful covers were sprinkled throughout and tacked onto songs, with listeners treated to charismatic performances of “Robot Rock”, “Funkytown”, and the truly unexpected “You Can Call Me Al”. The band flexed their musical chops and didn’t shy away from playing multiple instruments throughout the night, whether that looked like trading a guitar for a bass, running over to the keyboard to harmonize with a solo, or keeping steady eighth notes on a shaker. The singer’s falsetto sounded heartfelt and precise, which was especially impressive considering the workout that came with running around the stage. Anyone who has been following Dayglow will not be surprised at the visual components of this tour. As a band that is constantly furthering its aesthetic, the projections and light cues felt incredibly deliberate, boasting gorgeous gradients and mesmerizing patterns. There was an undeniable element of nostalgia that paired perfectly with songs like “Medicine”, a self-proclaimed yacht rock tune reminiscent of bands like The Doobie Brothers. The production included a live camcorder filming from the mix booth, sending a slightly delayed video feed behind the group during certain songs, distorting and animating the band. A memorable effect occurred during this summer’s single “Deep End”, depicting Sloan through a blue rippling filter, satisfying his chorus call: Come take me, into the deep end Show me how to let it go, like flowing water… “We’re just going to have fun tonight”. This was tossed out very casually early in the night, something that might otherwise feel scripted. But this was very much so the case; you could see a true songwriter at heart joined by three incredible musicians (Norrie, Colin, and Brady) putting on a show that so clearly resonated with the sold-out venue. Ever relatable and wholesome hits like “Can I Call You Tonight?” and “Close to You” rounded out the evening with fans shouting along. Of course, the group returned for an encore against a starry backdrop to indulge in the vocoder-laden “Second Nature”, Dayglow’s longest song to date, coming in at just shy of six minutes. Speaking of the sold-out venue, Danforth Music Hall has a capacity of 1,500 people, which is no small number. It would be hard to believe there was a single person in that room able to keep a smile off their face the entire night. Dayglow’s joy is infectious. We can’t wait for you to come back either. Written by Kieran Lynch Photos by Josiah Botting Set list: Radio Then It All Goes Away Hot Rod Run the World!!! Robot Rock (Daft Punk cover) [Remixed with “Run the World!!!”] Junior Varsity Something How Do You Know? Funkytown (Lipps, Inc. cover) [Transition into “Medicine”] Medicine Stops Making Sense You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon cover) [Remixed with “Stops Making Sense”] Like She Does Fuzzybrain Turn Around Someone Else Deep End False Direction Listerine Can I Call You Tonight? Close to You Encore: Second Nature Ritt Momney Photos

I’ve been a fan of MBG (aka Leena Rodriguez) since I discovered her music during the pandemic, and have especially been loving her latest pop-infused indie rock track, “I’m Not In Luv.” With a curiosity to learn more about what inspired the track, I asked Lena to curate a playlist with songs that inspired the new track, “In general sonically these songs inspired me to head to a direction in my music where it’s still very much rock but melodically it’s pop like these artists I have on my playlist but out of all of them, The Regrettes (when they were still a punk rock band lol) were my biggest inspo especially listening to their sophomore album ‘How Do You Love?’ If I could put that whole album in this playlist I would but I want variation of other artists that I’ve been listening to. And also I’ve been looking into Rock bands that aren’t just boy bands or female fronted bands playing Rock music which is inspiring to me personally.” – MBG (Leena Rodriguez) Check out the Spotify playlist below or by clicking here. Follow MBG: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok

Alternative hyperpop musician Chloe Moriondo played a dazzling show as part of her Sucker Punch tour. She played songs off of her eponymous sophomore album such as the glitchy electronic track “Cdbaby