BY: DANIEL KORN A few weeks ago, Jack Conte – co-founder of crowdfunding platform Patreon and well-regarded independent musician in his own right – wrote an article regarding the loss that his band Pomplamoose took on their last tour. The…
Hilotrons: This Band Scores Movies Live For The Most Realistic Cinematic Experience Possible
BY: LAURA ROJAS With a sound reminiscent of a lonely prom night, Hilotrons’ music manages to carry feeling and experience that’s hard to find in a musical landscape of bass drops and swag rap. Based out of Ottawa, the band…
Stella Ella Ola Says “We Are Not Giving F*cks Where No F*cks Should Be Given”.
BY: VANESSA NIGRO Since drunkenly deciding to start a band one fated New Year’s Eve night two and half years ago, Stella Ella Ola has since toured around Southern Ontario playing shows for their beloved fans, and produced their first…
This Guy Turned His House Into A Concert Venue To Revive The Starving All-Ages Music Scene
BY: ALEX DOWNHAM After a “slump” in London, Ontario’s music scene, local Preston Ell has morphed his own house into Satan’s Cove, the city’s smallest all-ages venue. Inspired by the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement, Ell’s bungalow – home to three others…
This Band Practices Weekly But Has Never Met In Person: Second Life’s Avatar Orchestra
BY: DANIEL KORN You make your way to the concert hall and take your seat. The performance space is a grassy field in the middle of a mountainous enclosure, surrounded on all sides by a baby blue sky filled with…