Amidst forecasts calling for 46° weather with humidity, festival regulars were somewhat weary for once to venture out to the island. While the island on a hot summer day is quite the experience, the expected heatwave temperatures had people a little hesitant to leave their air conditioned condos for more than a few hours. Luckily,…
Since opening their doors four years ago on a chilly January night, Coda has become the staple venue for techno and house events in Toronto. They’ve hosted some of the worlds fastest rising producers just before hitting superstardom, and have had intimate sets featuring some of the worlds biggest superstars including Eric Prydz and James…
It was definitely a stranger night inside the walls of Coda nightclub for the return of UK house giant James Zabiela. Headlining the Toronto haven after his gig two years ago, Zabiela played for a room that wasn’t exactly empty, but not exactly full either. Maybe it was due to the fact that Zabiela isn’t…
B-Pitch Control Records returns with another stellar release, this time with a remix package of their very own founder and label owner Ellen Allien. Featuring four distinct remixes of two songs from her album NOST, “Call Me” and “Mind Journey”, part 1 has a diverse sound that will be sure to satisfy across the entire…
By Erin Holdbeck, Senior Editor For the third year in a row, AIM has surpassed expectations by delivering four unique stages, over 70 artists, and a combined 42 hours of music. The festival once again lived up to its namesake by bringing Art, Innovation and Movement to Parc Carillon. What makes AIM truly unique is…
By Kaivan Adjedani, Senior Editor. Electric Island returned to Toronto on Monday in what may have been the best island party to happen to date. The smiles were wide, the energy was contagious, and the stellar line-up of DJs provided the perfect soundtrack to a perfect day. Nitin started things off perfectly at Electric Island on Monday. The No.19…
By Erin Holdbeck, Senior Editor. A little rain couldn’t stop Toronto techno fans from flocking to Hanlan’s Island on Canada Day to celebrate the second 2016 instalment of Electric Island. With an all-star line-up and supreme organization, this was definitely one of the best events the Island has hosted. Despite a bit of mud, the overall…
By Zev Citron, Senior Editor. Summer started off with a bang last Saturday at TD Echo Beach with the 2016 installment of the CBC Music Festival, celebrating music exclusively from Canadian artists. Here are my top 5 takeaways from the scorching hot day. 1. The Crowd CBC Music Fest always attracts a very diverse group…
By Kaivan Adjedani, Senior Editor. It’s hard to exactly pinpoint what makes Electric Island so special. It’s easy to brag and boast about everything that makes the summer concert series superior to any events and festivals your friends have ever attended, but it’s hard to put into words that special Electric Island feeling. It…
By Kaivan Adjedani, Senior Editor. On Sunday May 15th, the Summerdaze concert series returned for it’s fifth season inside Toronto’s infamous Steamwhistle Brewery. Toronto has always held the highest standard standard when it comes to the planning and execution of summer events in the city, and Summerdaze was no exception. Toronto’s popular brewery felt more…
