Music is culture in motion. This section documents artists, scenes, and stories—focusing on the people behind the sound and the ecosystems that support them.

Profiles range from emerging musicians to established performers, told through long-form storytelling and on-the-ground reporting.

LATEST STORIES

Meg Remy (U.S. Girls) on Performing Unreleased Music, Scoring Horror films, & The Toronto Scene’s Impact on Her, SXSW 2025

Cortney Dixon on Fuzzy Guitar Tones, Body Positivity, and Staying True to Herself, SXSW 2025

Lew Apollo on Loss, Legacy, & the Road to his upcoming release, ‘Fool’s Gold’, SXSW 2025

ALT BLK ERA: The Rebellion Behind Rave Immortal, SXSW 2025

SXSW 2024 Recap – 10 Artists to Watch, 2024

Coach Party at SXSW 2024: A Return of Indie Rock Resilience, 2024

Interview: Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace on Social Media & Fans Not Followers, SXSW, 2024

The Bad Bad Hats: Charming Audiences at SXSW & Beyond, 2024

Dan Mangan on the ‘Going Somewhere’ Tour & Bringing People Together One City at a Time, 2023

Slow Pulp & Babehoven Warm the Hearts of a Sold-Out Crowd at Montréal’s Bar Le Ritz PDB, 2023

Karen O & Danger Mouse Perform Lux Prima at King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, 2019

Jade Bird Shows Toronto Why She’s One of the UK’s Top Acts, 2019

Mike Doughty Celebrates Wallace Shawn, Patreon & 25 Years of Soul Coughing at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, 2019

Mike Scott and The Waterboys Deliver Classics & Covers in Toronto, 2019

Shoegaze Legends Ride Brings Their ‘This is Not a Safe Place’ Tour to Toronto, 2019

We Were Promised Jetpacks Celebrate 10 Years of ‘These Four Walls’ in Brooklyn, 2019

Judah and The Lion ‘Take it All Back’ at Canadian Music Week 2019

Four Must-Listen Artists We Discovered At Shaky Knees 2019

Shaky Knees 2019: Beck, Tame Impala, Gary Clark Jr. Bring Hot-Lanta to Its Knees

White Denim, Broken Social Scene Headline FLOODFest 2019 [SXSW 2019]

SXSW 2019 Round-Up: Deerhunter, Strand of Oaks, The Beths & More – Review at the Pop Break