Rich Aucoin: The 2025 WL Interview
July 25, 2025Purveyors of: Parachutes, synthesizers, cycling File next to: Brian Wilson, Arcade Fire, Phantogram Appearing: Wavelength Summer Thing: Downtown Edition – Night One, August 9, 2025 @ SummerSeries in Trillium Park More Info Here The energy that Rich Aucoin brings to his outlandish projects appears to know no bounds. The singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and marathon
Purveyors of: Glitter, dancing, divorce File next to: Luna Li, Kate Bush, Perfume Genius Appearing: Wavelength Summer Thing: Scarborough Edition July 19, 2025 @ Prairie Drive Park More info here ZINNIA is the unhinged, garden in full bloom, DIY art pop of Montana/Toronto’s Rachael Cardiello. Known for a tendency to go right through the heart of things, ZINNIA’s most recent album Dollar
Beams Guest Playlist 4 Wavelength
July 7, 2025Beams is a psychedelic folk-rock band that formed in 2011 in Toronto, Canada. Pairing the stunning harmonization of female voices with the shimmering textures of telecaster and vibraphone, they have been described as “darkly spellbinding” (American Songwriter) and have been compared to artists ranging from Fleetwood Mac and Kate Bush to Low and Fiver. Beams will be performing at Wavelength
Purveyors of: Dancing, polyrhythms, mind explosions File next to: Maraudeur, KEG, The Raincoats Appearing: Deerhoof – Night Two w/ Luge + Troglos: Wavelength, June 23, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More Info HereToronto’s cult-veteran quartet Luge weave danceability through their ceaseless maelstrom of genre denial. Each member brings their own taste and timbre to t
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: The WL Interview
May 12, 2025Purveyors of: Dadaism, homemade instruments, puppet shows File next to: Estradasphere, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Secret Chiefs 3 Appearing: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum + Dastgâmachine: Wavelength, May 14, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More Info Here Emerging out of Oakland, California at the turn of the century, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum turn their concerts into raptu
Dastgâmachine Guest Playlist 4 Wavelength
May 6, 2025Persian psychedelic dub trio Dastgâmachine consists of Mahmood Schricker (electric setar), Caleb Klager (electronics), and Jason Rule (turntables). Together, they perform a unique form of psychedelia, incorporating the sounds and production techniques of dub, techno, and musique concrète into the Dastgâ system of arranging classical Persian art music. Part of the city’s vibrant global electro
Purveyors of: Jangle pop, sardonic wit, budget therapy File next to: Ducks Ltd., Alvvays, The Magnetic Fields Appearing: No Frills Sad Clown album release + Martian Crisis Unit + Elrichman: Wavelength, April 25, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More Info HereToronto’s No Frills specializes in sad songs that sound deceptively sweet. Led by Daniel Busheikin and backe
Essie Watts: The 2025 WL Interview
February 12, 2025Purveyors of: Experimental sounds, deep breaths, interpretive dance. File next to: Lene Lovich, Kate Bush, Dorothea Paas. Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Winter Fest 2025 is fast approaching an
Alex Nicol: The 2025 WL Interview
February 7, 2025Purveyors of: French hospitality, self-reflection, harmonicas. File next to: Neil Young, Fruit Bats, José González. Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Alex Nicol is a folk singer/songwrite
Tallies: The 2025 WL Interview
January 29, 2025Purveyors of: Nostalgia, dream-pop, lab partners File next to: Aztec Camera, The Smiths, GRAZER Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here As we get closer to Winter Fest 2025, Wavelength continues to cel
Rich Aucoin: My First Time at Wavelength
January 22, 2025Purveyors of: Audience interaction, synthesizers, mixed media File next to: Pink Floyd, The Hylozoists, Caribou This year is Wavelength’s 25th anniversary! 25 years of musical independence would not be possible without the support of a thriving, grassroots community of artists who’ve made our festivals and monthly programming so special over the years. Leading up to Winter Fest
Bonnie Trash: The 2025 WL Interview
January 24, 2025Purveyors of: Twin thrashing, goth rock, brooding File next to: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bad Waitress, Black Sabbath Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 1: The OBGMs + pHoenix Pagliacci + Bonnie Trash + Gurpreet + Truss + Cadence Weapon (DJ Set): February 27, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Bonnie Trash is the horror-gaze/post-punk drone proje
controller.controller: The 2025 WL Interview
January 21, 2025Purveyors of: Reunions, dance-punk, electric energy File next to: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Ting Tings, The Organ Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 2: Ducks LTD. + Tallies + Alex Nicol + Priors + controller.controller + Essie Watts + Sad Stab (DJ Set): February 28, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here In the early 2000s, controller.controller’s dance-pu
Cadence Weapon: The 2025 WL Interview
January 17, 2025Purveyors of: Poetry, failing math, dance music File next to: pHoenix Pagliacci, GZA, Hot Chip Appearing: Wavelength Winter Fest 2025 Night 1: The OBGMs + pHoenix Pagliacci + Bonnie Trash + Gurpreet + Truss + Cadence Weapon (DJ Set): February 27, 2025 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Cadence Weapon is Edmonton-born, Hamilton-based rapper, producer, DJ, writer
Purveyors of: Living rooms, synthesizers, scout badges File next to: No Vacation, Men I Trust, Blonde Redhead Appearing: Bibi Club + Tiger Balme + Geordie Gordon: Wavelength, November 28, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Bibi Club is the musical project of singer-keyboardist Adèle Trottier-Rivard and guitarist Nicolas Basque. Coming from Montréal, the d
Geordie Gordon: The WL Interview
November 18, 2024Purveyors of: Puberty, tenor guitars, queer joy File next to: Land of Talk, Julia Cannon, Barmitzvah Brothers Appearing: Bibi Club + Tiger Balme + Geordie Gordon: Wavelength, November 28, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Geordie Gordon is a Toronto singer/songwriter and touring member of U.S. Girls and Islands. He started out as a teen in the early 2000s
Anastasia Minster: The WL Interview
October 25, 2024Purveyors of: Candlelit dinners, biblical poetry, monochromatic melancholy File next to: Amy Lee, Exit North, Ryuichi Sakamoto Appearing: Anastasia Minster album release + Raphael Weinroth-Browne: Wavelength, November 1, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Anastasia Minster’s conceptual album “Song of Songs” is inspired by an ancient poem of the s
Leah Singer + Lee Ranaldo: The WL Interview
September 30, 2024Leah Singer + Lee Ranaldo: The WL InterviewPurveyors of: Moving image + swinging guitarFile next to: Sonic Youth, Michael Snow Appearing: Wavelength x Project Nowhere, Friday Oct. 4, 2020 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin Street). Get tickets here. New Yorkers Leah Singer and Lee Ranaldo have a 30+ year history of collaboration. Lee is best known as a founding member of Sonic Youth (1
Stefana Fratila: The WL Interview
September 26, 2024Purveyors of: Audio-Astronauts, Dance Floor Connections, Soundscapes File next to: Mort Garson, Arca, Tirzah Appearing: Astrid Sonne + Stefana Fratila: Wavelength, September 27, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Stefana Fratila is a Romanian-born artist, composer and sound designer based in Toronto. Her work explores nature and space, aiming to emulate
Purveyors of: Hot fuzz, nihilism, wah wah pedals File next to: Muse, Band Of Skulls, grandson Appearing: Badge Époque Ensemble + Sam Jr. + The Royal Family: Wavelength x Project Nowhere, October 5, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish and Lower Hall (651 Dufferin Street) More info here Sam Jr. brings fuzzed-out guitars and sleazy psychedelic haze to his character-driven persona. After decades o