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
Badge Époque Ensemble: The WL Interview
September 20, 2024Purveyors of: Psych’d out soul, library music, funky oddities File next to: Hiatus Kaiyote, MF Doom, Marvin Gaye 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 Long-listed twice for the Polaris Music Prize, Badge Époque Ensemble is a group of e
Public Sweat: The WL Interview
July 31, 2024Purveyors of: Sweaty serenity, community art, swimsuit enthusiasts File next to: Park Yoga, the YMCA Appearing: Wavelength Summer Thing, August 10 @ Trillium Park (955 Lake Shore Blvd W.) More info here Public Sweat is a unique meeting of art and sauna culture. Sweat bathing is a global practice known for physical and social benefits. From the team behind Art Spin, Public Sweat transfo
Purveyor of: Theatrical fusion, art rock, experimental sounds File next to: Jessy Lanza, Kate Bush, Beams, St. Vincent Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here Essie Watts is a 5 piece art-pop band formed by Toronto musician Jessica Burgess. Drawing from the worl
Corey Gulkin: The WL Interview
March 30, 2024Purveyor of: Experimentation, vocal power, furious guitar solos, authenticity File next to: Thom Yorke, Angel Olsen, Eliza Niemi, Dorothea Paas Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here GAMIQ nominated artist Corey Gulkin revels in the peculiar and makes it feel like home
Tara Kannangara: The WL Interview
March 27, 2024Purveyors of: Wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, piercing lyricism File next to: Allie X, Thanya Iyer, Munya, Charlotte Cornfield Playing: Tara Kannangara + Corey Gulkin (double album release) + Essie Watts: Wavelength, April 12, 2024 @ Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) More info here Juno-nominated artist Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Ca
Purveyors of: reinvention, undeniable truth, hip-hop, rap File next to: $uicideboy$, Pouya, Xavier Wulf Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 1st, 2024 @ Hart House Music Room (7 Hart House Circle). More info here. The Zimbabwean rapper and self-styled diva brings an effortless blend of witty lyricism and melodic flows to create a sound that can only be described as high-level hip
Purveyors of: Psychedelic rock, folk-rock, hazy dreams File next to: Brandi Carlile, Big Thief, Falcon Jane, Kate Bush Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, Feb 29th, 2024 @ Hugh’s Room Live (296 Broadview Ave.) More info here Beams is a psychedelic folk-rock band that formed in 2011 in Toronto. Pairing the stunning harmonization of female voices with the shimmering textures of Telec
Purveyors of: ambient sounds, air-tight harmonies, 90s sludge energy File Next to: Luna Li, Animatist, Björk, PJ Harvey, Hot Garbage Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 2nd, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin St.) More info here Kali Horse is a post-psychedelic art-rock collaboration between multi-instrumentalist producers Sam Maloney and Desiree Das Gupta from Toron
Purveyors of: Deep and emotional Vocals, blends traditional with modern, Hindustani classical music, Western elements of folk, rock and blues. File next to: Gulam ali khan, Begum Akhtar, Chris Cornell, Otis Redding Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, Feb 29th, 2024 @ Hugh’s Room Live (296 Broadview Ave.). More info here. Toronto-based singer-songwriter, Just Prince, is known for seamless
Purveyors of: non-4/4 rhythms, progressive, jazzy math-rock File next to: Zazen Boys, Jaga Jazzist, Tortoise, Black Midi, The Mars Volta Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 2nd, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin St.). More info here. Animatist is a four piece experimental rock band from Toronto, Ontario led by guitarist Brent O’Toole. The rhythm section, comprised of
Janette King: The WL Interview
February 23, 2024Purveyors of: R&B, Dance, Synthpop, Jazz, Smooth Vocals File next to: Fana Hues, Magi Merlin, James Baley, Victoria Monet Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 1st, 2024 @ Hart House Music Room (7 Hart House Circle). More info here. Janette King is a Caribbean-Canadian alternative RnB artist whose debut LP What We Lost landed her acclaim in, among others, Complex, Con
Purveyors of: Hip hop, Rap, Smooth flows, quick-witted lyrics File next to: Cadence Weapon, Haviah Mighty, Noname, Smino Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 1st, 2024 @ Hart House Music Room (7 Hart House Circle). More info here. Toronto-based rapper DijahSB makes navigating synth loops, booming bass claps, and smoothed out production look easy. With tens of tho
Charles Spearin: The WL Interview
February 9, 2024Purveyors of: indie rock, instrumental, beautifully textured soundscapes File next to: Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene.Playing: Wavelength Winter Festival, March 2nd, 2024 @ St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin St.). More info here. Charles Spearin is a Canadian musician and a founding member of the Toronto-based music collective Broken Social Scene. One notable project of his is his
Bonnie Trash: The WL Interview
October 21, 2022Wavelength caught up with Bonnie Trash to chat about being each other’s musical partner for life, sharing macabre stories from their Nona Maria as a way to connect with their audience, and of course the much anticipated release of their debut album Malocchio.
Marker Starling: The WL Interview
November 17, 2021Purveyors of: Uplifting, romantic and sometimes melancholy lyrics, with a nostalgic air of the late 60s. File next to: Stereolab, Nicholas Kgrovich, Mia Doi Todd, Khruangbin Playing: “Novembre en Wavelength”, Saturday November 20, 2021 @ 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. More info here – but sorry, the show is SOLD OUT! Marker Starling, also known as Chris
Purveyors of: non-4/4 rhythms, progressive, jazzy math-rock File next to: Zazen Boys, Jaga Jazzist, Tortoise, Black Midi, The Mars Volta Playing: Saturday, November 20, 2021 @918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. More info here! We meet at Danielle and Brent’s place. The lights are dimmed. Men I Trust is playing on low volume. There’s a Moog Mother-32 chilling
Purveyors of: Surreal, delicate and dreamy, like water colour paints running down a blank canvas in a cozy home art studio. File next to: Carla Bruni, Francoise Hardy Playing: Virtual set from France at Wavelength’s Monthly Music Series “Novembre en Wavelength” on Saturday, November 20, 2021 @918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. More info here! French multid
Polite Society: The WL Interview
October 22, 2021Purveyors of: Psychedelic tunes that venture into straightforward pop, focusing on musical experience. File next to: Yes, The Zombies, The Animals, Pink Floyd, Ziggy-era David Bowie Playing: WL821, Saturday Oct. 23 @ 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. Metamorphosis is the name of the game for Polite Society. But some fans might know them as Hollow Earth.
Purveyors of: The sublime ebb and flow of dream pop tidal waves. File next to: Braids, Slowdive, Beach House Playing: WL821, Saturday Oct. 23 @ 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. Montreal’s Bodywash invite you to dive deep into the layers, drinking in the nuanced detail of each, expanding the spaces they reveal, feeling the presence of the ones they obscure.