Last Sunday, the Foo Fighters streamed a live band practice from their private Studio 606 in LA. The stream was hosted by Veeps. and was free for an international audience. As it turned out, it was a playful way to introduce the late Taylor Hawkins’ replacement, drummer Josh Freese as the newest member of the …
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When Morcheeba announced their North American tour, I jumped on tickets faster than you can say CAN-EE-BUS! The venue was the Algonquin Commons Theater, a moderately sized multiplex auditorium, which provided superb acoustics for the ultimate distribution of all those lovely sounds Morcheeba sent out. My select spot was directly in front of the stage …
The first time I saw The Damn Truth was in the summer of 2014 at the ShazamFest (an outdoor summer festival that mixes music, comedy, burlesque, wrestling, and skateboarding) and again in 2015. I also saw them play some smaller venues and bars, such as La Petite Boite Noir, which translates to the Little backbox and Le …
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Iconic Quebec folk-rock star Michel Pagliero played live at the Hudson Music Festival in top form last night. It is the first live concert I and my pal Yorg from OrcaSound have attended since the start of the pandemic. As you can imagine, it felt great! It was clear this was the case for the …
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The incredibly unique and talented Dan Tepfer livestreamed some fantastic jazz with trombonist Ryan Keberle earlier today, to bring his 2020 live stream sessions to a close for this year. Tepfer is a master at many musical and technical crafts, especially his own innovative work with programming algorithms and working with various technologies and effects. …
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The Beaches are an all woman Indie rock band based in Toronto. These young women are fierce! Alanis Morrisette referred to them as having “a 90s sound”, and thus being one of the reasons why she chose this band to open for her. The Beaches have a particular classic punk rock with hints of pop …
Alanis Morissette and her band streamed live online for a short but sweet set to commemorate 25 years since the release of her album Jagged Little Pill. The sound and video quality of this stream were top notch! The video stream went uninterrupted and was sharp and clear. It was indeed live, but really had …
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TENSNAKE TenSnake (AKA Marco Niemerski) is a German DJ and music producer that is remarkably talented and true to UK/Euro House culture. His mixes are solid and had a lot of sharp edge mixes from one acid sample into another. He also brings some R&B into his Euro beat with a cover sample of “Medicine” …
BLOND:ISH Also playing direct from Miami from the Clubspace, was Blond:ish (AKA Vive-ann Bakos) and her awesome set up with digi-percussions to boot. She has a super unique style and her samples are eclectic and refreshing. Bakos is from my home town, Montreal Canada, so I can’t help but feel proud 😉 Her mixes have …
DJ TENNIS DJ Tennis graced the rooftop of the Sorrento Hotel with his music in Miami Beach during a spectacular sunset. There were some great video shots from the drones; pretty images to compliment the sweet spins. The set started out with a drone eye view of the setting sun along the Miami beach coast. …