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FREE SPACE: THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC IS WIDE OPEN, BUT WHAT WILL WE DO WITH IT?

FREE SPACE: THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC IS WIDE OPEN, BUT WHAT WILL WE DO WITH IT?

We heap a lot of importance on concert venues, but places are just spaces, and they're only as good as what you fill them with. Between March 2020 and the time of this article's publication, they've also spent a lot of time empty, and

Cadence Weapon's Year of Radical Thinking

Cadence Weapon's Year of Radical Thinking

For veteran Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon (aka Rollie Pemberton), the rollercoaster of the past several months included some career-topping moments to balance all the uncertainty facing artists during this strange time.

Our Favourite Songs of 2021

Our Favourite Songs of 2021

Live music returned in some capacity in 2021, as artists of all genres continued to share the fruits of their creative efforts, offering small doses of joy, catharsis, and resilience in a deeply strange time.

Yes in My Backyard: Winnipeg

Yes in My Backyard: Winnipeg

"From techno to outlaw country and even raga raga psych and bossa nova-infused jazz, here are 10 artists doing exciting things in Guelph."

Yes in My Backyard: Guelph

Yes in My Backyard: Guelph

From techno to outlaw country and even raga raga psych and bossa nova-infused jazz, here are 10 artists doing exciting things in Guelph.

Paul Chin and GAYANCE on the True Cost of Fan-Funded Music

Paul Chin and GAYANCE on the True Cost of Fan-Funded Music

"DJs Paul Chin and GAYANCE share what community support means to them, whether this type of funding is informing their art, and if they would crowdfund their next musical endeavour."

How Music Streaming's Option Anxiety Birthed Another Single-Serving Economy

How Music Streaming's Option Anxiety Birthed Another Single-Serving Economy

The advent of music streaming freed musicians from the limitations of physical media, allowing them to express themselves through seamless, virtually endless means, but play-determined royalty systems created an economic environment that rendered that mode of production increasingly precarious.