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Toronto's Long Winter Unveils "Together Apart" Lineup with Owen Pallett, Fiver, Casey MQ

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2021

After taking a pandemic-induced break from its usual festival fare, Toronto's favourite music and arts event Long Winter is finally set to...

Here's the 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021

Exclaim! aren't the only ones dropping their list of favourite recent albums today — the Polaris Music Prize has just announced its 2021 lo...

The Calgary Folk Fest Is Officially Coming Back This Summer

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021

The Calgary Folk Music Festival is officially set to return this summer. Today organizers confirmed the event will run from July 22 to 28 —...

Fiver and the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition Twist Country Music into New Shapes

PUBLISHED May 4, 2021

When a band first starts out, or is looking to take their act to the next level, common wisdom is to learn some covers. Lose the stress of...

Fiver Announces New Album with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2021

Last year, Fiver (a.k.a. Toronto-based singer-songwriter Simone Schmidt) joined forces with a trio of Halifax music scene fixtures, dubbed...

Feist, Partner, PUP and Hundreds of Other Toronto Musicians Share Open Letter Demanding End to Encampment Evictions

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2020

This year, a large number of unhoused people have had their encampments threatened by the City of Toronto, who claim their tents go against...

Constellation Records Readies "Corona Borealis" Singles Series

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2020

Montreal's Constellation Records has collected extended and previously unreleased tracks from its artists for a new singles series. The la...

Fiver

You Wanted Country? Vol. 1

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020

You wanted country? Well, you're gonna get it. Simone Schmidt's latest incarnation as Fiver is that of dust-blown country crooner, a distil...