Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

D-Sisive

Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON, June 13

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

On this NXNE night, rap veteran Derek Christoff, otherwise known as D-Sisive, has the crowd in the palm of his hand and knows it. With freq...

Elaquent

Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON, June 13

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2013

Hailing from Guelph, ON, producer Elaquent is a consummate beathead. With faultless J-Dilla inspirations, dude known as eQ is perhaps the s...

The Antiheroes

Wrongbar, Toronto ON, June 12

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2013

"My car broke down today. That's real rap shit," remarks Sha Prince, one-half of hip-hop duo the Antiheroes. But the show must go on and fo...

Quadron

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2013

Success sort of crept up on singer Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj (Coco O.) and musician/producer Robin Hannibal, collectively known as Quadron,...

D'Angelo

Sound Academy, Toronto ON, May 31

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2013

Without massive fanfare, D'Angelo graced Toronto with his presence. It's been 13 years since the reclusive soul man's last album (Voodoo),...

Quadron

Avalanche

PUBLISHED May 31, 2013

Success sort of crept up on singer Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj and musician/producer Robin Hannibal, collectively known as Quadron. The Danis...

Quadron Talk 'Avalanche' and Their Dizzying Musical Ascension, Stream New Album on Exclaim.ca

PUBLISHED May 29, 2013

As "electronic soul" group Quadron get ready to unleash new album Avalanche to the world on June 4 through Vested in Culture/Epic Records,...

Tricky

PUBLISHED May 28, 2013

Trip-hop pioneer Tricky would love it if you're down with his new record False Idols ― but won't lose any sleep if you're not. With a...