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I met Baba Brinkman in Montreal and then Toronto as he toured his Fringe version of Shakespearean hip hop, now an indie video he executive produced for Aaron Nazrul is on it’s way to the top of Much Music, and we can help:
Musicophiles,
No, this isn’t a selfish plug for some new project of mine, it’s [...]

One of the of the most electric live shows I’ve seen in tough sound circumstances, and a sweet guy, check out these three already-classic-feeling (or maybe neon just makes me nostalgic?) videos from Pop Levi!:

And there’s more Pop Levi, including quirky Pop Levi in interview, over on Video.Indyish.com.

Today I had the pleasure of co-hosting Jeremy Morris’ amazing weekly labour of love for the local live music scene. Indyish has exchanged a lot of blog high fives with Midnight Poutine over the years, in the nerdy way we do, and if you’re interested in delving into that tawdry (kidding) history this might be [...]

That’s right buds, cheap gifts: Kir Devries has a coupon for you and so does indie magazine BUST. Because you are special, and lovely, and deserving of discounts.
On the Kir Devries special:
We proudly offer one of the largest selections in the US from the fabulous zakka designer Shinzi Katoh. Admired worldwide, his collectible goods [...]

Being a recording musician, I often ask myself a simple but sometimes complex question:  Now, what’s music worth?  What’s the value for someone who’s listening?  It seems now that practically anybody can be in a band, releasing an album, have a myspace site, booking shows and so on… and anybody can listen to 10 000 songs [...]

It costs vendors well over $1000 to enter the show and customers $6-$12 to get in but word is it’s well worth it all around. Lots of our Indyish friends are heading down to Toronto to sit behind a table and talk with strangers from 9am to 9pm every day for 2 weeks about their [...]

Proving yet again that unofficial “amateur” videos often trump official productions, Andy Cahill created this video for Devendra Banhart’s cover of the Oasis song “Don’t Look Back In Anger” from the Guilt By Association album (volume 1) in which indie artists cover their favorite guilty pleasure pop songs, thanks to Engine Room Recordings. The label [...]

Yes, in the end, we all just like to feel like we’re among friends:
“(EMI executives) want something we’re not prepared to give them. Hey, sounds like the music business.
“It’s between EMI and the Beatles — what else is new.”
“Arguments” is the third album released by McCartney under the Fireman alias with collaborator Youth, and it [...]

I have a huge update in the works, but it’s 3:37am, and I need to get some sleep. So expect a huge update tomorrow evening. But for now…
After two and half years, of filming, editing, re-editing, some more re-editing, and final tweaking, the final version of Surfing the Waste: a Musical Documentary About Dumpster Diving, [...]

Mandala Sitù in WARNING, choreography and photo by Dave St-Pierre

One of the first things to hit us when we enter Théâtre La Chapelle for Dave St-Pierre’s WARNING is the strong smell of rubber. The stage is covered with thousands of tennis balls. This is sure to make dancing difficult for the four women of Mandala [...]