Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who : The Dears from Montreal.
What : Here’s some new music from Montreal art-rocker The Dears . After a two year break and a bunch of roster changes, lead singer Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak have recently signed a deal for their new record Missles to come out on LA’s Dangerbird Records . In […]
Toronto’s indie theatre and arts festival Summerworks starts today. I’m probably not the best person to recommend which stage or performance art should be at the top of your list, but I can tell you that the festival has a great musical component. 16 bands (including Young Rival, The Bicycles, The Sunparlour Players, Julie Fader, […]
myself in the mirror. picture bags under each eye. messy hair and the smell of last nights beer. maybe I had a few too many, or maybe it was something in the drink. paying for it today. maybe the music can cheer pick me up. –Conor Oberst – “Souled Out!!”. Looking forward to hearing his […]
M83 – Kim and Jesse I’ve gotta say, I’m really warming up to M83‘s last record Saturdays=Youth. My initial thoughts were not so into the synthy 80’s throwback. Then a girl named Kim and another named Jesse talked me into it. Here’s M83 (Anthony Gonzalez) on KCRW with Nic Harcourt. Pretty cool to see who […]
Who : Violens from New York.
What : This band (pronounced "vy-lenz") is a four-piece NY band formed in the fall of 2007. Coming from former band Lansing-Drieden , expect 60’s pschedelics, sounding something like the Zombies with frenetic guitar, aggressive rhythms, haunting synths and harmonized vocals in reverb. The single (below) is from the bands’ […]