Music

We spend our lives chasing what’s cool, curating our tastes, and mocking the mainstream—until a guilty pleasure anthem drops, and in an instant, we’re all believers. It’s in those moments we realize sometimes, the music we connect with doesn’t fit the image we’ve built.

Gone are the days of discovering new music through television, and that’s a shame. 

Through CFRC’s Airwave YGK residency, Michael Boulos, otherwise known as DJTHIRDPLACE, is redefining what it means to make music.

Sometimes it’s the imperfections that make a lasting impression. Playing to a sold-out hometown crowd on Jan. 24 at Broom Factory, Kasador is set to return to the stage for the new year.

Everything’s more fun when you’re surrounded by friends. It’s a sentiment shared by the members of Carnelian, Colour Theory, and Chlorine.

I’m over streaming. It’s as simple as that.

Sometimes the best things in life are free. Kingston’s favourite Irish pub, The Toucan, continues its tradition of talented live musicians, and it won’t cost you a cent.

Happy New Year music lovers!

Let’s leave Apple to their own devices—Spotify is the future of streaming.

With curated recommendations and auto-generated playlists, Spotify is the ultimate streaming platform for those interested in broadening their musical palate.

Be careful who you listen to—it may come back to bite you. The release of Spotify Wrapped every year is like your best friend’s birthday in Grade seven—it’s a scramble to post on your social media for all to see.

Slimmed Down Records (SDR), founded by Darius Caloia, Sci ’25, and his brother Dante Caloia, ArtSci ’23, is rebranding as they head into the new year. The collective, which hosts electronic music events, provides a platform for DJs to share their content under their brand, and releases mixes—with expansion into other areas on the horizon, has plans to shift to a more underground sound, veering away from the mainstream.

The haunting notes of holiday cheer are trickling into retail stores nationwide, but not to fear—2024 still has some great new music that doesn’t leave a lingering scent of tinsel and candlelight in its wake. 

Don’t bring your children to a Sabrina Carpenter concert expecting it to be G-rated.

As the temperature drops and the days grow shorter, music gives us the solace that keep us warm.

After a string of sold-out shows, legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett is set to return to Kingston.

Upcoming events include “Daylight Savings Tour” set to burn bright, Kasador to play The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, and art show for charity set at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning.