Mother Nature misted a shower upon Montreal Friday night setting the stage for The XX and Grizzly Bear at Esplanade-du-Centenaire, Lachine Canal. Grizzly Bear touring off their latest album Shields, they brought a dazzling show that Montreal could not miss. With an opener like Brooklyn’s .. READ MORE >

Trivia question: what was my favorite debut of the year 2010? Did you say AWOLNATION? Of course you did – if you clicked this article, you already know what band I'm about to talk about. Since AWOLNATION hit the scene with their mega-successful 2011 single, “Sail”, the band has been relatively ac.. READ MORE >

8123. This may seem like just any old random number doesn't it? But to many, it means a lot more. 8123 represents family, it represents a record label free of the big corporate scams, it represents artistic freedom and creativity. Composed mainly of soft rock, even leaning towards pop rock, this record management have tak.. READ MORE >

Somewhere nestled in the garage-blues-rock duo tradition between The Black Keys and The White Stripes sits NYC-based trio Graveyard Lovers. They ceased to be a duo in 2012, but they kept their swampy blues-.. READ MORE >

Meet Sweet Talking Liars, a four-piece group that combines rock-folk with sweet vocals and catchy instrumentation. With help from Jay Nash- an artist we’ve talked about before here on The Buzz- they wer.. READ MORE >

A couple months ago I was blown away by something on Tyler the Creator’s Formspring. It wasn’t word on his now successful Wolf album or an unexpected collab, but a song by a 16 year old prodigy. Derek Simpson, soon-to-be household name Planetaria.. READ MORE >