New Tune Review: This Track Slaps Kurtis Rideout·March 4, 2021 Kitchener’s Dom Vallie formally hit the local music scene pretty hard in 2019 with a high concept...Columns·0 Comments·0
After The Barroom Dust Settles: Love In A Post-digital World Kurtis Rideout·February 11, 2021Steve and Shannon Martin first met at the sorely missed Stampede Corral bar in Kitchener over a decade...Features·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: 347 Aidan Kurtis Rideout·January 28, 2021If you are under the age of 25 ( I guess for the sake of the fact that...Columns·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: Lo-Fi Authenticity Kurtis Rideout·December 3, 2020I have listened to Duff Thompson’s live performance of “Sleight of Hand” on YouTube more times than I...Columns·0 Comments·0
TCE’s Local Maker Marketplace Kurtis Rideout·November 26, 2020It’s hard enough to source locally crafted gifts and goods when there isn’t a global pandemic forcing shoppers...ArtsBusinessSponsored·0 Comments·1
New Tune Review: No Funeral Kurtis Rideout·November 6, 2020Full disclosure, I’m a big No Funeral fan. If you aren’t familiar with the Cambridge label, they have...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: Dreamy Synth Pop Kurtis Rideout·October 8, 2020Wow. Sitting here in my basement apartment wondering why I haven’t written the New Tune Review about Kitzl. ...Columns·0 Comments·0
New Tune Review: Collective Trauma Kurtis Rideout·September 25, 2020CAPRICE SOLEIL · “LONELY” KW-based rapper Caprice Soleil was perhaps first known for his precise production on tracks...Columns·0 Comments·0
Community Support Keeps Local Music Scene Alive During COVID-19 Kurtis Rideout·May 21, 2020“I had a show the week of the lockdown,” Kyle Wappler explained. “Two days after that show was...COVID-19·0 Comments·2
New Tune Review: Distinctive and Hypnotic Kurtis Rideout·March 4, 2020Kitchener rapper Pizzy Only’s brand of aggressive, brooding trap is both distinctive and hypnotic. With releases on popular...Columns·0 Comments·0
