Coming up

The Long Winter begins tonight.... or does it?

If you've paid any attention to the Fucked Up show tonight at the Great Hall (in Toronto), then you may have noticed it's bit more than just "a Fucked Up show." Tonight marks the first installment of the Long Winter series, a new multi-disciplinary revue organized by Toronto's most ambitious punk-rock ensemble, which they describe as "monthly night of immersive and interactive music, installations, visual art, readings, food and dance to help Toronto through the long and cold winter."

Interview! Simone Schmidt from Fiver

We interviewed Simone Schmidt from Fiver the night before Barack Obama’s relief-inducing re-election, when it still seemed possible that a coalition of right-wing sociopaths might start more useless foreign wars and reduce the American people to a horde of uninsured and underemployed zombies. As vocalist and lyricist for the acclaimed and deeply socially engaged Toronto country-rock band One Hundred Dollars, however, Simone has a different take on things. We’ve very excited to present the Wavelength debut – tonight at the Garrison with The Luyas and The Riderless – of Fiver, her new band project with people from $100 and Tropics...