Hidden deep among pines, in the heart of the Canadian Shield, Festival De Musique Émergente (FME) burns brighter than an asteroid field. If for some reason you can’t see, you damn sure will hear it. There were a multitude of fabulous bands during this installment of FME. Here are some of the highlights.

It’s hard to exaggerate the magic of Festival de Musique Émergente. Hosted every year over Labour Day weekend in the small city of Rouyn-Noranda in rural Quebec, FME may only be four days long, but because of some unclassifiable mystical time distortion, it feels simply and wonderfully eternal. 

The weekend of July 7th through 9th, the Rogue Music Festival will bring a full spectrum of New York based musicians to three venues in Brooklyn.

We're excited to announce a pair of shows during this year’s SXSW: our official showcase (3/16 at Latchkey) and an unofficial day party (3/17 at Hole In The Wall). These are both can’t miss shows and we look forward to seeing everyone there.

Sled Island was back this year, taking place June 22nd through the 26th. The festival takes place in downtown Calgary, Alberta over five days at a bunch of different venues throughout the city, featuring over 200 artists in rock, hip-hop, and experimental music. Post-Trash’s Matt Watton reported on some of the best acts he saw.

Everyone’s favorite music clusterfuck, best known as SXSW is upon us… in about five months and the first announcement of officially selected bands has arrived. Despite the annual extravaganza’s shortcomings, we like to think that SXSW can be a great time with friends from around the world in the Texas sun if you do it right.

When Sam Potrykus was 16 years old, he went on tour with his brother, hitting up over forty states across the country. At the time, he never could have imagined that tour would be the beginning of a life that includes running a music website, a monthly newspaper, co-founding a non-profit organization, and curating a music festival now in it's ninth year.

Rick Rude performs "Mauve Talk" live from The Thing In The Spring 2016

This second edition featured a range of bands from legendary emo groups, to rock star-level bands who haven’t played a show in years, to hardcore and punk groups who have carved their niche into the music scene in recent times. The diversity, overall quality, and cohesiveness of this festival was phenomenal, and the crowd ranged from high school aged show-goers to adult punks who ditched their jobs to fly across the country.

The official SXSW is a parade of PR, pomp, and glad-handing. Also terrible traffic. But on the east side, the original rock n roll spirit of SX lives on in seedy dives, co-ops, and house parties.