Benjamin Boles
NOW Magazine
Toronto, ON, Canada
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No, Chance the Rapper isn’t going to save SoundCloud
If the music streaming website is to survive, it needs to develop a realistic vision of what it has to offer: cheap, easy hosting and streaming for independent music → Read More
Timber Timbre take an unexpected sonic direction on Sincerely, Future Pollution
Meanwhile, the dark absurdity of American politics provides a suitably grim backdrop for the group's fourth album → Read More
On their eighth album, Toronto's Danko Jones continue to bring the rock
If you’re looking for much more than a fun listen, you’re listening to the wrong band → Read More
How Toronto's Electronic Community Fought the City's Rave Ban and Won
An oral history of the 2000 iDance Rally that brought together DJs, music lovers, and politicians. → Read More
Pick a Piper's Distance leaves us wanting more
Caribou member Brad Weber draws from various forms of dance music, but also shoegaze and dream pop → Read More
Bedroomer hits the club on footwork-influenced comp
The Toronto electronic music collective borrows heavily from the Chicago sub-genre and the results are unpredictable → Read More
Kid Koala swaps samples for soundscapes on Music To Draw To: Satellite
The Montreal musician's latest album marks a significant – and refreshing – departure from his turntablist roots → Read More
Austra's Katie Stelmanis talks Inauguration Day, right-wing fascism and Future Politics
The "actual impending apocalypse" fuels the Toronto-formed band's third album → Read More
A-Trak picks his top three remixes
The Montreal DJ/producer's In The Loop box-set chronicles the journey from blog-house to EDM → Read More
Microforum is bringing modernized vinyl production to Toronto
The music duplication company expands into record-making thanks to new locally made presses by Viryl. That's right: new and local presses. → Read More
Toronto concerts that gave NOW critics all the feels in 2016
When it came to live music, it was a year of bucket-list shows, arena spectacles and unexpected farewells → Read More
Punk scene takes aim at drug use stigma with overdose prevention training
Harm reduction worker Zoë Dodd is hosting a workshop at Faith/Void on December 17 → Read More
Music City series: Toronto tentatively moves toward embracing late-night last call
Extending drinking hours could transform the city’s music culture and economy → Read More
Councillors move to save music venues from the condo crush
Josh Colle and John Filion ask the city to tackle issues threatening the live music scene → Read More
Is Igloofest coming to Toronto this winter?
Organizers of the Montreal dance music fest have applied to host a ticketed event at Nathan Phillips Square next February → Read More
Toronto Experimental Music Wikipedia Jam
Come out to the Tranzac to collectively add Toronto's weirdo music history to Wikipedia → Read More
Sam Roberts Band get psychedelic on TerraForm
The Montreal rockers team up with Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh but only partially break out of their comfort zone → Read More
Dress up and dance your bloody face off, Toronto
There’s no shortage of spooky Halloween events across the city. If you’re hoping for some great music to go along with the costume contests, check out our roundup of the best Halloween dance parties. → Read More
Listen to Ali X and Theus Mago's Psychedelic Techno Meltdown "Vision"
The former Azari & III member and Mexican producer share another one from their upcoming Turbo Recordings EP. → Read More
Experimental Pioneer Pauline Oliveros Still Wants You to Listen Closely
Her work in the 60s helped shape American music, but today the composer and accordionist is embracing being a “digital immigrant.” → Read More