Music

We've got your ticket to Toronto's most notable must-attend on Thursday, November 21st at Yorkville's Sassafraz restaurant. Chivas 1801 is an exclusive evening of marvelous malt, scintillating sartorial sights and bubbly beats... if that doesn't pique your interest, we don't know what will. Did we mention you can bring a friend?

Rdio, a groundbreaking digital music service, reinvented the way people discover, play, and share music last August. Most recently, the company announced its highly personalized streaming radio stations are now free on mobile to all iOS and Android users. Here's why you should take note

If you scan the Internet this week you’ll be overwhelmed with a tidal wave of reviews of Reflektor. To save you hours of reading, we’ve summarized a few interesting points you should know about an album that is sure to go down in the history books

In the traditional world of music marketing the industry has several key messages to get across: 1. Pre-order my album; 2. Buy my album; and 3. Have you bought my album? When you get to the third message, then you’ve hit the end of the road. With PledgeMusic, the fan pledges to the artist of his or her choice, and from day one the fan is part of the album right from the rough mixes to the album hitting the shelf

While it wasn’t easy, we’ve made a shortlist of bands and artists that performed at this year’s POP Montreal that were a) Put on mind blowing shows; or b) Are going to be blowing up in the next year. In Notable’s humble opinion, this is the music that should be on your radar

Starting today until September 29th, POP Montreal is back for five days of amazing new highs and soaring good times. With a plethora of events all around town in the music, arts and film genres, here are some worthy things to check out

You’re having a social evening with friends, perhaps sipping on a glass of Apothic and listening to your favourite music. Perfect combo. Like wine knowledge, music knowledge today is a form of "social currency," so we're letting you know about four female musicians that you should seriously consider making room for on your playlist

Livy Jeanne is a rising young star in country music. She recently played a show at the Harry Rosen Pre-Stampede party and we were able to ask her a few questions about life as a performer. For being so young, Livy has already accomplished a great deal. She has collaborated with country stars like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, spent countless hours visiting schools in Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of her anti-bullying campaign, and in 2012 she released her EP ‘Under the Radar’

The Calgary Folk Festival was a great triumph, considering the park was nearly washed away in June and still sold-out on its final day. Before hitting the main stage on Saturday, we caught up with New York-based blues performer Blind Boy Paxton