Johnny Osbourne & Sister Nancy @ Harbourfront Centre, Saturday

Here are two of Johnny Osbourne's stellar early recordings you won't likely hear him reprise on Saturday night.

METZ issues rippin' Drained Lake ahead of new album Strange Peace

METZ's forthcoming Steve Albini-recorded Strange Peace album is out Sept. 22. They're at Lee's Sept 29 and 30.

METZ on tour
09/05 Atlanta, GA - 529
09/07 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival
09/25 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
09/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
09/30 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
10/02 Boston, MA - Sinclair #
10/03 Philadelphia, PA - The First Unitarian Church #
10/04 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
10/05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
10/06 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel #
10/08 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa

* with SUUNS
# with Uniform

RIP D.L. Menard, 1932-2017

Sadly, D.L. Menard, the Cajun Hank Williams, has passed away. Here's The Back Door performed with L'Angelus. 

Dean Wareham covers Ceremony in San Francisco

Here's Dean and company reprising a Joy Division classic at The Chapel in San Francisco the other night. 

Long-awaited new Antibalas album Where The Gods Are In Peace out September 15 on Daptone

Check out a live performance of"Gold Rush" below. Antibalas return to T.O. to play the Mod Club Sept 8.  

"The world we live in is built on stolen land, stolen resources, and borrowed time. This song is an acknowledgement of that history as well as a conversation with the present moment we live in and the new types of gold rushes that create their booms and inevitable busts. The song asks the question, "Where did we go wrong?" Perhaps we can, together, come up with a good answer."

Hurray For The Riff Raff @ The Great Hall, Tuesday

Check out Alynda Segarra and her New Orleans-based crew gettin' down at Stubbs BBQ during SXSW in March. 

Celebrate 40 years of X with U.I.C. and Pow Wows @ Danforth Music Hall, Sunday

Here are a couple of rippin' early X performances and X – The Unheard Music documentary.