Toronto has waited a long time for Sebastian to come.  Thanks to the wonderful promoters over at Embrace and Hoxton, they brought this Parisian producer over to give Toronto a chance to experience his punchy beats & electro sounds live and in person. Upon my arrival to The Hoxton at 11PM, the doors had not opened and a crowd was anxiously forming outside.  It seems things were a bit delayed due to TIFF and someone had told me that Sebastian had only arrived into Toronto hours early.  Finally when the doors finally opened and I got the chance...

Our in-house Diplo fanatic, Vanessa V practically elbowed a girl in the face at our weekly meeting when we asked if anyone wanted to interview artists at TIME Festival on video for Embrace. She snarled, "That's mine!" and snagged the bios from my hand. We already posted her review and photos here if you slept on that shit, take a look. Now it's time for the video portion. Since my little cousin Ferris (a ripe 13) is in the office today, I asked her to review the footage for me. She's never heard of "dub step", or the "Sound Academy"...

Day 5 of NXNE promised to be a massive fun night at the Sound Academy with Key 'n Krates, Kidstreet, and headliner Girl Talk. Gregg Gillis (stage name Girl Talk) is a laptop artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who specializes in sample based remixes, by using at least a dozen elements from any song you can think of, to create a new one. I got to speak with Gregg before his show about his music and his not so new obsession with collecting Air Jordans. You can find my interview on Embrace's site coming soon. Keys 'n Krates: Kidstreet: After a quick introduction and Girl...

The long weekend has concluded and alas, office life resumes.  And so what better way to kick start the workweek than with some dancey disco, curtsey of James Murphy and his cohorts, also known as LCD Soundsystem.  Scorching weather in the AM and screeching vocals at night, last night’s show at Kool Haus was the perfect spring sendoff.  Summer is here. The show begun early. The crack of my first Heineken was inaudible over Us vs. Them. The sold out crowd rushed the stage and proceeded to bounce.  Albeit early, but the Drunk Girls and those who love them were receptive...

At Pink Mafia it is very clear that I get dibbs on anything Diplo/ Major Lazer/ Mad Decent related. So here's my second rundown of another Major Lazer shindig. First off, big up to Embrace and TheJons for putting together another epic digital party at the Sound Academy. The last couple of parties I’ve been to have been nothing but good times. They're you know, ones of those "Yeah, I was SO there!" kind of parties you'll gush to your friends after you recover from that major hangover the next morning, of course. My night started off with Jess, her...

Our good pal, Stephanie Hynes just went to WMC, and was generous enough to tell us all about it. If you've never been to the World Music Conference in Miami, we highly recommend checking it out one of these years. In the meantime, enjoy.

This lineup for Digital Future was HUGE!  Calvin Harris, Laidback Luke, Annie Mac, Toddla T, Fake Blood, Nero -- danggone. It was making me reminiscent of the days of my youth when I used to attend (gasp!) RAVES at the Sound Academy.  I know, right?  So this lineup was a rave for the future. Strutting into the venue that evening around 10:30PM, I was surprised to see it was already nicely filled out.  Nasty Nav was getting the crowd warmed up in the main room before BBC Radio 1's own Annie...

Toronto's nonstop rainy weekend did not hold people back from attending one of the city's biggest parties this year, Red Bull Thre3 Style Finals Competition! Challenge: Dj finalists from across Canada are to compete for the Title as Canada's Top Party Rocker. Each competitor must deliver a 15 minute set that incorporates a minimum of three music genres. Judges made up of some of the music industry’s insiders, producers, promoters, bloggers, and headlining Djs will judge them based on creativity, track selection, skills, and stage presence & audience response. Challengers: Dj Flipout, Fordinho, Dj Echo, Dj Mensa, A-Rock, Dj...

Fucked Up played Opera House last night (thanks Embrace) and they rule. We did an interview with Sandy Miranda you should probably check too. Here's some amazing pics from the show that Jess Baumung took. He also rules quite a bit.

full set available at www.jessbaumung.com...

All bow down to Little Boots. She may be small, but this delightfully colourful concoction of electro-pop and cuteness knows how to hold down a room. Or hype it. Toronto's Wrongbar was packed to the max for a Monday at midnight. Anticipation was heavy, adding to the already lingering humidity late into the evening. Armed with a live band and sparkly shoes, Little Boots stepped out in a metallic mini and neon pink nail polish, grabbing the mic and stomping on stage...

Here's our Guide to 4AM license in Toronto for International Film Festival (Click here for a downloadable guide!) Every club chomps at the celebrity bit during Film Fest but after years and years of parties, both official and un, we have become seasoned vets at this TIFF party biz. It's not about who's gonna be there (chances are you won't even get so much as a glance at Megan Fox at her party) it's more about who's in attendance on the dace floor. Whatever boring corporate bullshit you attend in Yorkville, or maybe you actually go to some...

As the founder of Embrace, Adam Gill does all that fun Porterhouse stuff with Steve Porter worldwide. As far as his history with scenester fun, he founded Rogers Picnic, now in its third year at Fort York, and he has co-produced many many parties with British Richard of The Fucking Social and A.D/D. Adam loves long walks on the beach, escaping to Miami, and trying to quit smoking. Look for him at TIME Festival, chain-smoking and stressing and running around handling business (probably with a burnt nose because he NEVER remembers sunscreen). 1. What is your...