Arcade Fire played the last show of their 74-date Reflektor tour in their hometown of Montreal. Throughout the tour, the band played over thirty different covers and performed them with people like David Byrne, Marky Ramone, Mavis Staples, and Ian McCulloch. The band’s final cover was of Wolf Parade’s “I’l...

Back in December we reported from one of the earliest shows by Operators, a new project matching Divine Fits bandmates Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown with keyboardist Devojka. The band is gearing up for more activity, including an album release on a label to be named and, apparently, a special appearance at Canadian Music Week. [...]

As you might remember, Wolf Parade announced their semi-permanent hiatus back in November. They played Sasquatch! over the weekend and wrapped up their time together with a one-off show in Vancouver Tuesday night. Thanks to Youtuber AwesomeSoundVS we’ve got videos from that final, two-hour-plus performance at the Commodore Ballroom bel...

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At the end of September Wolf Parade released a video for EXPO 86’s “Yulia.” Now that they’re heading out on tour for a month, they’ve one-upped the offering with a new two-song single: On Side A you’ll find the Spencer Krug led “Semi-Precious Stone,” Dan Boeckner&...