Events in toronto: This Week in Music: TURF, Riot, Lana Del Rey, APB, Austra, Partynextdoor, Stacey, Man Made Hill, Sarin

Monday, May 12, 2014

This Week in Music: TURF, Riot, Lana Del Rey, APB, Austra, Partynextdoor, Stacey, Man Made Hill, Sarin

Austra This Week in Music rounds up the latest news, releases and concerts coming to Toronto.

Riot Fest line up

Wow, the Riot Fest line up is brutal. Brutal can go both ways, and there's a little something for everyone here at least (really). The Flaming Lips, The National, Metric, Death Cab for Cutie, Death From Above 1979, Billy Talent, City and Colour, Rise Against, Social Distortion, Brand New, Stars, Dropkick Murphys, Die Antwoord, Tokyo Police Club, The New Pornographers, Bring Me The Horizon, Taking Back Sunday, The Afghan Whigs, Alkaline Trio, Bob Mould, Thurston Moore, Buzzcocks, New Found Glory, Lucero, and even more are on the line up. The fest is Sep 6-7 and tickets to travel time with them are $179.98 - $289.98.

TURF announces club series

While TURF takes place at Fort York, they've also got their club series going again this year. Born Ruffians, Deer Tick, July Talk, The Strumbellas and more will play at Lee's s Palace and The Horseshoe between July 2-8. Learn more about tickets and wristbands here.

New Toronto songs & vids

Austra - Habitat

Sparkle baby bat goths Austra will drop their Habitat EP June 17 on Paper Bag Records.

PARTYNEXTDOOR ~ West District (Chopped Not Slopped by The Chopstars)

This week in Drake brings a fun little pitch-shifter from the OVO Soundcloud.

Airplane Boys - Some Say

According to the boys, this is what house parties in Scarborough look like. Maybe we should invite them to write us a Scarborough party guide.

Stacey - Sleep Alone

Is Stacey Toronto's Lana Del Rey? I am the only one who gets to say that. It's simple stuff but I'm really feeling Stacey so far.

Man Made Hill - Constant Touching

Every time I see Man Made Hill he's wearing something different! I'm always just wearing black and being boring. The glitter-forward Toronto solo musician gets really warped in this one. As Ke$ha (Queen of Glitter) once said, "now you got me jonesing for a moustache ride."

Sarin - Crash

The video for electronic/techno track "Crash" from audio-visual artist Sarin features some cars having a bad time (think Cronenberg, not Haggis).

Hot ticket concerts

Lana Del Rey / Sony Centre / May 13 / sold out

The Coney Island Queen's superb vocal inflection and high drama might be lost on huge crowds, but it will never disappoint the individuals who have found a patron saint in Lana. Look for me in my Shelfies sweater and false eyelashes, and don't buy tickets from Richard Reeves. Sometimes the road gets tough and I don't know why.

Local hot tickets

Emergents IV / May 15 / The Music Gallery $12

Emergents is a great (and aptly titled) series at the Music Gallery which highlights emerging talents in experimental music. At IV, Thin Edge New Music Collective, music box musician Jason Doell (winner of the 2014 Toronto Emerging Composer Award), and Germaine Liu will perform. Read our interview with Jason Doell here.

Universe: A Live Soundtrack Experiment / Revue Cinema / May 15 / free

Absolutely Free, Fresh Snow, and Marcel Ramagnano will travel from here to outer space: the three will soundtrack archival film footage of the moon landing, strange vantage points in the galaxy, and even the lowly people who hang around Earth. Oh, and it's free! Like the wonder of the universe.

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