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On Sunday, May 4th, alt-pop superstar Isabel LaRosa brought her “Psychopomp” Tour to Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall, delivering a night of powerful vocals and...
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Alexander Stewart Launches Debut Album “bleeding heart” – An Exclusive Interview
How Introspection and a Surf Town in Mexico Helped Shape The Ivy’s Debut Album ‘A Door Still Open’ – Interview
Jeremy Zucker “is nothing sacred?” Tour: Live Concert Review
We Are Scientists Talk Eighth Album and Upcoming North American Tour – Interview
How ‘Feeling the Feels’ Helped Alex Vaughn Open New Musical Chapters with The Hurtbook
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Brandon Shares Impressive Third Single ‘Seeing Stars’ From Debut Album Set to
Rocket Chair Becomes the Latest Impressive Arcy Drive Single Ahead of Their Debut Album Release
ELTON JOHN & BRANDI CARLILE UNVEIL ELECTRIFYING NEW SINGLE “SWING FOR THE FENCES” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM WHO BELIEVES IN ANGELS?
Alexander Stewart Launches Debut Album “bleeding heart” – An Exclusive Interview
How Introspection and a Surf Town in Mexico Helped Shape The Ivy’s Debut Album ‘A Door Still Open’ – Interview
- New Music
Gigi Perez Finds Healing Through “Beautifully Vulnerable” Debut Album ‘At the Beach, In Every Life’
Brandon Shares Impressive Third Single ‘Seeing Stars’ From Debut Album Set to
Rocket Chair Becomes the Latest Impressive Arcy Drive Single Ahead of Their Debut Album Release
ELTON JOHN & BRANDI CARLILE UNVEIL ELECTRIFYING NEW SINGLE “SWING FOR THE FENCES” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM WHO BELIEVES IN ANGELS?
Alexander Stewart Launches Debut Album “bleeding heart” – An Exclusive Interview
- Live Reviews
Isabel LaRosa Casts a Hypnotic Spell Over Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall
Beach Bunny Turns Toronto’s History Into a Pink-Tinted Dream
We Loved Every Day Two High Water Festival Artist, Except Arcade Fire – Review
Mt. Joy & The Backseat Lovers Rock Riverfront Park for Impressive Return of High Water Festival
Rebecca Black Transforms Toronto’s Axis Club into a Campy, Queer Pop Dream
Live Reviews
On Wednesday, April 30th, American indie rockers Beach Bunny swept Toronto into their dreamy, 90s-infused world with a night full of pink aesthetics and...
Festivals
Day one of High Water Festival was one to remember for all who entered North Charleston’s Riverfront Park. A full day of incredible artists...
Festivals
From the minute that the 2025 High Water Festival lineup was announced, it was a clear can’t miss festival. Last year, the festival had...
Album Review
As I write this review, I’m currently 38,789 miles high, on a red-eye flight somewhere above the state of Kansas. I’m one of the...
The Road Trip Playlists Podcast
The Road Trip Playlists Podcast is an interview show featuring talented musicians across multiple genres. Artists that are indeed on our road trip playlists.
Each interview, I explore some of the stories around the art they create, their path to music, go-to karaoke songs, and so much more. Subscribe now to The Road Trip Playlists Podcast.
Freja the Dragon
Welcome back to the Road Trip Playlists Podcast and our first episode of 2023. On this episode, host Thomas Darro is joined by Swedish singer-songwriter Freja the Dragon. Freja is fresh off the release of her new EP Midnight Feelings. The four-track EP features previously released singles We’re Changing and Closer where she collaborated with Peter, Bjorn, and John. In our conversation, Freja talks about how she accidentally started touring with Peter, Bjorn, and John and how that led from her to want to create her own project and helped lead to Freja the Dragon. Now, Freja is out with her second EP and a collection of four excellent songs. It was a pleasure to speak with her about what led to this EP, what it has meant to her, and about her inspiring path into music.
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Festivals
After joining a cult (Tenacious D) on Day 2 at Shaky Knees I was interested in what would happen at Day 3 at the...
Festivals
After a memorable start with their day one of the 2023 festival and 10 year celebration, Shaky Knees returned for day two of its...
Festivals
Bolts, Skulls, and Atlanta. The three staples of Shaky Knees Festival were back for its tenth anniversary on Friday. As usual, the festival returned to Atlanta’s...
Live Reviews
Draag’s pinned tweet “not a shoegaze band” reads like Avril Lavigne claiming in a 2003 video that “I’m not punk, I’m just a rock...
Live Reviews
The Popular Indie-Rock outfit Joywave made their return to Toronto last week for a show at Axis Club. The Rochester-based band continues to support...
Live Reviews
The first words Emma Ruth Rundle said after emerging from backstage and a welcoming round of applause at her LPR show last weekend, were...
Live Reviews
Elliot Greer is a Scottish-born singer-songwriter who has been based in New York as he pursues a career in music. He’s played at many...
New Music
It feels fitting on a website that I named ‘Road Trip Playlists’ that I get to write about one of the artists that was...
Live Reviews
Kelela has been putting her own stamp on the R&B world since the early 2010’s. She’s collaborated with some of musics best artists including...
Live Reviews
I saw Keshi for the first time in 2021. At the time, he was opening for LANY at a sold-out show at Radio City...
Live Reviews
At the new TD Music Hall in Toronto, Maddie Zahm graced the stage for enthusiastic fans. While Zahm’s title track claims “You May Not...
Live Reviews
Once upon a time I was a Kimbra stan, so it felt like running into an old crush to get the assignment for her...
Live Reviews
In November, Road Trip Playlists had the pleasure of hosting DWLLRS in our studio for a photo shoot and interview. I was already a fan of the rising...
Interviews
2022 was a big year for Alex Vaughn. Since signing with Love Renaissance (LVRN), Vaughn has been a rising star in R&B, opening for Summer Walker,...
Live Reviews
Suki Waterhouse took to Toronto’s Axis Club on Tuesday, bringing a beautiful set full of delicate vocals and an enchanting stage presence. Suki started off...
Live Reviews
You might have thought you’d stumbled upon a birthday party on your way to the bathroom at a Brooklyn gay bar last Friday, down...
Live Reviews
I got to Mercury Lounge as Lovejoy’s opening band Rebounder was playing their second-to-last song, a cover of Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks”...
Live Reviews
Beabadoobee took to Toronto on Thursday, December 1st to a sold-out crowd at the History venue. The 22-year-old has been making leaps and bounds...
Live Reviews
On Thursday, November 1st, New York-based duo Lowertown opened for Beabadoobee, bringing a thrilling performance. Their sound was fascinating, with a fusion of indie,...
Interviews
Joey Spurgeon and Bren Eisman have been acquainted since childhood both of them growing up on the California coast. After being introduced at a...
Live Reviews
Omar Apollo brought his “Prototype” tour to Toronto’s History on Tuesday, November 29th, bringing all the energy for his second-last show. As the tour...
Festivals
As 2022 quickly comes to an end, mark your calendars for April 15-16th of 2023 because High Water Fest has announced its absolutely stacked...
Interviews
Blake Rose is on his way to becoming one of the biggest names in music. Road trip playlists has been on hand to see...
Interviews
Last December, Stacey Ryan shared a video on TikTok inviting users to add a verse to a song she hadn’t finished writing with her...
Live Reviews
Around this time last year, there wasn’t a phrase that annoyed me quite like ‘to the moon.’ In January, there was already a documentary...
Live Reviews
On Tuesday, October 25th, American Singer-Songwriter Noah Cyrus brought on a powerful performance to a sold-out crowd at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. Cyrus started...
Live Reviews
Noah Kahan is having a moment. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter has become a viral sensation with, oddly enough, a folk album. Stick Season, a somewhat...
Live Reviews
Last year, Australian born singer-songwriter Blake Rose impressed us on tour supporting Noah Kahan. Rose’s opening set was electric to a sold-out Webster Hall...
Live Reviews
On Saturday, October 15th, American singer-songwriter Remi Wolf performed at The Danforth Music Hall for her first headline tour in Toronto. The Gwingle Gwongle...
Live Reviews
I’ve waited years to be able to see Australian band, Sons of the East live since falling in love with their 2013 ‘Sons of...