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SIGNAL / MUSIC & CULTURE

Journal.

Records, rooms, people. A few things worth talking about.

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Music editorial / TorontoDusted went back to take oneThe band tried Black Tattoo again, then chose the performance they had started with.2 MIN READ Die Spitz opening for Viagra Boys at Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, September 10, 2025.Artist editorial / TorontoDie Spitz keep the controls movingFriendship, possession and the urge to make something loud run through Die Spitz’s debut.2 MIN READ Photo: IngeniousPachyderm · CC BY-SA 4.0Artist editorial / TorontoHovvdy’s partnership is the through lineBig World brings Hovvdy’s two writers back to the small work of staying close.1 MIN READ Kate Nash at Sonos Studio, Los Angeles, December 18, 2014.Artist editorial / TorontoKate Nash after the first impression9 Sad Symphonies puts Kate Nash’s blunt songwriting among strings, choirs and some very low moods.2 MIN READ Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0Artist editorial / TorontoPretty Sick is still changing shapeOscar Scheller’s production, short sharp songs and a bigger electronic presence reshape Pretty Sick’s second album.2 MIN READ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, September 2, 2026.Venue editorial / TorontoThe Horseshoe’s history has more than one volumeCountry bookings, the Last Pogo and generations of Toronto bands share the Queen West address.2 MIN READ Photo: Dillan Payne · CC BY-SA 4.0