Mark Scherzinger prefers to share the spotlight. A self-described “sideman guitarist”, Mark started Portraitures in 2019 while living in Sudbury, Ontario, as an outlet for the instrumental songs they were writing. The project evolved in 2021, when Mark was able to make the move to Toronto. With a deep fondness …
Portraitures is Mark Scherzinger’s Love Letter to Community
We sat down with Mark Scherzinger to discuss collaboration, the reason we listen to music, and fostering community in the Toronto music scene.
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Magpie Uses (Smoke and) Mirrors in New Release
The four-track EP, Stray, was released April 26th. This is our discussion with the band.
Magpie is the self-described jam jazz project of Lucas Finkeldey, Martin Camara, Adrian Humphry, and Enzo Arpino. We discussed the history of the band, their writing process, and their EP Stray.
How did the band form?
Lucas: The simple story is: we are all graduates of U of T …
Warburton Releases Debut LP Hurricane
The 10 track LP comes out August 4th.
Nathan Mitchell, a multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, releases music under the name Warburton. We discussed his background as an artist and the process behind his recent record, Hurricane.
Where did the band name come from? I heard that Warburton was the name of a dog that you had?
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