Why Westelaken Rules by Chris Worden
In terms of overall feel, the ground Westelaken is treading is a sort of weird country terrain that is hard to map in detail, so I’ll try to keep it vague: the Westelaken vibe is, in my opinion, [...]
Why Noah23 Rules by Rollie Pemberton
Last time I saw Noah23, it was at a show I played at the University of Guelph in 2018. He had recently gotten the number 23 tattooed onto his forehead as a gift to himself to celebrate “retiring” [...]
Why Cartel Madras Rules by Ishmael Butler
Forces of nature: the first time I saw and heard Cartel I knew they were flexing a force rare and special. Though they were new to performing and rapping they had a visceral command on recordings [...]
Why Nadah El Shazly Rules by Sam Shalabi
I met Nadah in Cairo, Egypt at a party in the apartment of legendary hep cat and musical polymath Mahmoud Refat through a mutual friend (the great oud player, Yasmine El Baramawry). We talked for [...]
Kazoo! Fest 2020 Lineup Announced
Kazoo! Fest is back with our 13th festival April 16-19th, 2020 featuring a genre-defying lineup of independent artists. Following the announcement that this will be the final installment of our [...]
