Matt Thibeault continues pushing boundaries since the release of his NOMFA award-winning debut album, Cycles, in 2015. Thibeault’s newest project, I Own a Bittersweet Flashlight, recounts the distra

Toronto based four-piece Hot Garbage have quickly made an impression with their dynamic sound and captivating live performances alongside artists such as Ty Segall, Wand, Kikagaku Moyo, L.A. Witch, De

Falcon Jane is the musical project of Sara May, a singer-songwriter from rural Ontario. Her songs exist somewhere between heaven and earth: honest and grounded, yet ethereal and transportive. Falcon J

Fast Romantics have been blurring the lines between indie-rock and classic pop for some time, but with American Love (2017), people around the world began paying more attention to this Toronto-based b

Blaze Velluto is a troubadour of the stormy hearts, draped in navy and burgundy velvet. During his time in the bands Ponctuation, Call me Poupée, and Érotique PQ, he composed many love songs, all re

Since playing R&S back in 2016 Annie Sumi has gone on many adventures including touring across Canada, the U.S., Europe, as well as releasing two critically-acclaimed albums. In 2018, she was even rec

Kristine Schmitt’s big voice and joyous presence are simply transformative. Sometimes referred to as the “bluegrass Billie Holiday”, she writes bracing original songs infused with a deep love o

Paul Jacobs is a Montreal based musician and artist who taught himself how to play guitar at a young age and performed as a one-man band for many years. Despite now having an explosive live set that i

Bad Waitress is a rowdy four-piece punk rock outfit from Toronto who strive to create empowering and inclusive environments for everyone around them, just like we do here at R&S. Their heavy licks and

Mother Tongues are not a band of human musicians, but wizards surfing in outer space. They descended upon Toronto one sunny morning and began to shred. The shredding melted everyone's mind.

Fucked Up is at the forefront of a revolution that kicks off in the heart, travels to the brain like a viral infection and sends signals to the feet to jump, kick and thrash, all the while burning dow

Dirty Princes are more of a rock and roll performance-art-piece than an actual band. The 5-piece Sudbury act is regarded for their bombastic and almost dangerous live shows. They are releasing their n

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan is a Noh-Wave prog collective, a black-and-white (and sometimes red) theatre company, an operatic psych cult, and the speculative prophets of humanity’s impending doom.

Sibling trio DOOMSQUAD will release their album, Let Yourself Be Seen, on May 10 on Royal Mountain Records/Bella Union. The record is steeped in the influences of acid house, West African disco, spiri

Back in 2016, Gal Lazer played our campfire stage with his former band Yonatan Gat; two virtuosos duelling it out alongside the Sturgeon River, one with a guitar and the other a drum kit. This year t

Hailing all the way from Africa, Mdou Moctor is a songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger. Secular music was prohibited in the village he grew up in, so Mdou taught himself to play on a homemad

Tommy and his band of commies (Jeff and Mitch Houle) have been exploring well beyond the crater they call home in Sudbury thanks to support from their label, Slovenly Records.

Cots is a new project from Steph Yates (Esther Grey, Cupcake Ductape). Borrowing elements of bossa nova, folk, jazz, and classical, Yates’s subtly unconventional composition style and poetics are at

Tush is a Toronto based disco and boogie troupe who will be bringing their high-energy live set to our campfire stage on Friday night. Powered by Kamilah Apong and Jamie Kidd, the duo like to explore

Lovers Touch is a band with one hand in the past and one reaching to the future. Making music that feels like warm summer nights and cold beer, the band goes for broke in every way possible, trotting

Over the pulsating reverberations of disco-era beats and smarmy synthesizers, the voice of U.S. Girls’ Meghan Remy is at once familiar and strikingly fresh, skillfully playing with kitsch and Debbie

Jaunt has been dubbed “Ontario’s Rising Pop Renegades” by Exclaim! for their anti-establishment vibe (they don’t like to tour) and the seamless way they slip back and forth between pop, jazz,

MUNYA is Josie Boivin, a French Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer from Montreal. Boivin has played keyboards and done backing vocals for numerous local artists in Montreal, perfectly honing he

Hailing from Montreal, Pottery is 4 piece outfit with a nervy and experimental sound that’s best described as a psychedelic garage-punk new wave hybrid. The band is relatively new to the music scene

Little Junior is an unapologetically upbeat alternative power-pop foursome who call Toronto home. Pop music has had a profound effect on Little Junior, who absolutely love Carly Rae Jepsen, and have b

Formed in 2017, Rapport is the new project of vocalist Maddy Wilde (formally of Moon King), glam grunger Kurt Marble and Mike Pereira (of Most People). The trio infuses harmonic stylings of the 50's w

Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Naponse’s Anishinaabe name is Odemin Kwe, meaning “Strawberry Woman.” Strawberries are known in her culture as the “heart berry,” nourishing the body, mind and s

Little Mazarn, the stage name for Lindsey Verrill, is named after what she calls “an unromantic river” in Arkansas. On her self-titled debut album, she plays a dreamy slowly plucked banjo and in

Who is that masked man with the face tassels? Orville Peck’s true identity is not widely known -- although he appears to be a cowboy, sometimes living in Toronto, and his brand new debut album, Pony

We fell in love with Hollerado at R&S 2012 and are more than excited to welcome them back this year! This is the band’s final tour and their upcoming album, Retaliation Vacation, is the last to be p

Fall into the groove of the psychedelic, funk sounds of 1970’s Turkey with Altin Gün -- an Amsterdam based band. The band melds Turkish folk songs with a blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars, and

Luna Li has been called the “garage rock princess of Toronto”, performing with her 4-piece femme-centric band at shows and festivals across North America. Luna brings a unique sound; playing both

Oli’s been stretching his songwriting chops and lovely low voice with the backing of some great Sudbury musicians -- the result is a mesmerizing sound that takes you by the hand and leads you on a j