Demo Magazine’s Back To School show in collaboration with the Hart House Student Music Committee (HHSMC) was held on Friday, September 5th 2025 at The Tranzac (292 Brunswick Ave). Performances included Hockey Academy, Superstar Crush, and Noise Hotel. Olivia Dans – Portfolio – Instagram Superstar Crush Noise Hotel Hockey Academy
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Blosum are here with their debut record Amaryllis, and I’m sure that the coolest people you know are thrilled. These locals aren’t afraid to get weird, combining elements of shoegaze, ambient music, indie, and everything in between. This hotly anticipated release has come off the back of several successful singles, and has been in the…
Toronto indie staples Meteor Heist are back with their second EP, Meteor Heist II. Set to release on January 23rd of this year, these longtime Demo favourites have come back with their roots firm and cowboy boots polished. This new project has big shoes to fill after the success of their debut, which effortlessly captured…
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Photos by Olivia Dans – Portfolio – Instagram Bright and brilliant, Toronto-based songwriter Lia Pappas-Kemps writes her music with an inviting sense of urgency, catching fleeting thoughts and emotions in real time. Building up to the spring release of her first album, Winged, she finds herself caught between reflection and momentum. Pappas-Kemps holds onto the…
Keep readingThere’s a whole lot of saturation in music nowadays. Every trendy sound is quickly imitated by faces churning out homogeneous, derivative, corporately palatable tracks to be ‘discovered’ on an algorithmically generated playlist. Everybody has a soapbox, a microphone, and their own two cents on some new release that’s just dying to be heard as badly…
Keep readingEvery year, I’ve been listening to the same classic Pride pop dance songs like “YMCA” over and over again. This year, I craved something different. I challenged myself to create a Pride playlist with a full narrative structure, telling the story of queer and trans resilience in times of fascism, conservatism and religious nationalism. The…
On January 24th, Next Week’s Washing, Otsyuda, Meagan Aversa and Prism shores played the sixth night of Exclaim! Magazine’s Class of 2026 lineup. Demo’s review of the night can be read here. Rose Kinoshita – Portfolio – Instagram Next Week’s Washing Otsyuda Meagan Aversa Prism Shores
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