{"id":31786,"date":"2019-07-23T17:15:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T21:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31786"},"modified":"2020-02-08T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T15:39:35","slug":"top-5-acts-to-check-out-at-wavelength-summer-music-arts-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31786","title":{"rendered":"Top five acts to check out at Wavelength Summer Music &#038; Arts Festival 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wavelength Music <g class=\"gr_ gr_29 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"29\" data-gr-id=\"29\">recen<\/g>tly announced that AfrotroniX<strong> <\/strong>will perform at their annual Summer Music &amp; Arts Festival on August 17 &amp; 18, 2019 at <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">stackt<\/g><\/g> market, 28 Bathurst St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forward-thinking producer flaunts various production styles that he&#8217;s acquired over the years. Dubstep, house, reggae and EDM, are fused with Mbalakh rumba and sai on Nomadix, making the latest release from Afrotronix a virtual journey around some parts of the world. The Chadian-born, <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">Montreal-based<\/g> artist known for singing in Sara, the language from his country Chad, mixes <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">mandingo<\/g> music from west Africa with Tuareg blues from the Sahara and present it in an electronic futurist package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We pulled <g class=\"gr_ gr_31 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"31\" data-gr-id=\"31\">together<\/g> a list of our top five acts to <g class=\"gr_ gr_59 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"59\" data-gr-id=\"59\">check<\/g> out at this year&#8217;s <g class=\"gr_ gr_93 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"93\" data-gr-id=\"93\">festival<\/g>. These are in no particular <g class=\"gr_ gr_120 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"120\" data-gr-id=\"120\">order<\/g>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Montreal punk-rock collective <strong>Red Mass<\/strong> will create a live experience you shouldn&#8217;t miss. The project expanded and features more than a hundred collaborators. <\/li><li><strong>Art <g class=\"gr_ gr_669 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"669\" data-gr-id=\"669\">D&#8217;Ecco<\/g><\/strong> is an unapologetic, inclusive rock and roll mystic in a wig and lipstick. He writes a catchy song too. <\/li><li><strong>Tallies<\/strong> blends elements of shoegaze, dream pop, and surf rock into a beautiful cocktail. <\/li><li>Hailing from Hull, Quebec, <strong>Fet<\/strong><g class=\"gr_ gr_955 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"955\" data-gr-id=\"955\"><strong class=\"\">.Nat<\/strong><\/g> creates an off-kilter mix of punk, free jazz, and noise punctuated by nihilistic franglais poetics.<\/li><li>Toronto \/ New York duo <strong>Anthems of the Void<\/strong> bring effects-heavy soundscapes and loungy vocals. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Wavelength&#8217;s latest release of musical names <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">is<\/g> Toronto-based music industry executive and writer Ian <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">Steaman<\/g>, who has been announced as this year&#8217;s guest curator. Over the course of his career, Ian has worked with many <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">genre<\/g> and culture-defining artists from De La Soul, Queen Latifah, House of Pain and Naughty by Nature to T-Pain, Too Short, Kelis, Big Boi of Outkast, and Lil B&#8217;s first group, The Pack. Most recently he has overseen artist programming and bookings for CBC Music&#8217;s First Play Live sessions series and runs the pioneering music blog, DIFFERENT KITCHEN. He is also currently in development on an hour-long television drama set in the world of the Toronto hip-hop industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Wavelength has a long history of being on the cutting edge of music discovery and promotion, curating live events featuring some of the best new progressive, alternative, experimental and underground music out,&#8221; <\/em>says Steaman. <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a similar passion for doing the same throughout my career and was honored to be asked to come on board to share that passion as guest curator of their artistic and educational programming. As music, live and recorded, continues to evolve and grow, I look forward to bringing my vision for where it&#8217;s headed in the future to Wavelength&#8217;s programming over the next 12 months.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the main music and comedy stages (comedians and artists to be announced July 30) will be inside the weather-protected and air-conditioned Belgian Moon Brewery, there will be plenty of art and activities around the market. Easily accessible by transit, bicycle or on foot, Wavelength 2019 will be a hidden oasis of music, art and community within Toronto&#8217;s newest creativity hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MAIN STAGE LINE-UP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 17th<\/strong><br>Milk &amp; Bone &#8211; 11pm<br>Cadence Weapon &#8211; 9:30pm<br>Art D&#8217;Ecco &#8211; 8:30pm<br>Sydanie &#8211; 7:30pm<br>Hua Li &#8211; 6:30pm<br>L.A. Foster &#8211; 5:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, August 18th<\/strong><br>AfrotroniX &#8211; 11pm<br>Yonatan Gat &#8211; 9:30pm<br>Fet.Nat &#8211; 8:30pm<br>Tallies &#8211; 7:30pm<br>Red Mass &#8211; 6:30pm<br>Anthems of the Void &#8211; 5:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doors open at 5 p.m. each day (Saturday, August 17 &amp; Sunday, August 18) with a curfew at Midnight. Attendees must be 19+ and have a <g class=\"gr_ gr_19 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"19\" data-gr-id=\"19\">Festival<\/g> wristband to enter the main stage venue space. Full details are available at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wavelengthmusic.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">wavelengthmusic.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wavelength Music recently announced that AfrotroniX will perform at their annual Summer Music &amp; Arts Festival on August 17 &amp; 18, 2019 at stackt market, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31786\" title=\"Top five acts to check out at Wavelength Summer Music &#038; Arts Festival 2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Top 5 acts to check out at Wavelength Summer Music & Arts Festival 2019","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[25,28,36],"tags":[8328],"class_list":["post-31786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live","category-music","category-toronto","tag-wavelength-summer-music-arts-festival"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Wavelength-FacebookBanner-20190708-01-1200x675.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8gG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30443,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30443","url_meta":{"origin":31786,"position":0},"title":"Top five acts to check out at Wavelength Winter Festival 19","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Wavelength Music has announced new All Ages programming at the 19th annual Wavelength Winter Festival, warming up winter from February 15-17, 2019 in downtown Toronto, Canada. #WL19 is a three-night live curated mixtape of the best NEW independent music from the Canadian underground scene. 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