Stereogum — Etiquette is the Toronto-based duo of Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh and his partner Julie Fader, a solo artist and collaborator with the likes of Great Lake Swimmers and Chad VanGaalen. Their debut Reminisce is coming early next year, and lead single �... more info

KEXP Seattle — Highlights for this sleepy summer week include the debut from Toronto-based band Alvvays (pronounced “always,” if you were wonderin’). KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes the release as “a promising set of hazy, surf-inflected dream-pop. ... more info

KEXP Seattle — The lyrics “My fingers have shriveled and dropped to the dirt / and two giant talons have grown where they were” sound like a recurring nightmare, but in Chad VanGaalen‘s song “Monster,” that’s exactly what he’s looking for. Ramshackler... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lykke Li @ Party at the Garden 2014 (more by Gretchen Robinette) Afghan Whigs @ Coachella 2014 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...... more info

Stereogum — In addition to animating his own videos, Calgary creative genius Chad VanGaalen sometimes does visuals for his Sub Pop labelmates. We’ve seen him produce rad clips for J Mascis and METZ, and now he’s made some unnervingly beautiful nature scenes ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A few months ago, Canadian indie band Constantines announced they'd be reissuing Shine A Light and playing reunion shows. They were since announced for Toronto's Field Trip Festival and now a few other dates have been announced (but still... more info

Stereogum — It might seem strange that Calgary singer/songwriter Chad VanGaalen took inspiration from both the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius comic The Incal, but “Monster,” his new single from the upcoming Shrinking Dust, g... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, garage pop duo Cousins made a catchy racket on their 2012 album, The Palm at the End of the Mind. I caught them at M for Montreal that year and they were... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Canadian songwriter Chad VanGaalen is finally set to follow 2011's solid Diaper Island with a new album, Shrink Dust, on April 29 via Sub Pop. The album's lead single, "Where Are You," is on Chad's quirkier and... more info

Stereogum — The Canadian space cadet Chad VanGaalen released Diaper Island, his last album, about three years ago, and he’s spent the ensuing time learning to play pedal steel and working on a sci-fi cartoon called Translated Log Of Inhabitants. VanGaalen reco... more info