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Gayance Is Done Waiting for Canada to Catch Up

October 22, 2026 @ 11:13am by Nadia Rahman
Gayance DJing among shelves of vinyl records
Ten years, four cities and one Polaris-shortlisted debut after leaving Montreal, Aïsha Vertus made the album of her life from a Lisbon apartment — and the DJs who matter have noticed, even if home is still catching up. Here is a fun way to measure a moment: open the tracklists for Tru Thoughts’ *Unfold*, Robert Luis’s weekly radio show, and count.
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THE LISTENING BAR BOOM: The Loudest Trend in Nightlife Is Silence

October 20, 2026 @ 1:39pm by Marcus Bell
The hottest night out in 2026 involves sitting still, shutting up, and listening to a record all the way through. No, really. From Tokyo to London to Los Angeles, a new kind of room is multiplying: the listening bar. Dark wood, soft leather, a serious sound system, a turntable, and one iron rule — the music is the point.
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THE RISE OF ANALOG: First Vinyl Came Back. Now the CD Is Knocking.

October 20, 2026 @ 1:39pm by Nadia Rahman
For years, the story was simple: streaming killed the disc, and vinyl was the cute little zombie that refused to stay buried. Cute story. It’s also now officially incomplete — because the CD, the format everyone agreed was dead, just posted the most surprising sales numbers in the music business. Start with the part you already know.
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WHERE TO STAY: SonoLux, Montreal — Sleep in a Gallery, Drink in a Vault

October 20, 2026 @ 1:39pm by Jonah Reyes
Most hotels hang art in the lobby. SonoLux, in Montreal’s Old Quarter, hung the hotel inside the art. Let’s get the logistics out of the way, because you’ll want them: 225 Saint-Jacques Street, steps from Notre-Dame Basilica, inside the landmark National Trust heritage building — a former bank, which matters more than you’d think.
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DAHI: The Hitmaker Who Finally Stepped Into the Frame

October 20, 2026 @ 1:39pm by Colette Marchand
Here’s a thought experiment: hum the opening of Kendrick Lamar’s “Money Trees.” Got it? That misty, open-eyed soul loop — the one that made a generation of rap fans feel like they were floating through Compton at golden hour — was made by a guy whose name you probably didn’t know.
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SONDAEBLU: The DJ Carrying His Ancestors Onto the Dancefloor

October 20, 2026 @ 1:39pm by Marcus Bell
Quick, name the most interesting thing happening in house music right now. If you said “a DJ from Delaware,” congratulations — you’re either Sondaeblu’s booking agent or you’ve been paying closer attention than the rest of us. Sondaeblu is the performing name of Sondae, a Delaware Lenape (Lenni Lenape) Aboriginal American DJ and producer born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, now operating bicoastally between his roots and the Pacific Northwest.
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