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Payton Knox

Reporter · CA

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Sep 27, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Payton Knox

    W.I.T.C.H.'s Toronto Debut Proved They're an Intergenerational Cult Classic │ Exclaim! (opens the original)

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    "Love, unity, mercy… Love people without condition." If there was a thesis to W.I.T.C.H.'s hallucinatory performance yesterday (September 26) at Toronto's Lee's Palace, it would be those few words spoken by frontman Emmanuel "Jagari" Chanda midway through the set. On the final night of Second Summer Festival, the legendary Zamrock band brought their decades-spanning catalogue in front of Toronto audiences for the first time ever, and music lovers both young and old turned out to witness it. Not

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Payton Knox

    TORRENT Took Toronto by Storm at Second Summer Festival │ Exclaim! (opens the original)

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    Toronto's very own art-punk outfit TORRENT remarkably reaffirmed their status as a heavy hitter in the local scene when they gave an enthralling performance at Lee's Palace on Saturday night (September 26). They're the kind of band that, after I accidentally stumbled across one of their sets midway through last year, immediately had me rearranging plans to catch them again only 11 days later. The group's grimy blend of post-punk with electronic embellishments is so entrancing and infectious, it'

  3. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Payton Knox

    Dune Rats Refused to Let Summer Die in Toronto │ Exclaim! (opens the original)

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    The cooler weather that has recently fallen upon Toronto suggests summer is coming to an end, but Aussie surf punks Dune Rats object. The trio took over Sneaky Dee's on Friday (September 25) for a rowdy second instalment in their three-night residency at the Toronto dive bar as part of Second Summer Festival. Their sunny, carefree songs and slacker attitude delivered a much-needed feeling that the clock hasn't timed out on the warm season just yet. At 9:05 p.m., the packed bar hooted and hollere

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Payton Knox

    PISS Were an Urgent Necessity in Toronto │ Exclaim! (opens the original)

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    Before they brazenly thrashed through what is sure to be one of the most memorable sets from this year's inaugural Second Summer Festival, PISS issued a content warning to the crowd gathered at Toronto's Lee's Palace on Friday night (September 25). Vocalist Taylor Zantingh warned that, over the next half hour, her lyrics and audio samples would speak explicitly of sexual violence. First and foremost, she wanted festivalgoers to take care of themselves. With kneepads on, she was taking care of he

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Payton Knox

    For a Good East-Coast Emo Time, Toronto Called idialedyournumber at Second Summer Festival │ Exclaim! (opens the original)

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    Toronto's newest music festival, Second Summer, descended upon a dozen bars and clubs around the city's West End on Thursday (September 24) to begin its three-day-long showcase of independent music's best offerings of right now. If you were at the Bovine Sex Club, maybe you were watching Lord of the Rings, The Batman (Robert Pattinson's Version), or WWE playing simultaneously on the string of TV screens above the bar rail. However, at quarter after midnight, you would've wanted to turn your eyes

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