Sounds from the Underground
introducing the people of Toronto to artists and music
they really should get down with
– since 2019 –
BACKHOME: CARIBANA EDITION
BACKHOME: Caribana Edition celebrates the sound of the Caribbean diaspora through a blend of global rhythms. An immersive night geared in making the crowd get lost in the music, dance freely, and feel a deep sense of home within the diaspora
2026 DMC TORONTO REGIONAL QUALIFIER
🚨 DMC Regionals are BACK! Toronto DJs - start sharpening your cuts for August 1st. We are running BOTH the Classic 6 minute and Scratch categories with prizes from Pioneer DJ / Alpha Theta, Technics and a spot to compete in the 2026 Canadian DMC Final!
RHYMETHiNK Revolutionary Rap Roadshow
The seditious summer szn edition of the RHYMETHiNK Revolutionary Rap Roadshow. An evening of big beats, mean bars, and a deLISHous aftershow dancefloor.
MORE NOISE PLEASE! x COWARD PATROL PRESENT: A Fundraiser for Toronto’s New Noise Festival: SEVERE EXPOSURE!
Coward Patrol & More Noise Please! will be presenting a NEW NOISE FESTIVAL Oct 10! This event is to raise funds to help facilitate SEVERE EXPOSURE!
FLUX Takeover
Flux Takeover is a night dedicated to forward-thinking electronic music. Crossing between techno, bass, breaks & experimental sounds, the focus is on flow rather than genre. Each set is built as a journey with unexpected turns.
GLUM “Nature Isn’t Healing” Record Release Show with special guests Dolly Sods (Buffalo) ++
Bummer rock sweeties GLUM celebrate releasing their new record, joined by DOLLY SODS from Buffalo, OUTPUT 1:1:1 & the debut of DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK (mems. of Cootie Catcher, Only God Forgives, Leona Hell)
Cut Flowers (LIVE!)
The Toronto vinyl release show for Cut Flowers with Long Branch opening
Bella Hayes & OST (LIVE!)
NDY presents an early evening of Pop Electronica from Baltimore
Down for Down: Double Dutch Night 2
Saharan dust blows across the Atlantic, bringing the double shows by Down for Down - get ready for night 2 at BSMT254! Microtonal desert blues for your shoulders, Latin/African grooves for your hips - dissect it as you wish, but 1+1=2
Stand Firm HiFi & Drumcraft Present Rumbleton’s 50th Bday Dub Conference
Having a little jam to celebrate Rumbleton's 50th orbit. Doing it in fine style, with great selectors, a great soundsystem, surrounded by great Junglists for a night of great music and positive vibrations.
HOLY SHIT AN UNDERGROUND RAP SHOW ‼‼
4 Toronto MC's, 2 New York MC's, 1 New York Beatmaker, Linking, Building, Rapping
Beat Therapy
Local Djs (plus a couple from Edmonton) playing house music all night long!
From Ghibli to Ryu: Howl Rises (LIVE!)
Jazz from the worlds of Studio Ghibli, Cowboy Bebop, and Ghost in the Shell to the legendary Ryo Fukui and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sub-Sessions #16
Sub-Sessions returns with a MASSIVE bill featuring progressive art punks ASSEMBLY (Atlanta GA), angular post-rockers MEDIEVAL FOUND FOOTAGE (London, ON), sprawling noise punk quartet LEONA HELL (Toronto) & post-hardcore unit INSOMNIAK (Toronto)
Marker Starling Band / Tean Dream
Toronto's own Marker Starling brings his full 6-piece band to our stage for a return engagement, with support from London, Ontario's Tean Dream, led by keyboardist-singer Tina Powell.
