Haviah Mighty. Photos courtesy Yung Yemi. Canadian hip-hop artist Haviah Mighty has seen her rapid success dominate her home country and beyond. She’s made waves with her breakthrough 2019 album, 13th Floor, becoming the first Black female rap artist to win the prestigious Polaris Prize. Now, she continues to break down…

Clockwise from top left: Woodlock, CLAUD, Kalbells, Noga Erez, Charlotte Cardin, and Haviah Mighty with Old Man Saxon. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but…

Clockwise from top left: Brakence, Haviah Mighty, Christinna O, G Flip, McClenney and Tokyo’s Revenge. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…

Injury Reserve performs at the New Parish in Oakland on Feb. 25, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. OAKLAND — For a festival with “noise” right there in the name, there was no more appropriate way to kick off than with Injury Reserve, one the noisiest alternative hip-hop groups making waves today.…