Headlined and co-curated by the last TWO years of Polaris Music Prize winners – Cadence Weapon and Backxwash – the Wavelength Summer Thing takes over two floors of gorgeous alternative space the Lithuanian House in Toronto’s west end, over two nights to mark a glorious end to summer. Beat the heat (and stay dry) in this fully air-conditioned and weatherproof ALL AGES venue that will be full of curated installations, projections and pop-up performances.

Night 1: Friday, August 26th

Upper Hall: Curated by Cadence Weapon

Cadence Weapon (Toronto — Underground hip-hop icon, 2021 Polaris Prize winner & Bedroom Rapper author)
Ouri (Montreal — Acclaimed experimental electronic producer / Ghostly International)
James Baley (Toronto — Rising R&B/ballroom performer)

Lower Hall: Curated by Backxwash

Backxwash (Montreal — Industrial horrorcore rapper, 2020 Polaris Prize winner)
Dreamcrusher (Brooklyn, NY — “Nihilist queer revolt musik”)
Morgan-Paige (Toronto — Classical/contemporary piano song)
+ LaFHomme (After-party DJ, Montreal)

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Night 2: Saturday, August 27th

Upper Hall: Curated by Cadence Weapon

Cadence Weapon (Toronto — Underground hip-hop icon, 2021 Polaris Prize winner & Bedroom Rapper author)
Magi Merlin (Montreal — Buzzy underground soul/rap artist)
Prince Innocence (Toronto — Indie/electronic anthems from the local power duo)
+ Jayemkayem + Freeza Chin (After-party DJs, ISO Radio, Toronto)

Lower Hall — Mothland in Toronto, featuring:

Absolutely Free (Toronto — Hypnotic avant-rock local heroes, Boiled Records)
Yoo Doo Right (Montreal — Post-rock/shoegaze volume-crankers)
Seulement (Montreal — Francophone electro-pop immersion)