An alt-punk provocateur channeling raw emotion into a sound that’s as fuzzed-out as it is deeply personal, Cam Kahin hurls himself into an unstable world to embody the chaos of coming-of-age. Lauded by CBC as one of Canada’s “fearless new rock voices”, Kahin is loud, honest and enduring – reveling on the brink of self-destruction and the confusing pendulum swing for some semblance of peace. The 23-year-old grew up in Dunnville, Ontario, a small community with around 6,000 residents. Kahin always felt like an outsider there: he was the only person of color in town, there were no music venues, and what art existed there wasn’t for him. He escaped the small-town doldrums by listening to bands like Cage the Elephant, Biffy Clyro, and PUP. By age 13, he was sneaking out to hardcore shows in Hamilton and Toronto. Those shows pounded an energy and darkness into him that he brings to his music and live performances. Kahin released two singles in 2021 followed by the six-song Let It Sink In EP in early 2022— all recorded in his Dunnville bedroom—that shot him into the industry’s local alternative circles. His follow-up EP, When It's All Over, paint a bleak, honest portrait of a young musician: one who’s been bloodied and bruised by constant upheaval and an unfeeling world, but who’s committed to chasing the light at the mouth of an endless tunnel. It’s set against a suite of fuzzy prog garage rock and ear worm guitar sludge, with explosive crescendos that all claw at the weirdness of growing into a world of relentless instability. Cam Kahin isn’t just making noise—he’s forging a visceral, genre-straddling identity born from isolation, mental health battles, and fierce creative self-discovery. Releasing a new single in 2025 to hold fans over as he readies his upcoming debut album, his music hits like therapy: messy, unfiltered, and wildly alive. For those craving rock that bleeds honesty, this is just the beginning."

Out of the ashes of three young lifetimes of ambition, love, failure, success and a million and one PBRs comes Dumb Crush. Their debut EP, What’s Gotten Into People?, was recorded entirely live off the floor in two days. The EP sees the band navigate a fever dream of the dregs of our time on this planet, forced to survive with shoebox condo capitalism and the devastating weight of nostalgia. Their first headline run of shows entitled The Annihilation Tour was driven as much by their fans as it was by the band’s need to tear the roof off any room they could get their hands on. The follow-up EP, Get Up And Go, arrives alongside a Cross-Canada opening slot for Grandson in iconic venues like Commodore Ballroom, MTelus, Burton Cummings Theatre and The Phoenix. Just one year into the project, Dumb Crush’s frenetic energy has been on full display at packed-out shows from Vancouver to Halifax. And in a world whose signals grow louder and louder, a place that provides only questions, Dumb Crush has found a cure for what’s been tearing us limb from limb, and heart from heart. 

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