Cadence Weapon
@cadenceweapon.bsky.social
Non-stop rhythm rock poetry sayer
📩 [email protected] (booking)
📨 [email protected] (mgmt)
linktr.ee/cadenceweapon
📩 [email protected] (booking)
📨 [email protected] (mgmt)
linktr.ee/cadenceweapon
Pinned
Breaking Kayfabe 20th anniversary tour is in two weeks! Performing my debut in its entirety for the first + last time:
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
I desperately need this Moritz Reichelt duck synthesizer painting from the Florian Schneider auction
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I desperately need this Moritz Reichelt duck synthesizer painting from the Florian Schneider auction
My new single "Step Out" is out today! I wrote a newsletter telling the story of how the song was made, including voice notes and in-progress videos to share a bit of my process. Hope you appreciate the look behind the curtain.
Read here: cadenceweapon.substack.com/p/step-out
Read here: cadenceweapon.substack.com/p/step-out
Step Out
How fashion influenced the creation of my new single
cadenceweapon.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My new single "Step Out" is out today! I wrote a newsletter telling the story of how the song was made, including voice notes and in-progress videos to share a bit of my process. Hope you appreciate the look behind the curtain.
Read here: cadenceweapon.substack.com/p/step-out
Read here: cadenceweapon.substack.com/p/step-out
Breaking Kayfabe 20th anniversary tour is in two weeks! Performing my debut in its entirety for the first + last time:
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking Kayfabe 20th anniversary tour is in two weeks! Performing my debut in its entirety for the first + last time:
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Starlite Room
Tix here cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Step Out featuring @dijahsb.bsky.social and Junia-T is on the way! The fashion show starts November 5th.
Pre-save here: sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/StepOut
Pre-save here: sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/StepOut
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Step Out featuring @dijahsb.bsky.social and Junia-T is on the way! The fashion show starts November 5th.
Pre-save here: sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/StepOut
Pre-save here: sixshooterrecords.lnk.to/StepOut
My debut Breaking Kayfabe came out 20 years ago (!) so I'm playing a few shows to celebrate:
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Temple @ Starlite Room
Get your 🎟️ here: cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Temple @ Starlite Room
Get your 🎟️ here: cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My debut Breaking Kayfabe came out 20 years ago (!) so I'm playing a few shows to celebrate:
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Temple @ Starlite Room
Get your 🎟️ here: cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
Nov. 20 - Toronto - The Garrison
Nov. 21 - Montreal - Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov. 22 - Ottawa - National Arts Centre
Dec. 27 - Edmonton - Temple @ Starlite Room
Get your 🎟️ here: cadenceweapon.net/shows-1
I’m probably the only person streaming the Blue Jays game on their phone at the Yung Lean show right now
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’m probably the only person streaming the Blue Jays game on their phone at the Yung Lean show right now
I'm really excited to be DJing again more this year! Here's what I have on deck for the coming days. Would love to see some Bluesky peeps out there:
I'm playing at Sounds Good in Toronto this Friday Oct 17, it's going to be all UK music: UK garage, funky, jungle, etc.
ra.co/events/2268222
I'm playing at Sounds Good in Toronto this Friday Oct 17, it's going to be all UK music: UK garage, funky, jungle, etc.
ra.co/events/2268222
October 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm really excited to be DJing again more this year! Here's what I have on deck for the coming days. Would love to see some Bluesky peeps out there:
I'm playing at Sounds Good in Toronto this Friday Oct 17, it's going to be all UK music: UK garage, funky, jungle, etc.
ra.co/events/2268222
I'm playing at Sounds Good in Toronto this Friday Oct 17, it's going to be all UK music: UK garage, funky, jungle, etc.
ra.co/events/2268222
I'm absolutely stunned. RIP to the legend D'Angelo. Bar none, one of the greatest musicians of this generation
October 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm absolutely stunned. RIP to the legend D'Angelo. Bar none, one of the greatest musicians of this generation
I wrote about how thrifting across the continent and putting on vintage pop-up events unexpectedly brought me back to the classic hip-hop of my youth and inspired my upcoming music
True Vintage
How thrifting has influenced my artistic process
cadenceweapon.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I wrote about how thrifting across the continent and putting on vintage pop-up events unexpectedly brought me back to the classic hip-hop of my youth and inspired my upcoming music
“It’s not just [blank] — it’s [blank]” needs to be retired from all human writing now that it’s become the go-to sentence structure for AI bots.
This isn’t about the em-dash, I think we can save that. This style of comparison now makes me actively angry whenever I see it.
This isn’t about the em-dash, I think we can save that. This style of comparison now makes me actively angry whenever I see it.
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“It’s not just [blank] — it’s [blank]” needs to be retired from all human writing now that it’s become the go-to sentence structure for AI bots.
This isn’t about the em-dash, I think we can save that. This style of comparison now makes me actively angry whenever I see it.
This isn’t about the em-dash, I think we can save that. This style of comparison now makes me actively angry whenever I see it.
Tonight at Sounds Good in Toronto!
UK garage, breakbeat, jungle, drum and bass, grime and more from the hardcore continuum 📡
🎟️: ra.co/events/2177261
UK garage, breakbeat, jungle, drum and bass, grime and more from the hardcore continuum 📡
🎟️: ra.co/events/2177261
June 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tonight at Sounds Good in Toronto!
UK garage, breakbeat, jungle, drum and bass, grime and more from the hardcore continuum 📡
🎟️: ra.co/events/2177261
UK garage, breakbeat, jungle, drum and bass, grime and more from the hardcore continuum 📡
🎟️: ra.co/events/2177261
Wrote a primer on the UK hardcore continuum, a group of connected British music genres including UK garage, jungle and grime.
I will be celebrating these sounds this Saturday June 28th at Sounds Good in Toronto 📡
I will be celebrating these sounds this Saturday June 28th at Sounds Good in Toronto 📡
Reload It!
A primer on the UK hardcore continuum ahead of my DJ night at Sounds Good
cadenceweapon.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Wrote a primer on the UK hardcore continuum, a group of connected British music genres including UK garage, jungle and grime.
I will be celebrating these sounds this Saturday June 28th at Sounds Good in Toronto 📡
I will be celebrating these sounds this Saturday June 28th at Sounds Good in Toronto 📡
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
In his latest Mind in Bloom column, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social writes about Playboi Carti: hazlitt.net/feature/part...
Party in Hell | Hazlitt
Unlike the many high profile hip-hop figures who have fallen from grace due to their misdeeds in recent years, Playboi Carti's misconduct shows no signs of slowing down his ascent.
hazlitt.net
May 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In his latest Mind in Bloom column, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social writes about Playboi Carti: hazlitt.net/feature/part...
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
What does music say about who we are? @spaikin.bsky.social talks politics, power, and protest with musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, Tom Wilson, and @cadenceweapon.bsky.social at TVO Today Live from Hamilton’s Music Hall.
True North Strong: Why Music Matters | TVO Today Live
YouTube video by TVO Today
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What does music say about who we are? @spaikin.bsky.social talks politics, power, and protest with musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, Tom Wilson, and @cadenceweapon.bsky.social at TVO Today Live from Hamilton’s Music Hall.
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
"The thing I would tell artists in Canada is just be yourself and don't rely on the States." — @cadenceweapon.bsky.social in conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social on TVO Today Live: Why Music Matters, tonight at 9pm with @sarahharmer.bsky.social and Tom Wilson www.tvo.org/tvo-today-live
May 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"The thing I would tell artists in Canada is just be yourself and don't rely on the States." — @cadenceweapon.bsky.social in conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social on TVO Today Live: Why Music Matters, tonight at 9pm with @sarahharmer.bsky.social and Tom Wilson www.tvo.org/tvo-today-live
I'm currently listening to songs that users have made with Suno AI as part of my research for a book I'm writing.
This has been by far the hardest part of the whole project. Woof.
This has been by far the hardest part of the whole project. Woof.
May 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm currently listening to songs that users have made with Suno AI as part of my research for a book I'm writing.
This has been by far the hardest part of the whole project. Woof.
This has been by far the hardest part of the whole project. Woof.
Wow, what an honour! Couldn't be happier to be nominated for a Digital Publishing Award for my @hazlitt.bsky.social column
🌸 Mind in Bloom
@hazlitt.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Column at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congrats to Rollie Pemberton and Hazlitt!
🔗 zurl.co/YX1Iv
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
@hazlitt.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Column at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congrats to Rollie Pemberton and Hazlitt!
🔗 zurl.co/YX1Iv
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Wow, what an honour! Couldn't be happier to be nominated for a Digital Publishing Award for my @hazlitt.bsky.social column
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
From anthems to protest songs, music captures the spirit of the times. We're coming to Hamilton on Sat. May 10, at 7pm for a conversation with @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social & Tom Wilson. Free tickets here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
TVO Today Live in Hamilton - True North Strong: Why Music Matters
Host Steve Paikin (The Agenda) sits down with Canadian artists Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon and Tom Wilson.
www.eventbrite.ca
May 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
From anthems to protest songs, music captures the spirit of the times. We're coming to Hamilton on Sat. May 10, at 7pm for a conversation with @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social & Tom Wilson. Free tickets here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/tvo-today-...
Decided to put out some autographed green Rollercoaster vinyl today. Each record comes with a lyric sheet from the album handwritten, signed and dated by me ✍🏽
Only 30 available and then they're gone 🟢
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster
Only 30 available and then they're gone 🟢
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster
May 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Decided to put out some autographed green Rollercoaster vinyl today. Each record comes with a lyric sheet from the album handwritten, signed and dated by me ✍🏽
Only 30 available and then they're gone 🟢
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster
Only 30 available and then they're gone 🟢
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
IMO, both acts released what I think is their best project so far. One is @cadenceweapon.bsky.social's Rollercoaster and another is Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn's Quiet in a World Full of Noise. Both released their first solo project 20 years ago.
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
IMO, both acts released what I think is their best project so far. One is @cadenceweapon.bsky.social's Rollercoaster and another is Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn's Quiet in a World Full of Noise. Both released their first solo project 20 years ago.
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
Hey #Hamilton & everybody else too! Steeltown's own @spaikin.bsky.social will be in town May 10, 7pm for a live event talking music & democracy with stellar musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social weapon and Tom Wilson tehohåhake. Get comp tickets here:
TVO Today Live in Hamilton - True North Strong: Why Music Matters
Host Steve Paikin (The Agenda) sits down with Canadian artists Sarah Harmer, Cadence Weapon and Tom Wilson.
www.eventbrite.ca
April 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hey #Hamilton & everybody else too! Steeltown's own @spaikin.bsky.social will be in town May 10, 7pm for a live event talking music & democracy with stellar musicians @sarahharmer.bsky.social, @cadenceweapon.bsky.social weapon and Tom Wilson tehohåhake. Get comp tickets here:
I’m mostly happy about the election results but I’m sad that instead of Matthew Green, a tireless community advocate who cared deeply about Hamilton, people have elected Aslam Rana, a TMU professor who lives in Mississauga and plans to move here “first thing.”
April 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’m mostly happy about the election results but I’m sad that instead of Matthew Green, a tireless community advocate who cared deeply about Hamilton, people have elected Aslam Rana, a TMU professor who lives in Mississauga and plans to move here “first thing.”
Reposted by Cadence Weapon
Hey, petitions work! Councillor Moise moves to WITHDRAW his motion requesting a change to the AGCO process for issuing non-profit special occasion permits. The withdrawal carries. No change will be requested. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Agenda Item History 2025.MM29.5
Agenda Item History 2025.MM29.5
secure.toronto.ca
April 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hey, petitions work! Councillor Moise moves to WITHDRAW his motion requesting a change to the AGCO process for issuing non-profit special occasion permits. The withdrawal carries. No change will be requested. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
For all the rhetoric about Toronto trying to be a world class city, I couldn’t think of a more destructive motion for that goal than the one Chris Moise is planning to bring to City Council on April 23rd.
Please sign the Save Our Raves TO petition: forms.gle/XQLai5qfQXuK...
Please sign the Save Our Raves TO petition: forms.gle/XQLai5qfQXuK...
April 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For all the rhetoric about Toronto trying to be a world class city, I couldn’t think of a more destructive motion for that goal than the one Chris Moise is planning to bring to City Council on April 23rd.
Please sign the Save Our Raves TO petition: forms.gle/XQLai5qfQXuK...
Please sign the Save Our Raves TO petition: forms.gle/XQLai5qfQXuK...