In 2010, amid a boom of electronic musicians bolstered by home-recording technology—as well as a burst of dubstep-influenced, Vegas-bound E.D.M. d.j.s—a Toronto dance-music quartet called Azari & III ...

Toronto electronic dance music outfit Azari & III reek so much of style that it’s disgusting. Pure unadulterated chic wafts off flamboyant vocalist-frontmen Fritz Helder and Starving Yet Full. And it ...

Azari & III (pronounced "Azari and third") have snagged a lot of influential supporters in the short period they've been making music together. Their first single, "Reckless (With Your Love)" in 2009, ...

Anyone who's been following Toronto, ON's dance music revival these past few years no doubt knows that 2011 has been a banner year for debut albums from many of the scene's brightest names. Azari & ...

Toronto-based house group Azari & III have already taken us by surprise with their blend of Detroit and Chicago influences alongside a love of live instrumentation. Their Into the Night mix pointed to ...

There's a new 12" on the way from Toronto house duo Azari & III via the Turbo label. The a-side "Manic" dishes supple electro with processed vocals that are really just a mild distraction from a ...

AZARI & III at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (August 27). $10. 416-516-8677. See listing. You won’t be able to buy Azari & III’s self-titled debut album in North America until later this fall, ...

On their full-length debut, these playful house producers solidify themselves as an album act. Here, they take clear references to specific musical eras and tie them together with a distinctive ...

There will always be a lot of love in the room for an album like Azari III's debut. Aside from the old-fashioned, almost nostalgic buzz for house music's previous highs that permeates their sound, the ...

AZARI & III with BORDELLO and ALEX CHARLTON at the Hoxton (69 Bathurst), Friday (April 13), 10 pm. $15. RT, SS, TW. See listing. If there’s a silver lining in Azari & III’s woefully belated hometown ...