The OBGMs are a black-fronted punk rock band from Toronto that demands your attention. From their genre-fusing music, to their lyrical creativity, the band sound brings a spicy raucous to the palette of your eardrums. Since their inception in 2009, they have released two full length albums, 2020's "The Ends" and a self-titled album in 2017.

If there’s something crucial beyond the music, it’s that the OBGMs—Densil McFarlane on vocals and guitar, Colanthony Humphrey on drums and bassist Joseph Brosnan—aren’t your typical rock band. “This is a black-fronted punk band, and that’s really important,” McFarlane says. “Rock n’ roll is mostly white suburban kids—that’s what gets promoted. But we are black and we out here. I was inspired to make rock music when I saw a black guy onstage, and if someone sees that in us, I hope it will inspire a new generation to go after this.”

“This is rock music that hits differently. It’s Kurt Cobain shit. It’s Jimi Hendrix shit. It’s the Steve Jobs of this rock shit.”