Concert Reviews
Cheekface and Tired Cossack Warmed Winnipeg with Cheery Optimism
Winterruption, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
Winter stains Winnipeg with a perpetual scar that each local begrudgingly learns to wear without much pride. Most people living here resent...
Sum 41 Were All Killer, No Filler in Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome, January 16
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2025
Some 26-odd years ago, a group of teenage punks graduated high school and signed a record deal worth $3.5 million dollars. It was the large...
Goodbye Never Felt So Good at Tokyo Police Club's Joyous Farewell to Toronto
History, November 28
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2024
In June, Exclaim! posted a feature with Tokyo Police Club. In that interview, bass player and lead vocalist Dave Monks and keyboardist...
Gleeful Chaos Fuelled the Kids in the Hall's 40th Reunion in Toronto
The Rivoli, November 26
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2024
The Rivoli has hosted many now-famous artists in its 40-plus years in business, yet none are as closely associated with the Toronto venue a...
Caribou's Toronto Show Was as Healing as It Was Hype
History, November 24
PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2024
Like any artist bravely hosting shows during Taylor Swift's two-week reign over Toronto in November, Caribou's doubleheader this weekend...
Modest Mouse Shared Some Good News in Toronto
History, November 17
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2024
Let's just get this out of the way right now: at their show last night at History, Modest Mouse played "Float On." It's usually a concert...
The Eras Tour Is Bigger Than Taylor Swift
Rogers Centre, November 14
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2024
"Is this gonna work?" Taylor Swift asked this while soundlessly strumming an acoustic guitar, the crowd's tepid response indicating that...
Cadence Weapon Showed Vancouver the Value of Showing Up
Fox Cabaret, November 12
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2024
Wrapping up his West Coast Canadian tour in support of his latest album 'ROLLERCOASTER' at the Fox Cabaret on Tuesday night, Cadence Weapon...
