Concert Reviews
Momma Hit a Fever Pitch in Vancouver
Biltmore Cabaret, May 13
PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
Around 11 p.m., the sweat-drenched crowd spilled out of the Biltmore Cabaret into the rainy Vancouver night, buzzing with excitement — and...
Jensen McRae Showed Toronto That She's Going to Stick
The Axis Club, May 13
PUBLISHED May 14, 2025
Just weeks before her first headlining Toronto show at Axis Club, Jensen McRae announced that she'd be returning to the city this fall and...
Departure Festival Treasured Toronto's Princess and Uncovered More Canadian Crown Jewels
Departure Festival + Conference, May 8–9
PUBLISHED May 11, 2025
When I heard that SadBoi, Toronto's official dancehall princess, was going to be playing at Departure Festival, I knew I had to be there. I...
MJ Lenderman Wanted Canadians to "Feel Safe Again" in Ottawa
Bronson Centre Music Theatre, May 7
PUBLISHED May 8, 2025
When tickets went on sale in October for MJ Lenderman's performance in Ottawa, the North Carolina musician was riding a wave of goodwill...
Toronto's Departure Festival Isn't Your Dad's Canadian Music Week
Departure Festival + Conference, May 5–6
PUBLISHED May 7, 2025
"It's definitely fancier," said a fellow festivalgoer when I asked about the difference between the old Canadian Music Week and its new...
PUP Served Spaghetti and Punk Chaos at Toronto Olive Garden Pop-Up
The Sound Garage at Blood Brothers Brewing, May 1
PUBLISHED May 2, 2025
Have you ever seen a mosh pit in an Olive Garden? I have — and it's all thanks to PUP, who made over Blood Brothers Brewing's Sound Garage...
Jane Remover Threw Down the Gauntlet in Toronto
Velvet Underground, April 30
PUBLISHED May 1, 2025
Heading into a Jane Remover show, you're likely to wonder which version of the 21-year-old New Jersey-born artist will be presented. It...
Metallica's Return to Toronto Was Justice for No One
Rogers Centre, April 24
PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2025
If you're here, you probably know who Metallica are. Reiterating their history would be more than unnecessary, except to say that they are...
