Concert Reviews
Thundercat Treated Montreal to Absurd Humour and Bass Heroics
Montreal Jazz Festival, July 5
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2023
Montreal was experiencing a heatwave this Wednesday, a big one. The kind of heatwave where people are advised to stay inside, shut the drap...
Toronto Has Been Weezered!
Budweiser Stage, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023
Contrary to what those first-two-albums-only purists claim, Weezer have released lots of interesting, weird and excellent music in the past...
DOMi & JD Beck Showed Montreal Why They're at the Tipping Point
Montreal Jazz Festival, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023
What an interesting time to see DOMi & JD Beck live. The pair of virtuosic jazz musicians have been making the rounds on the Internet for a...
Colin Stetson Tested the Limits in Ottawa
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 30
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2023
While others will be typing into the night about legendary headliner Herbie Hancock closing the main stage at the Ottawa Jazz Festival's fi...
KOKOROKO Loved Montreal, and Montreal Loved Them Right Back
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
When KOKOROKO took the stage at Montreal International Jazz Festival, they were greeted warmly by a packed crowd that was there to support...
Brekky Boy Made It Well Worth the Trip
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
Definitely in the running for band who travelled farthest to get here, Sydney, Australia trio Brekky Boy righteously had one of the most we...
Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
For years now, it seems like the Montreal International Jazz Festival has broadened the meaning of jazz, and opened the door to artists ope...
Léon Phal Brought Gallic Élan to Ottawa
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 28
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023
Sponsored by the French Embassy of Canada, Champagne native Léon Phal played the smaller Fourth Stage inside the National Arts Centre on We...
