Concert Reviews

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  Kelela Forged a Kinetic Connection in Toronto

  The Opera House, March 24

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2023

  ​"One of the things I've been thinking about... I feel like I need to do missed connections at the Kelela show," Kelela Mizanekristos share...

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  Weyes Blood Reached for Something True in Vancouver

  Commodore Ballroom, March 21

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2023

  If Natalie Mering's lyrics were printed in a book, it'd be the kind publishers and critics would extol as "essential reading," a timely tre...

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  Alvvays Were Meticulous in Their Pursuit of Perfection in Vancouver

  Commodore Ballroom, March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2023

  Judging by the dense shoegaze soundscapes of last year's Blue Rev, it would be fair to assume that Alvvays would be hard-pressed to recreat...

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  Andy Shauf Was a Mystery in Vancouver

  Orpheum Theatre, March 11

  PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2023

  Standing solitary in a single spotlight — electric guitar slung around her and the light glancing off her black framed glasses — Katy Kirby...

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  July Talk Found Fresh Tension in Toronto

  Massey Hall, March 10

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2023

  July Talk have reached dizzying heights in their decade plus as a band — critical respect, industry approval, radio airplay — but playing t...

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  Ari Lennox Was Soulful Rather Than Showy in Toronto

  History, March 7

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2023

  Under bright purple lights and shrouded by a white curtain that only revealed her silhouette, Ari Lennox gracefully sang to a sold-out crow...

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  Stand-Up Comedians the Beths Showed Toronto That They're Also Excellent Musicians

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, February 26

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2023

  The Beths are outstanding songwriters and tight musicians — that much wasn't a surprise when the group came to Toronto for the second time...

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  SZA Brought Theatrics to Toronto — but All She Really Needed Was the Mic

  Scotiabank Arena, February 25

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2023

  SZA sat at the edge of a diving board, her legs dangling from above as she looked down over Toronto's sold-out Scotiabank Arena. Ocean wate...