Concert Reviews
Anyway Gang Gave Ottawa Shelter from the Storm
The Rainbow Bistro, May 24
PUBLISHED May 25, 2022
Still staggering from a weekend storm that left roughly 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity, a select few Ottawans made their...
Turnstile's Toronto Love Connection Was Evident Before Their Set Even Started
Phoenix Concert Theatre, May 19
PUBLISHED May 20, 2022
Since the release of their third LP GLOW ON last August, Turnstile have been a dominant force and keep gaining steam. The Baltimore hardcor...
The Joel Plaskett Emergency and TUNS in Ottawa Were More Like Vaudeville Than a Rock Show
Babs Asper Theatre, May 14
PUBLISHED May 15, 2022
An scorching mid-May evening in Ottawa found the National Arts Centre lobby intermingled with stunning gowns, stylish suits and the coolest...
Land of Talk Reemerged at Their Own Pace in Ottawa
Club SAW, May 8
PUBLISHED May 9, 2022
Land of Talk have been consistently plagued by a run of unforeseen disruptions since releasing their debut LP, Some Are Lakes, in 2008, suc...
Luna Li Popped Even More Outside of the Bedroom in Toronto
The Axis Club, April 29
PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2022
Luna Li might be the bedroom pop torch singer no one knew we needed. Drawing a straight line between bedroom pop's pillowy intimacy and the...
Alexisonfire Received a Hero's Welcome in Toronto
History, April 27
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2022
Relatively little promotion didn't stop the hype for Alexisonfire's return to Toronto Wednesday evening (April 27). The band only announced...
Altin Gün's Grooves Mesmerized Vancouver
Rickshaw Theatre, April 12
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2022
The switch has been flipped. Concerts are back in a big way, to the point of saturation. As of the time of writing, the calendar for the Ri...
Mogwai Cast a Post-Rock Spell in Montreal
Corona Theatre, April 9
PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2022
With 25 years, 10 studio albums, and countless EPs and film scores under their belts, you never know which version of Mogwai you're going t...