Concert Reviews

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...
Viagra Boys Went Hard All Night Long in Toronto
Lee's Palace, April 6
PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2022
At first glance, Swedish post-punks Viagra Boys looked like a band of middle school gym teachers fronted by a speed dealer. On stage, howev...
PUP's Signature Live Silliness Held Their Heavy Tunes Aloft in Hamilton
Bridgeworks, March 27
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
Over the past two years, PUP have stayed busy, releasing the This Place Sucks Ass EP, putting on a Tiny Desk Home Concert, and writing thei...
Jazmine Sullivan Took Toronto to Church
History, March 27
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
After selling out Toronto's Danforth Music Hall in what seemed like the blink of an eye, Jazmine Sullivan switched venues over to Drake's b...
Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid Didn't Let Up for a Second in London
Rum Runners, March 17
PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2022
When Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid kicked off their co-headlining tour last night — Thursday, March 17 — at Rum Runners in London, ON, there...