Concert Reviews

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  Skratch Bastid and Friends Brought the Bounce to POP Montreal

  Marche des Possible, September 28

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

  At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day ...

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  Nabihah Iqbal Was a Dream at POP Montreal

  Rialto Theatre, September 28

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

  I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter...

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  The Hives Were Electrifying in Toronto

  History, September 16

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

  When the Hives broke through in the early 2000s with their breakneck take on garage punk, it should have come as a surprise to no one...

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  PJ Harvey Created a Singular Now in Toronto

  History, September 25

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2024

  There was a subtle dissonance at the outset of PJ Harvey's Wednesday night show in Toronto; the crowd at History seemed struck by some...

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  Vampire Weekend Attempted to Cover Rush's "Tom Sawyer" in Toronto, Cuz Why Not?

  Budweiser Stage, September 24

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024

  I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but Vampire Weekend really seem to like it. The overarching tone of their latest Toronto show was one of...

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  The War on Drugs and the National Brought Polished Perfection and Chaotic Theatricality to Toronto

  Budweiser Stage, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2024

  The jokes write themselves. Basically anyone I've spoken with about the National's tour with the War on Drugs has made a remark along the...

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  Avril Lavigne Brought a Complicated Star Power to Calgary

  Scotiabank Saddledome, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2024

  It was 2003 when I first heard the riff of Avril Lavigne's "Losing Grip," the opening track of 2002's 'Let Go' that skyrocketed the Napanee...

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  Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Showed Toronto That There's No One Way to Dominate the Floor

  Scotiabank Arena, September 18

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024

  Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's Sweat tour is a sort of girls-and-gays summit to cap off 'BRAT' Summer, a coming-together of two left-field pop...