Concert Reviews
Nina Kraviz / Robert Hood / CMD
Igloofest, Montreal QC, January 25
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2020
Choosing a local opener for heavy hitters like Robert Hood and Nina Kraviz (pictured) is no easy feat, but when looking around the neighbou...
Winterruption YEG: Jennifer Castle / Bodega / Wares / Ezra Furman / Bully
Edmonton AB, January 24 to 26
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2020
Winter doesn't typically erupt on the prairies. It's more like a slow rolling, collective coma that takes hold just after the holidays and...
Nick Thune / Damien Jurado
L'Astral, Montreal QC, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2020
The yin and yang of comedy and tragedy have been over-intellectualized since early human civilizations first developed those sad and happy...
REZZ / i_o / Odile Myrtil / Lunr
Igloofest, Montreal QC, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2020
Kicking off Igloofest's second weekend of the year, and its 14th edition to-date, was local DJ / producer Lunr. His 7:30 pm set initially f...
Ben Lee
Drake Underground, Toronto ON, January 22
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2020
It's hard to believe that the 15-year-old wunderkind the Beastie Boys signed to Grand Royal all those years ago is now a 41-year-old man. B...
GZA / Killah Priest / Raz Fresco
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, January 20
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2020
GZA's sophomore album, Liquid Swords, is not only one of the best solo Wu-Tang Clan releases, it's a hip-hop classic on its own. This year...
iskwē
Mod Club, Toronto ON, January 17
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2020
I've said before that iskwē's voice is a gift. Watching iskwē live is a gift, one that jolts you to your core, leaving you disoriented, but...
Anyway Gang
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, January 17
PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2020
Musicians only get to play their "first show" once, unless, of course, they participate in the growing trend of forming supergroups with th...