Concert Reviews
Fontaines D.C.
Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, September 13
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2019
Grian Chatten is a nervous watch. The disheveled but dogged frontman of Fontaines D.C. stalked onto the stage at the Phoenix Concert Theatr...
Mary J. Blige and Nas
Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 10
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2019
At this stage, they could hit cruise control and still win the night. The reputations and catalogues of Nasir Jones and Mary Jane Blige a...
Megan Nash
Mae Wilson Theatre, Moose Jaw SK, September 7
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019
With its high ceilings, brass railings and cream walls, on which complex golden patterns lay, and in which over a century of history lives,...
KEN Mode
Grand Gerrard Theatre, Toronto ON, September 9
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019
For an underground metal band, two decades together is a long time to stick around, but Winnipeg noisemakers KEN Mode have done so with gra...
Slowthai
Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver BC, September 7
PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019
Last May, British rapper Tyron Frampton, aka Slowthai, released his debut album, Nothing Great About Britain. It was a Molotov cocktail hur...
MattyFest: Wu-Tang Clan / Descendents / Jennifer Castle / METZ
Echo Beach, Toronto ON, September 7
PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019
"This festival's brought to you by the nothingness inside of you." One hand on a mic and the other resting on his stomach, Matty Matheson...
Tyler, the Creator / Jaden
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, September 6
PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2019
Only a few years back, it wouldn't have been out of step to believe that Tyler, the Creator had peaked — creatively, commercially, all of i...
The Mountain Goats / Lydia Loveless
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, September 6
PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2019
The Mountain Goats never fail to bring high spirits to their live shows, and Friday night at the Commodore Ballroom was no exception. Ope...