Concert Reviews
At Rifflandia, the Beaches Cut to the Feeling
Main Stage, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
As much as the Toronto pop-rock quartet have enjoyed their success in recent years, that success came from a difficult time. Their most ...
At Rifflandia 2024, Crash Test Dummies Turned Back the Clock
Main Stage, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
Even at the relatively early timeslot of six p.m., legendary Winnipeg folksy alt-rockers Crash Test Dummies were a fair few minutes late ...
L7 Came Out Swinging at Rifflandia
Phillips, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
Although I came of age in the '90s, I somehow missed the L7 train. At the time of their performance at Rifflandia, I hadn't seen ...
Oliver Tree Brought the Weird to Rifflandia
Main Stage, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
Oliver Tree is an absolute weirdo. Like, did you know he's actually from Victoria? You don't need to look that up. He lived here until he ...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Gave Murder on the Main Stage at Rifflandia
Main Stage, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
This set took a long time to get going. Literally, English singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor didn't hit the stage until almost a...
Cat Power Sang Dylan and Conjured the Past at Ottawa's CityFolk
Fasken Stage, September 13
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
In the indie rock sphere, there may be no better interpreter of the American Songbook than Cat Power's Chan Marshall. Throughout her...
Fucked Up Were Powerful and Punctual in Ottawa
27 Club, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
After a four-and-a-half-year layoff following the brilliant 'Dose Your Dreams,' Fucked Up have launched into their "work-your-ass-off" phase...
Rezz Let the Bass Do the Talking at Rifflandia
Main Stage, September 13
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
Since Fyre Festival founder Ja Rule attempted to overstay his welcome, pushing a track or two beyond his set time until his DJ had to tell...
