Concert Reviews

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  Nelly / TLC / Flo Rida

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, August 7

  PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2019

  Because he's muscular, bald, shirtless, elaborately tattooed and forever smiling — and because most of what he touches makes a crapload of...

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  Kyle Dion / Liza

  Drake Underground, Toronto ON, August 6

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2019

  In music, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon. It's a lesson not lost on California singer-songwriter Kyle Dion: he's got the rock star look...

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  Aquakultre

  Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  Halifax-based hip-hop artist Lance Sampson, better known as Aquakultre, is still riding high after winning the 2018 CBC Searchlight contest...

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  WHOOP-Szo

  Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  It's easy to get lost amidst WHOOP-Szo's maelstrom of massive riffs, and lead singer Adam Sturgeon's voice often adds to the chaos. But it...

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  Julie Doiron

  Sappyfest, Sackville NB, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  It's hard to make a non-house show feel like a house show, but Julie Doiron pulled it off with her solo performance at Sackville's Vogue Ci...

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  Kaytranada

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  Since his meteoric rise to mainstream fame — all while amassing legions of fans and winning the Polaris Music Prize for his 2016 album 99.9...

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  Tierra Whack

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  Following the sartorial path trailblazed by veteran hip-hop surrealists Missy Elliott and André 3000, the Philadelphia-based rapper (whose...

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  Tame Impala

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019

  Few bands are better suited for an evening summer festival set than Tame Impala. The brainchild of acclaimed singer/songwriter, multi-instr...