Concert Reviews

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  NYSSA

  Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  Interstellar Rodeo hosts interstitial acts, typically up-and-coming solo artists, that perform while the stage is being changed over betwee...

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  Perfume Genius

  Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  There's a patient power to Perfume Genius's performances. Nothing is ever rushed in the music that Mike Hadreas makes, but nothing ever qui...

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  Sheila E.

  Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  A foul northern storm throughout the day was not the only relentless force of nature to grace the Interstellar Rodeo stage. Legendary percu...

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  k-os

  Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  Back in 2002, seeing the video for "Heaven Only Knows" from k-os's debut album, Exit, was a revelation. His first two albums ended up being...

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  Haviah Mighty

  Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  Fresh off scoring a Polaris Music Prize short list nomination for her debut, 13th Floor, rapper Haviah Mighty immediately showed why she ea...

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  Danny Brown

  Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019

  Danny Brown's set started weird, ended weird, and I'm not entirely sure what happened in between.   Everything seemed normal enough for a m...

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  Tame Impala

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, July 26

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019

  Tame Impala may have headlined Coachella earlier this year, but frontman Kevin Parker still doesn't quite feel like a proper rock star. Thi...

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  Aloe Blacc

  Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 26

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019

  When Aloe Blacc steps on a stage, he doesn't fail to impress. A polished professional with no jagged edges, Blacc looked and sounded flawle...