Concert Reviews
De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan Celebrated Hip-Hop's Past — and Looked to Its Future — in Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome, October 14
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023
50 years since its inception, hip-hop is alive and well in Calgary. That was clear from the tens of thousands who piled into the Scotiabank...
Men I Trust Kept It Small in Toronto
History, October 5
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023
Men I Trust have managed to rack up many millions of streams without the support of a record label or publicity team — but, in case you wer...
Highlands Music Festival Stopped Time at Camp Walden
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023
Cell reception is lost about 10 kilometres before you need to turn off the two-lane highway curtained by thick wilderness — trees changing...
CHAI Welcomed Toronto to the Bright-Pink Future
Horseshoe Tavern, October 4
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023
"We are CHAIIIIIIIIIII!" — it's a familiar refrain for fans of the Japanese four-piece; a rallying cry, a greeting, an act of actualization...
POP Montreal 2023 Brought Eclecticism and Excitement with Kate NV, Hot Garbage, Loraine James, Hand Habits and More
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023
POP Montreal brought no shortage of excitement to the city this year. Celebrating its 22nd instalment, the festival has steadily expanded b...
Mitski Conjured Hellfire and Heartache in Toronto
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, September 29
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2023
Each time someone moved in their pew or headed to the washroom — or the merch line, which wrapped twice around the back room in a feverish...
Chat Pile Were a Thrilling Enigma in Toronto
Lee's Palace, September 23
PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2023
Chat Pile is a strange and cavernous enigma. Everything about the Oklahoma City quartet — whose members, vocalist Raygun Busch, guitarist L...
Janelle Monáe Ushered Toronto into Her Age of Pleasure
Massey Hall, September 21
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
"The Age of Pleasure was created to be our safe oasis," Janelle Monáe proclaimed to her rapt audience from the stage of Massey Hall, sharin...