Concert Reviews
PUP
RBC Bluesfest, Ottawa ON, July 6
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2019
"This is not the ideal situation, to see PUP in a giant field, but you guys are doing great!" Standing before the thousand or so fans who...
The Beths / Girl Friday
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, July 5
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2019
"Turn it up!" was a repeated heckle from the crowd at the Horseshoe Tavern throughout the Beths' second headlining appearance in Toronto. I...
U.S. Girls
Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa ON, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2019
As the masses flocked to the main stage to watch alt-radio favourites Chvrches and Alt-J kick off the first night of the ten-day Ottawa Blu...
Bad Religion
Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2019
Considering the pomp and circumstance of Trump's 4th of July celebration in Washington, it seemed like a bit of a missed opportunity by pun...
Nick Murphy
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, July 2
PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2019
As the lights dim and a speaker from the Montreal International Jazz Festival announces the main act of the evening in a language he probab...
Voivod / René Lussier and Robbie Kuster
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2019
There were a couple of weird anomalies surrounding this gig. One, that it's being presented under the banner of the Montreal International...
The Rolling Stones
Burl's Creek, Oro-Medonte ON, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2019
"It's buck-a-beer time," Mick Jagger said at one point. "Thanks to Doug Ford." And the boos rained down at this local reference. Jagger, pe...
The Roots
TD International Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver BC, June 28
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2019
The final weekend of the 34th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicked off on Friday, and featured Grammy Award-winning hip-h...