Concert Reviews

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  Makaya McCraven

  TD Victoria International Jazz Fest, Victoria BC, June 27

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2019

  Born in Paris, raised in Massachusetts, polished in Chicago, Makaya McCraven is one of the greatest living jazz drummers. His albums transc...

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  Jamila Woods / duendita

  Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver BC, June 27

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2019

  Legacy, lineage, and spirituality — these are topics Jamila Woods and duendita ponder in their work. Woods approaches them as a black woman...

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  Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra

  Mod Club Theatre, Toronto ON, June 25

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019

  Perry Farrell has always had a flair for the theatrical. This is, after all, the guy who founded Lollapalooza, who staged carnival-esque ar...