Festival Recaps

Relive Sappyfest 2023 in Photos, Including Mother Tongues, Witch Prophet, Matty Grace and Aquakultre

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2023

Sappyfest returned to Sackville for its 18th season this year, pulling another flurry of magic and mayhem from across Canada from August 4...

Hillside's 40th Anniversary Edition Was a Testament to the Festival's Staying Power

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2023

Hillside Music Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary at Guelph Lake Conservation Area in 2023, and with this edition came another year's...

Le Festif! Brought Rural Quebec to Life Yet Again in 2023

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023

I had almost no clue what to expect going into my first-ever experience at Le Festif! in Baie-Saint-Paul. Located an hour and change east o...

Festival d'été de Québec's Second Weekend Captured Musical Joie de Vivre

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

It wasn't the first time in its history that Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) had its best-laid plans washed away by Mother Nature. This year...

Sommo Fest's Inaugural Year in PEI Felt Like the Right Place at the Right Time

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2023

You're not even 10 kilometres into the drive to Cavendish, PEI, when you realize that your weekend is about to be special. The rolling past...

Ottawa Bluesfest 2023's Second Weekend Kept the Spirit of Discovery Alive

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2023

After a successful four-day stretch that relied heavily on nostalgia (including headlining acts from Shania Twain, Weezer, Robert Plant & A...

TALK's Messy Live Show Went Out of Orbit

Calgary Stampede, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2023

There's nothing that draws a crowd in this decade quite like TikTok. That proved true once again with TALK, the Ottawa native who rose to o...

Broken Social Scene Skipped Soundcheck and Lifted Spirits

Calgary Stampede, July 12

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2023

Smoke had descended on the grounds for day seven of the Calgary Stampede, and the poor air quality had whipped the festival's normally rauc...