Festival Recaps

Jonah Yano Made Thought Tangible at Highlands Music Festival
Camp Walden, September 27
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
The music at Highlands Music Festival is carefully scheduled at three stages littered across Camp Walden. There is the Main Stage...
Skratch Bastid and Friends Brought the Bounce to POP Montreal
Marche des Possible, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day ...
Nabihah Iqbal Was a Dream at POP Montreal
Rialto Theatre, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter...
At Rifflandia, the Beaches Cut to the Feeling
Main Stage, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
As much as the Toronto pop-rock quartet have enjoyed their success in recent years, that success came from a difficult time. Their most ...
At Rifflandia 2024, Crash Test Dummies Turned Back the Clock
Main Stage, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
Even at the relatively early timeslot of six p.m., legendary Winnipeg folksy alt-rockers Crash Test Dummies were a fair few minutes late ...
L7 Came Out Swinging at Rifflandia
Phillips, September 15
PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024
Although I came of age in the '90s, I somehow missed the L7 train. At the time of their performance at Rifflandia, I hadn't seen ...
Oliver Tree Brought the Weird to Rifflandia
Main Stage, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
Oliver Tree is an absolute weirdo. Like, did you know he's actually from Victoria? You don't need to look that up. He lived here until he ...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Gave Murder on the Main Stage at Rifflandia
Main Stage, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
This set took a long time to get going. Literally, English singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor didn't hit the stage until almost a...