Festival Recaps

Karkwa Bid Rouyn-Noranda a Subdued Adieu at FME

Main Stage, August 29

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2024

There were some light grumblings when Karkwa were announced as headliners for the 2024 edition of the Festival de musique émergente ...

Toronto's New Friends Fest 2024 Was Powered by Catharsis and Community

Lithuanian House, August 2-4

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2024

New Friends Fest is an anomaly in the Toronto festival world: staunchly rooted in DIY practices that promote anti-oppression, unity and ...

Relive Osheaga 2024 in Photos

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2024

Osheaga is one of the biggest events of the Canadian music calendar, its big-name performers and taste-making party vibe making it something...

Devours Brought Connection and Belonging to Terminus Fest

Dickens Pub, July 28

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2024

What does it mean to belong? At Terminus Fest, Devours showed us the answer. Originally from Nanaimo, Jeff Cancade launched Devours after...

Bootblacks Were a Machine at Terminus Fest

Dickens Pub, July 26

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2024

Brooklyn's Bootblacks have a reputation for near non-stop touring, and they flaunted their performing prowess at Terminus Fest...

Digital Poodle Brought the Dream of the '80s to Life at Terminus Fest

Dickens Pub, July 25

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2024

In a lineup full of young, fresh faces in the industrial scene, Toronto's Digital Poodle crashed Terminus Fest with an unexpected reunion ...

Urban Heat Played into the Future at Terminus Fest

Dickens Pub, July 25

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2024

Trends come and trends go, but every once in a while you realize you're watching a band that's about to break out. That could be the case ...

Leith Ross Was a (Too Quiet) Storm at Winnipeg Folk Fest

Green Ash Stage, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2024

Some tent in the festival campground, staying up all night and missing the music the next day; some come exclusively to hear their ...