Festival Recaps

Begonia Provided a Gateway at Ottawa Jazz Fest
OLG Stage, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
The jazz gods intervened on the first night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival. After three days of sweltering temperatures there were sweaters...
VERTTIGO Surged into the Future at Sled Island 2024
#1 Legion, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
As the sun set on day two of Sled Island, the streets of Calgary's downtown core came alive. Festival-goers venue hopped down 7th Ave, mean...
Irreversible Entanglements Burned Away the Apathy at Sled Island
Central United Church, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024
Beginning their set abruptly with a sound that severed the bone marrow of Central United Church, Irreversible Entanglements made their...
Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024 Provided Lessons, Vibes, and Charli XCX at Her Absolute Best
Parc del Fòrum, May 29–Jun 2
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2024
It shouldn't have taken this long, but I think I'm ready to admit it: European festivals have North American festivals beat.I'm sorry, but...
Blackberry Wood Were Wonderfully Uncool at Music Waste
Green Auto, June 8
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024
When you look around at any Vancouver music venue, you're almost guaranteed to see the usual Carhartt work pants and Doc Martens. As Blackb...
Lawnya Vawnya's All Ages Show Kept the Punk Spirit Alive
Baird Building Garage, June 8
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024
At the very heart of the punk movement, since its earliest whispers over fifty years ago, is the all ages show. At any given point in any g...
DEBBY FRIDAY and Friends Brought a Fabulous Freneticism to Lawnya Vawnya
The Rockhouse, June 7
PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2024
Lawnya Vawnya contained multitudes on its fourth day of operation, spanning both the downtown core and the duration of the day in a noon-to...
Lawnya Vawnya Day Two Was an Odyssey of Soul and Storytelling
The Rockhouse, June 6
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2024
After a day of music, literature and contemplative workshopping, Lawnya Vawnya's second night of programming was a decidedly dancy affair ...