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Watch LCD Soundsystem Play the 'Twin Peaks' Theme in Tribute to Angelo Badalamenti

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2022

Legendary composer Angelo Badalamenti — the mind behind the iconic music of Twin Peaks, among a whole bunch of other beautiful work — died...

Florence + the Machine Offered Vancouver an Otherwordly Escape

Rogers Arena, October 4

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2022

Florence Welch ran off stage to make physical contact with the crowd three times during her headlining performance at Vancouver's Rogers Ar...

Courtney Barnett's Everyday Observations Took on New Meanings in Toronto

Massey Hall, September 14

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2022

Warming up the room and establishing the material conditions of the occasion, Courtney Barnett opened her Massey Hall performance with the...

Arkells' Comeback Show in Toronto Proves That Community Is the Lifeblood of Music

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2021

Hamilton's Arkells carry on in the time-honoured tradition of politicizing the dance-floor — which perhaps makes them the ideal choice to e...

'Letterkenny' Uses the Power of Niche Comedy to Unite a Country (or Two)

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2020

In 2018, Canadian TV got a morsel of international attention when, in a test of aptitude away from home, the hicks, skids, hockey players a...

Nick Thune / Damien Jurado

L'Astral, Montreal QC, January 24

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2020

The yin and yang of comedy and tragedy have been over-intellectualized since early human civilizations first developed those sad and happy...

JFL42 Review: Byron Bowers Marries Heavy and Light During an Hour About Duality

Rivoli, Toronto ON, September 28

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2019

Byron Bowers has the makings of a great one-man show on his hands. He has a number of large set pieces around which to orient his act, a fe...

JFL42 Review: Jim Norton Is Both Extremely Funny and a Challenge in a Modern Context

Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, September 28

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2019

Jim Norton arrived onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last night around a minute after his name was called. After a brief, terrifying m...