reviews

'40 Acres' Is a Tried-and-True Post-Apocalypse Story

Directed by R.T. Thorne

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

It is interesting to chart our vision of what the post-apocalypse might be. The shortage is never the same, but the outcome always is...

Japandroids Finally Hit the Brakes on 'Fate & Alcohol'

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

The road beckons Japandroids. In song and on stage, there's always another bar, another girl or another gig to get to. They're a screaming...

Caribou Is a Shapeshifter on 'Honey'

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2024

It's hard to imagine improving on this year's bounty of electronic music from the likes of Four Tet, Floating Points...

Eliza Niemi Played Into the Bit at Project Nowhere

The Baby G, October 5

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2024

"I am Eliza Niemi," Eliza Niemi introduced herself to a quiet house last night at the Baby G. "The band is also called Eliza Niemi...

Nilüfer Yanya Opened the Loop in Toronto

Phoenix Concert Theatre, October 5

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2024

It was almost 10:30 before Nilüfer Yanya graced Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre in the ever so slight chill of October's first Saturday...

Lightning Bolt Made the Walls Sweat at Toronto's Project Nowhere

1978, October 5

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2024

Their breakneck guerilla-style live shows the stuff of underground legend, Lightning Bolt have built a name on over 30 years grinding...

Coldplay Were Too Corny for 'SNL,' but Nate Bargatze and the Lonely Island Picked Up the Slack

October 5, 2024

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2024

Comedian Nate Bargatze returned and again proved himself to be a great host, while Coldplay again demonstrated why they're a tad too corny...

Leah Singer and Lee Ranaldo Forged a New Road Ahead at Toronto's Project Nowhere

St. Anne's, October 4

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2024

Moments before hurling his guitar over his audience's heads, Lee Ranaldo swept its headstock along the floor, thrummed the backside of...