reviews
M.A.G.S. Is Impossible to Pin Down on 'Destroyer'
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
You can't really pin down M.A.G.S., the solo project of Buffalo-born, Los Angeles-based artist Elliott Douglas. Is it indie rock? Is it R&B...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: TOBi and Topaz Jones Don't Relinquish Their Grips on "All Night Long"
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
TOBi's inimitable tone and dynamic lyricism have had my playlists in a stranglehold since his contemplative single "City Blues" took Toront...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Idman Breaks Out of Her Sad Girl Bag with 'Risk'
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2023
"Risk" is such a white-hot word to me. It's loaded with potentiality, buttressed by fear descending from all angles. Despite the insurmount...
Shane Ghostkeeper's 'Songs for My People' Is a Heartfelt Handshake
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2023
It takes a few listens for Shane Ghostkeeper's album Songs for My People to sink into your bones. The reason? This is a whole lifetime of m...
Hillside's 40th Anniversary Edition Was a Testament to the Festival's Staying Power
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2023
Hillside Music Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary at Guelph Lake Conservation Area in 2023, and with this edition came another year's...
Fall Out Boy Were Unimpeachable in Toronto
Budweiser Stage, July 30
PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2023
To a person of a certain age, Fall Out Boy are an institution of teenage angst, a band that belongs on the Mount Rushmore of 2000s pop-punk...
'Theater Camp' Brings Back the Ensemble Comedy
Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2023
What would be the last theatrically released movie to qualify as an ensemble comedy? Not a movie that was born out of a major studio roping...
Bush Tetras Play it Safe on 'They Live in My Head'
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Known for igniting 1980s New York with their creeping No Wave, Bush Tetras have created another genre-bending album in They Live in My Head...