reviews
Brekky Boy Made It Well Worth the Trip
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
Definitely in the running for band who travelled farthest to get here, Sydney, Australia trio Brekky Boy righteously had one of the most we...
Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal
Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
For years now, it seems like the Montreal International Jazz Festival has broadened the meaning of jazz, and opened the door to artists ope...
Grian Chatten Soars Solo on 'Chaos for the Fly'
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
Often, when an artist in a worldwide popular band decides to go solo, one of two things can happen: the new solo project sounds eerily simi...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Summer Walker Vibes Out on the Mellow 'CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE'
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023
Summer Walker's latest offering, CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE is overflowing with mellow, vibey tracks that exude a delicate blend of swagger and vul...
Sweeping Promises Dread the Easy Life on 'Good Living Is Coming for You'
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023
When Sweeping Promises' Hunger for a Way Out dropped midway through 2020, it almost seemed as though the post-punk duo's debut had material...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Blake Mills's "There Is No Now" Is a Perfect Little Universe
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023
If "Skeleton Is Walking" — the first single from Blake Mills's upcoming Jelly Road — was the ambling road song, then second taste "There Is...
Léon Phal Brought Gallic Élan to Ottawa
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 28
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023
Sponsored by the French Embassy of Canada, Champagne native Léon Phal played the smaller Fourth Stage inside the National Arts Centre on We...
Mark Guiliana Brought the Precision and Punctuality
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 28
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2023
Perhaps the most exclusive slot of the festival thus far, it was only with some effort that even the illustrious press were able to make th...