reviews
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Mise en Scene Look for a Little Softness on 'Reality Bites'
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023
"So what, I'm a girl interrupted?" Mise en Scene's Stefanie Blondal-Johnson snarls in a soft, lived-in way — reminiscent of a well-worn thr...
Lucinda Williams's 'Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart' Are Tales to Live By
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023
Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, Lucinda Williams's latest, is just that — all heart. In 2020, at the age of 67, the legendary songwriter...
Glastonbury 2023 Was the Happiest Place on Earth
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023
So you survived your first Glastonbury, did you? Congratulations. You've made it to the next level: you sort of know how to get from the Py...
'Hijack' Nails the Landing Despite Some Turbulence
Created by Jim Field Smith and George Kay
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023
"Think 24 but on a plane, and throw in some Luther," is exactly how the Apple pitch meeting for Hijack went, I'm sure. Unlike Jack Bauer, t...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Lunice 'OPEN'
PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2023
Not to be outdone by TNGHT partner Hudson Mohawke, Lunice has also covered his latest solo album with a fantastical scene not far removed f...
'Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music' Is as Hopeful as It Is Harrowing
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
In a world where the only plays getting mainstream attention are the splashy, expensive musicals on Broadway, it's easy to forget that thea...
The Jins Tell It Like It Is on 'It's a Life'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Vancouver rock trio the Jins come out swinging with their debut album — It's a Life is a mournful summer album best suited for late-night d...
Borrowed Instruments and Soggy Skies Couldn't Keep the Mary Ancheta Quartet Down in Ottawa
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 26
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Battling less-than-great air quality and some frankly unpredictable weather at the festival's 6:30 pm main stage slot, we were greeted by t...