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Cordae Felt the Love in Calgary

Calgary Stampede, July 8

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2023

A province-wide heat warning on Saturday didn't stop droves of cowpokes from mozying their way over to the Calgary Stampede to bear witness...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Julie Byrne's 'The Greater Wings' Aches with Love and Grief

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2023

"I drank the air to be nearer to you." That's the first line Julie Byrne sings, atop spectral guitar plucking, on the titular opening track...

Lord Huron Found True Love in the Stampede

Calgary Stampede, July 9

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2023

The Big Four Roadhouse was packed Sunday night, and after a long day of Stampeding under the cover of thunderstorms and light rainfall, the...

Beyoncé Brought Unapologetic Joy and Superhuman Precision to Toronto

Rogers Centre, June 8

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2023

​Beyoncé stans got in formation at Toronto's Rogers Centre for the North American arrival of the pop megawatt's Renaissance World Tour, a n...

​Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Angelo De Augustine Takes Himself Out of Reality on 'Toil and Trouble'

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2023

Angelo De Augustine wrote, arranged, recorded, produced and mixed his fourth studio album, Toil and Trouble, himself, employing 27 differen...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Sampha's "Spirit 2.0" Is an Artist in Full Flight

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2023

It isn't as if Sampha's been missing; in the time since his singular, award-winning solo debut Process was released, he's lent a hand to th...

'Insidious: The Red Door' Unlocks Creepy Scares, but the Story Pales in Comparison

Directed by Patrick Wilson

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2023

The fifth and final film of the Insidious franchise is one scary and solid return to the Further, delivering some of the best scares in the...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: FLOOR CRY's 'Slasher Flick' Slices Through the Horrors of Anxiety

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2023

Winnipeg's Felicia Sekundiak lives up to her coveted @synthpop Instagram handle on her debut LP as FLOOR CRY. Half new material, half compi...