reviews
City and Colour's 'The Love Still Held Me Near' Is a Clear-Eyed Portrait of Grief
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023
Dallas Green's sixth studio album as City and Colour is more than a record, more than a collection of songs. The Love Still Held Me Near is...
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra Bring a Crackling Energy to 'Lightning Dreamers'
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023
If you want to draw a line from traditional American jazz to today's electronic-infused scene that birthed Makaya McCraven and BadBadNotGoo...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Burned Bright and Never Fizzled in Vancouver
BC Place Stadium, March 29
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers have never hesitated to indulge in lengthy albums. Even after more than 40 years together, they released two double a...
The New Pornographers Are Far from Fading on 'Continue as a Guest'
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023
The New Pornographers exist in a permanent liminal state; neither of the culture nor apart from it, primary songwriter A.C. Newman has occa...
Gel Are for the Freaks on the Pummelling 'Only Constant'
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023
Gel have emerged as one of the most exciting bands in hardcore in a short amount of time. While other acts in the genre might take years an...
CFF 2023: 'Streams Flow from a River' Makes a Big Splash for a New Canadian Director
Directed by Christopher Yip
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2023
Set in rural Alberta, Streams Flow from a River follows the Chow family, who reunite under unfortunate circumstances. After Gordon Chow (pl...
Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA Blow Shit Up on 'SCARING THE HOES'
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2023
Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA are hip-hop's most evenly matched odd couple. A duo known individually for their signature off-kilter styles, bot...
Murray A. Lightburn Excavates the Past on 'Once Upon a Time in Montreal'
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2023
The music of the Dears is inextricably linked with Montreal, most subliminally in its ambitious arrangements, echoing Quebecers' love for p...