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Wallows' 'Model' Slumps When It Should Soar
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
With two albums and two EPs under their belt, Wallows — the brainchild of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have success...
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Levels Up the Drama in 'Tuesday'
Directed by Daina O. Pusić
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
A talking parrot (or more accurately, a macaw) with a penchant for rap music and dad jokes is not your typical vehicle for the...
Prepare the Ground Day Two Was a Cacophony of Epic Proportions
Baby G and the Phoenix, June 1
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024
Day two of Prepare the Ground necessitated some travel. With dozens of bands over four venues, sticking around at just one was a (meta)phys...
Prepare the Ground's Inaugural Day Was a Gentle Introduction
Lee's Palace, May 31
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024
Prepare the Ground's inaugural festival opened last night across three venues (Lee's Palace, Baby G and the Garrison), bringing with it som...
Khruangbin Compromised Nothing in Toronto
History, May 31
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2024
Khruangbin are a fascinating case study in how to become a popular band without compromising anything. They're a mostly-instrumental surf...
Empress Of Brought Unvarnished Joy to Toronto
Drake Underground, May 30
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
Empress Of, aka Lorely Rodriguez, is no longer just an opening act. After years of touring with pop heavyweights like Carly Rae Jepsen and...
Bat for Lashes Welcomes New Life on 'The Dream of Delphi'
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
A lot has transpired in Natasha Khan's life since the release of her previous Bat for Lashes record, the neon-hued, desert-vampire concept...
'Handling the Undead' Is a Whole New Type of Zombie Film
Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
In an early scene in Handling the Undead, we see a teenager ignoring their mother while playing a zombie video game. Of course, along with...