reviews
Dartmouth's Nowadays Festival Felt Like Home
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023
Being new to a place can be hard. Employment, housing, a network of friends; These things are all important, sure, sure. But where are you...
De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan Celebrated Hip-Hop's Past — and Looked to Its Future — in Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome, October 14
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023
50 years since its inception, hip-hop is alive and well in Calgary. That was clear from the tens of thousands who piled into the Scotiabank...
Pete Davidson Was Heartfelt on Star-Studded 'SNL' with Taylor Swift, John Mulaney and Ice Spice
October 14, 2023
PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2023
A humble and funny Pete Davidson returned to the show that established him as a star and didn't disappoint, while Ice Spice did her best to...
'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person' Brings Fresh Blood to Familiar Themes
Directed by Ariane Louis-Seize
PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023
The coming-of-age story is a well-worn tale, but one that still has a lot of mileage if a filmmaker can find a new angle. Director Ariane L...
'the rest' Confirms boygenius as One of 2023's Defining Bands
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PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023
I have no clue how many concerts I've been to over the past 20-odd years of show-going, but I know exactly how many I've cried at: one. Tha...
Squirrel Flower Taps into the Minutiae of Apocalypse on 'Tomorrow's Fire'
PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023
Music about climate disaster usually feels somewhat dogmatic and thematically grandiose. But on Tomorrow's Fire, Ella Williams of Squirrel...
Fern Sully Have Infinite Potential on Their 'Better Luck Next Time' EP
PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023
While online information about Fern Sully is scant, this much we can glean: the band — whose earliest music materialized online in March 20...
Corb Lund Is a Hurtin' Albertan on the Weed-Gone-Wrong Anthem "Old Familiar Drunken Feeling"
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PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023
As someone whose modest instrumental skill all but evaporates in altered states, the tale of "herbal terrorism" Corb Lund tells on new sing...