reviews

The Beaches Dove Head-First in Edmonton

Midway Music Hall, November 8

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2023

The Beaches — Toronto's TikTok-savvy, boyfriend-busting sensations — brought their ground-shaking Blame My Ex tour to Edmonton's Midway Mus...

Pony Girl Release the Pressure Slowly on 'Laff It Off'

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PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2023

Some just pop the balloon, others untie the knot and apply pressure to let the air out slowly. Pony Girl's new album is an exercise in the...

Chris Stapleton Is for Everyone on 'Higher'

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2023

Chris Stapleton was writing music in Nashville decades before he ventured out on his own in 2015 with Traveller. Since then, Stapleton has...

Cat Power Is Devotee, Student and Messenger on 'Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert'

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

Almost 60 years after his mythic performance at the Manchester Free Trade Hall, we're still talking about Robert Zimmerman. The infamous ac...

Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

Just as Jonah Yano set the tone for 2023 with portrait of a dog, his new single "concentrate" ushers us toward 2024 — but not before booken...

Paul Giamatti Is a Delightful Payne in 'The Holdovers'

Directed by Alexander Payne

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2023

There was a lot of hype about The Holdovers coming out of the Venice Film Festival, especially for Paul Giamatti's performance as the curmu...

'Rustin' Takes Steps to Right a Historical Wrong

Directed by George C. Wolfe

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2023

Among the list of civil rights leaders and activists from the '60s and '70s, Bayard Rustin's name is not one that comes up often. Practical...

Mil-Spec Brim with Undeniable Spirit on 'Marathon'

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PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2023

There was a palpable yearning in Mil-Spec's "The Days Don't End" upon its arrival in April, and the Toronto five-piece's new album Marathon...