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Rachel Ho•May 15, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Dawson City Music Festival 2025
Canada's music scene is heading to the Yukon again in 2025 for the 47th annual edition of the Dawson City Music Festival. Seven venues thro
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: generally, it's fun when older music finds a new audience and/or is rediscovered thanks to a
Megan LaPierre•May 8, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Boots and Hearts 2025
As summer tradition dictates, Boots and Hearts Music Festival is set to beckon country and folk music fans back to Oro-Medonte's Burl's
Exclaim! Staff•May 8, 2025Five Must-See Acts at New Brunswick's 2025 New Maritime Music Festival
There's no false advertising in the New Maritime Music Festival — when picking the festival's five must-see acts, four of the artists we
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Rachel Ho•May 7, 2025The 10 Best (and 5 Worst) 'Black Mirror' Episodes Ranked
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Exclaim! Staff•May 6, 2025Alicia Moffet Tells You to Dump Him from the Exclaim! Office
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Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Toronto's 8 Can't-Miss Concerts This Week, Including Japanese Breakfast, MJ Lenderman, Deafheaven and More
Guess what? It's gonna be May. It's actually already May! In this first full week of the month, things are absolutely flourishing in the
Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Five Must-See Acts at All Your Friends Fest 2025
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Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enters Her New Phase: "I Want to Do Things I Haven't Done Before"
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Rachel Ho•May 2, 2025Jenny Hval Is Ready to Rethink Her Relationship with Sound
Staring at the flat white courtyard of my Gmail inbox, I imagine stale dust, empty hallways and hospital corners — emptiness. It smells like
Kaelen Bell•May 2, 2025Lorde's IUD Isn't a Strong Enough Contraceptive for This Week's Funny Music Memes: May 2, 2025
It's gonna be May! It's the beginning of Virgin Summer! These week's funny music memes are so whoa, including 19th century urchin Benson Bo
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including PUP, HAIM, Halestorm and More: May 2, 2025
Welcome to May! This week's roundup of just-announced tours for the new month includes two bands with their names stylized in all caps, com
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks 2025
No one should miss the chance to soak in a summer music festival under the midnight sun — and Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks offers
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025Cancer Bats Celebrate Forklift Drivers and Biz Markie at the Exclaim! Office
Biz Markie opening for the Beastie Boys is a sight only few lucky people got to see, and Cancer Bats' Liam Cormier is one of them. When
Sydney Brasil•May 1, 2025Ron Hawkins Ranks Lowest of the Low's 5 Best Songs
Lowest of the Low took some long breaks between their albums in the '90s and '00s — but they've been working at a steady clip since 2017's
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Goodbye April showers, welcome May flowers! The new month is already blooming with a stacked lineup of all of your live music wants and
Exclaim! Staff•May 1, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Hamilton's Because Beer 2025
Why? Because Beer, and also because music. The annual Hamilton event is billed as a "Craft Beer Festival" — but it's also quickly emerged a
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Daniel Sylvester•Apr 30, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Riverfest Elora 2025
Riverfest Elora is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2025, and its lineup is fittingly monumental — headliners Silversun Pickups, City
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 30, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Canmore Folk Festival 2025
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Allie Gregory•Apr 29, 2025Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo on Chronic Illness and His "Scholarship of Faith"
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Kaelen Bell•Apr 29, 2025Five Must-See Acts at the Ottawa Jazz Festival 2025
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Alex Hudson•Apr 29, 2025PUP Rank Their 5 "Least Shitty" Songs
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Exclaim! Staff•Apr 28, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Guelph, ON's Hillside Festival 2025
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Exclaim! Staff•Apr 25, 2025This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including Bryan Adams, John Mulaney, Pulp and More: April 25, 2025
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Exclaim! Staff•Apr 25, 2025'Warfare' Star D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Sheds Light on the Film's On-Set Emotions
"After I left Reservation Dogs, I knew that if it was a Native story, I needed to have Native writers, Native directors. That was my standa
Rachel Ho•Apr 25, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Festival d'été de Québec 2025
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Exclaim! Staff•Apr 25, 2025How Cheech & Chong Continue to Influence Comedy Today
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Salmon Arm, BC's ROOTSandBLUES Festival is celebrating its 33rd year this summer. Running from July 25 to 27, the 2025 edition is welcoming
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The Florida Keys are a collection of islands jutting off the tip of the titular state, connected by what is now called the Jimmy Buffet
Alexa Margorian•Apr 23, 2025Five Must-See Acts at the Calgary Folk Music Festival 2025
Calgary Folk Music Festival is returning for another year of festivities in its home at Prince's Island Park. Running from July 24 to 27
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