music reviews
Ribbon Skirt Stepped into Their Power at Sled Island
The Ship & Anchor, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2025
You'd think you might get jaded to the whole thing, but there really is nothing like discovering a new band that you love and getting to see...
Yaya Bey Embodied Her North Star at Sled Island
Commonwealth, June 19
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2025
"I was fighting for my life just now," Yaya Bey told the Sled Island crowd, exasperated and out of breath. She explained that she hadn't...
Hotline TNT's 'Raspberry Moon' Shines Brightly Through the Clouds
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2025
Will Anderson used to front the Vancouver shoegaze band Weed, but since moving back to his home country of the US, he's upped his game...
TOPS Topped Themselves at Sled Island
#1 Royal Canadian Legion, June 18
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2025
Between the surplus of one-way streets easing congestion in the downtown core and hosting a music festival like Sled Island, Calgary has...
HAIM's 'I quit' Is a Sigh of Relief
PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2025
"Fucking relationships," Danielle Haim sighs on "Relationships," the deceptively straightforward lead single from HAIM's fourth album, 'I...
Perfume Genius Transcended the Tension in Toronto
The Concert Hall, June 14
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2025
Perfume Genius brought the 'Glory' tour to Toronto's Concert Hall on Saturday night (June 14) like a small revival minister performing...
Common Holly Cuts 'Anything glass' with Beautiful Fragility
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2025
"I've got these terrible hands." These are the first words Brigitte Naggar sings, repeated with self-conscious yet emphatic emphasis, on...
Pop's Main Girls Reigned Supreme at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2025
Parc del Fòrum, June 4–7
PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2025
"Meet you at the Powerpuff Girls!""… where?" As fans wandered into Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum for each day of Primavera Sound 2025, they...
