music reviews
Drug Church Continue Their Ascent on 'PRUDE'
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
Longevity is hard to come by for most hardcore bands, and understandably so. Many struggle to harness and maintain the ethos and style...
TEKE::TEKE Converted the Non-Believers at Highlands
Camp Walden, September 28
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
The audience refused to leave at the end of Montreal psych-rock band TEKE::TEKE's performance at Highlands. A surging ovation carried...
At Highlands Music Festival, Georgia Harmer Cherished the Minutiae
Camp Walden, September 28
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
Georgia Harmer and her band couldn't decide whether to keep their sunglasses on during their early-evening performance at Highlands...
Jonah Yano Made Thought Tangible at Highlands Music Festival
Camp Walden, September 27
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
The music at Highlands Music Festival is carefully scheduled at three stages littered across Camp Walden. There is the Main Stage...
Skratch Bastid and Friends Brought the Bounce to POP Montreal
Marche des Possible, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day ...
Nabihah Iqbal Was a Dream at POP Montreal
Rialto Theatre, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter...
Naima Bock's 'Below a Massive Dark Land' Hides a Universe of Light
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
The title of Naima Bock's sophomore record is a bit of a misnomer — the immense, looming weight of a phrase like 'Below a Great Dark Land'...
Leif Vollebekk Speaks to the Past on 'Revelation'
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
For some artists, the songwriting muse visits through acts of conscious collaboration. For Leif Vollebekk, the solitude of the...