music reviews
Handsome Tiger Brought the Energy to Bass Coast
Cantina Stage, July 13
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2024
Ready to switch up the house and techno sets I'd been bumping to for hours (and after a brief river cleanse), I reset for Handsome Tiger...
DJ Dood Was Electric (Literally) at Bass Coast
The Cabin, July 12
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2024
A queer tarot card I pulled with Elsa Sainas, aka DJ Dood, set the mood for a great set to come. Right off the bat we were presented with ...
Los Campesinos! Grow with Grace on 'All Hell'
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024
There are two main things that most people don't realize about Los Campesinos! — Firstly, they're an emo band. And secondly, they're one ...
The Jokes About the Red Hot Chili Peppers Are True, but Also, Fuck You
Budweiser Stage, July 17
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are, as the song goes, addicted to the shindig. Between songs at their sold-out Toronto show, they seemed unable...
Boy Golden Is All Grown Up on 'For Eden'
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024
An all-purpose roots rocker with a heart of Acapulco Gold, Boy Golden is the friendliest guy you've never met. The Manitoban trouble-loving...
GUM/Ambrose Kenny-Smith Make the Most of 'Ill Times'
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024
Jay Watson and Ambrose Kenny-Smith lead parallel musical lives you wouldn't necessarily expect to intersect. At surface level, they're ...
Conducta Was an Unpredictable Machine at Bass Coast
Slay Bay, July 13
PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024
Bristol-born label boss, sweet rolling DJ and slick producer Collins Nemi has been jamming as Conducta since he was in his early teens...
At Bass Coast 2024, Leikeli47 Was Actualization in Action
Main Stage, July 12
PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024
Valuing privacy in an age of unlimited access, Leikeli47 did not get her start on social media, and hasn't even used it in years...