music reviews
Remi Wolf's Energetic 'Big Ideas' Is Full to the Brim
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2024
What's considered a "big idea"? According to Remi Wolf, "love, lust, anger, fantasies, harsh realities, vices, low lows and high highs" ...
Cassandra Jenkins Searches the Cosmos on 'My Light, My Destroyer'
PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2024
There is a careful balance between wry insight and open-heartedness in Cassandra Jenkins's songs. As on her very well-received 2021 album...
Future Islands Brought Out Ottawa Bluesfest's Inner Freak
River Stage, July 7
PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2024
Closing out the first weekend of the 10-day Ottawa Bluesfest with a headlining slot on the festival's second-largest stage, the Future ...
At Ottawa Bluesfest, Pokey LaFarge Was Pure Energy
SiriusXM Stage, July 7
PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2024
While the main stage buzzed with excitement for pop machines Carly Rae Jepsen and Maroon 5, the festival's tented area transported attendee...
Killer Mike Was a Tough Sell at Ottawa Bluesfest
RBC Stage, July 6
PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2024
Since their first-ever performance as a duo on these same festival grounds, Run the Jewels have become a staple at Bluesfest. With each ...
Tokyo Police Club Were Positively Buoyant at Ottawa Bluesfest
RBC Stage, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2024
On night one of Ottawa Bluesfest 2024, the organizers celebrated American independence with an all-Canadian lineup on the festival's ...
Glastonbury 2024: Good Vibes, Nostalgia, Soccer and the Coldplay Effect
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2024
People keep asking how Glastonbury festival was this year, and I keep telling them about the night before I left for the festival...
Kittie Were Back with a Vengeance at Festival d’été de Quebec
SiriusXM Stage, July 6
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2024
It was fitting that Kittie took the stage in what vocalist-guitarist Morgan Lander called "the heavy metal capital of our country" for ...