Articles by Courtney Baird-Lew
Osheaga 2023 Brought Out the Heavy Hitters
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2023
Born from the heyday of Montreal's mid-aughts indie rock scene, Osheaga has, over the past sixteen years, transformed into a genre-spanning...
Kaytranada
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019
Since his meteoric rise to mainstream fame — all while amassing legions of fans and winning the Polaris Music Prize for his 2016 album 99.9...
Tierra Whack
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019
Following the sartorial path trailblazed by veteran hip-hop surrealists Missy Elliott and André 3000, the Philadelphia-based rapper (whose...
Tame Impala
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019
Few bands are better suited for an evening summer festival set than Tame Impala. The brainchild of acclaimed singer/songwriter, multi-instr...
Childish Gambino
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019
As the last headlining act of the festival edged ever closer, a bonfire of white smoke rose from the centre of the massive audience, announ...
King Princess
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2019
Brooklyn-based young gun King Princess brought her signature blend of delicate, anthemic queer pop to the main stage Saturday to an excited...
Beach House
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2019
Synonymous with meditative, aqueous dream pop, Beach House have, for over a decade, treated their live performances less like "shows" and m...
ScHoolboy Q
Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2019
L.A. rapper ScHoolboy Q has gone through a transformation. Finding Grammy-nominated success as the resident party animal of Top Dawg Entert...
