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...