Articles by Courtney Baird-Lew

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  Blood Orange

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 5

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2018

  Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange, is someone who functions on an entirely different plane than most. With lyrics rooted in real-world politics,...

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  Blondie

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2018

  There is always a sense of trepidation when a festival books a band whose members are in their late 60s and early 70s. Usually, the band ha...

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  Calpurnia

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2018

  It's worth noting that the median age of Calpurnia's band members is 16. It's also worth noting that the young, surf-rock-leaning band have...

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  Kali Uchis

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2018

  Kali Uchis is a woman who knows her power. Stepping onto the stage amid yesterday afternoon's heat wave wearing a matching bra and shorts c...

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  Arctic Monkeys

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 4

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2018

  Alex Turner and company took to the stage last night fresh from a new phase of reinvention. Their latest album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Ca...

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  Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2018

  While most festival headliners rely on a barrage of lights and smoke machines to amplify their set, all the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have always, an...

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  James Blake

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2018

  While much of the Osheaga crowd stampeded to the main stage for Travis Scott's headlining set, James Blake played the green stage and gave...

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  St. Vincent

  Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2018

  St. Vincent is a performer like no other. You could, of course, compare her to a slew of musicians, past and present, in order to make sens...