Articles by Luke Fox

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  The Underachievers

  Opera House, Toronto ON, October 10

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2017

  The Underachievers have two gears in a live setting: turnt and lit. Take your pick.   Following calmly received pre-10 p.m. opening sets by...

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  Lauryn Hill and Nas

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, September 10

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2017

  The material — certifiably classic, virtually all of it — is undeniable.   So the only question when it comes to a Lauryn Hill and Nas perf...

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  Chance the Rapper

  Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, May 30

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2017

  Chance the Rapper's show began under a rainbow and finished in a lightning storm. Yes, you read that order of events correctly.   It seemed...

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  Skepta

  Rebel, Toronto ON, April 26

  PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2017

  "Energy! Energy!"   The more he says it, the less it's clear whether Skepta's go-to chant is a command to the crowd, a self-motivating pump...

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  ​Big Sean

  Rebel, Toronto ON, April 2

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2017

  Big Sean strolled onstage Sunday night (April 2) still riding high off what he called "one of the highest honours a person can receive." Ju...

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  Isaiah Rashad

  The Phoenix, Toronto ON, January 26

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2017

  The lineup to enter The Phoenix stretched so far down Sherbourne Street that they had to delay the concert's scheduled start time in order...

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  6lack / Dreezy

  Mod Club, Toronto ON, January 22

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2017

  There's a sense that 6lack is about to blow. That feeling you get when you catch a star on the rise — before your friends and the radio and...

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  Anderson .Paak

  The Phoenix, Toronto ON, July 22

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  "Toronto!" Anderson .Paak hollered after raiding the stage with leaps, outsized hand throws and joyous spins. "It's about to be one of them...