Articles by Matt Bobkin

Jeremy Dutcher

Hillside, Guelph ON, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2018

There are worse places to put a grand piano, but an open-air stage is surely near the bottom of the list, especially once you factor in ble...

U.S. Girls

Hillside, Guelph ON, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2018

Meg Remy is not afraid to take her time.   The U.S. Girls mastermind and her eight-piece backing band stood on the stage in silence for sev...

"Alphabet Street" featuring Five Alarm Funk, Iskwé, Cadence Weapon

Hillside, Guelph ON, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2018

It's never truly a party until Cadence Weapon shows up.   Midway through the first song of "Alphabet Street," the inaugural workshop of Hil...

Little Junior

Hillside, Guelph ON, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2018

Longtime attendees and first-time performers Little Junior knew what they were getting themselves into with their Hillside set. Delivering...

Tim Baker

Hillside, Guelph ON, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2018

It's been a time of transition for Tim Baker. The singer-songwriter, best known as lead singer of beloved St. John's folk-popsters Hey Rose...

Watch 'Jeopardy' Pander to Millennials with a 'Rick and Morty' Round

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2018

Every so often, Jeopardy tries pandering to the millennial crowd by referencing contemporary pop culture, usually in the form of host Alex...

Bad Waitress, Blind Matty, Bloodshot Bill to Play Exclaim! Stage at the Roundhouse Craft Beer Festival

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2018

Every summer, Steam Whistle Brewing's annual Roundhouse Craft Beer Festival brings dozens of Ontario's craft breweries and food trucks to T...

Calpurnia Are More Than Finn Wolfhard's Band and Prove It on 'Scout'

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2018

Calpurnia's got an elephant — or, should I say, Wolf — in the room, and I'm not talking about their ages. Sure, they're teenagers, between...