Concert Reviews

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  Laufey Was More Than Just Vibes in Toronto

  Massey Hall, April 30

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2024

  How do you make a Laufey set interesting? When the highs are unassuming bossa nova bops and the lows are ballads gentle as falling snow, ho...

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  Waxahatchee Was a Fledgling Legend in Toronto

  Massey Hall, April 23

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024

  With the haze of the full moon just breaking through the clouds in Toronto on Tuesday evening, Massey Hall prepared for a fledgling legend...

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  Chastity Was Voiceless but Vivid in Winnipeg

  The Handsome Daughter, April 19

  PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2024

  The one who belonged most at Chastity's Friday night Winnipeg show was the kid standing by himself smoking a cigarette 15, maybe...

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  Nicki Minaj Got By on Good Will in Toronto

  Scotiabank Arena, April 18

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024

  Showcased on a series of screens were animated images of Chun Li, one of Nicki Minaj's many personas, dressed in a medieval knight's armour...

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  PinkPantheress Was a Low-Key Superstar in Toronto

  Danforth Music Hall, April 7

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024

  As PinkPantheress, English musician Victoria Walker managed the Herculean task of turning North American kids on to the sounds of early...

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  Queens of the Stone Age Brought Confrontation and Community to Winnipeg

  Canada Life Centre, April 5

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024

  What can I say about the Queens of the Stone Age that an army of stoned obsessives haven't? As a long-time flirt with the Seattle alt-rock...

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  Dry Cleaning Brought Strange Weather to Boise

  Treefort Music Festival, March 23

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2024

  In the time between 2021's 'New Long Leg' and now, Dry Cleaning's tour schedule has been dizzying....

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  Ty Segall Bridged Generational Gaps in Idaho

  Treefort Music Festival, March 22

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2024

  I might take a hit to my punk cred by admitting this, but the only time I've ever risked life and limb to crowd-surf was at a Ty Segall...