Concert Reviews
Quebec's Festival de Musique Émergente Felt Like Summer Camp
PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2023
It was more than just the revived summer heat that brought a wave of warmth over Rouyn-Noranda, QC, this Labour Day weekend. Arriving at th...
Arctic Monkeys' Eras Tour United Generations in Toronto
Budweiser Stage, August 30
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2023
Call it their Eras Tour. Arctic Monkeys have been around for two decades now, and their catalogue is deep enough that their fan base spans...
Alvvays and Alex G Showed Toronto Why They're Similar Artists with Opposite Strengths
Budweiser Stage, August 28
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2023
When Alvvays and Alex G announced their co-headlining tour earlier this year, it felt like a well-deserved victory lap; here were two belov...
At Their First Ever Canadian Show, Black Country, New Road Showed Vancouver the Power of Reinvention
Hollywood Theatre, August 25
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2023
It's nothing short of a minor miracle that Black Country, New Road played their first ever Canadian show to a sold out audience at Vancouve...
Rod Stewart Had All the Luck in Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre, August 23
PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2023
After postponing his 2022 tour due to "production delays," Rod Stewart very nearly broke Ottawa's heart again this year, cancelling last Sa...
The National Brought Stadium Grandeur to Toronto, While Patti Smith and U.S. Girls Cut Deep
Budweiser Stage, August 20
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2023
"I wanna say hi to my kids, who are just over there," U.S. Girls' Meg Remy said, pointing to her twins after opening her Budweiser Stage se...
Sweeping Promises Burned Through the Apathy in Toronto
The Garrison, August 15
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2023
The Garrison was respectably attended but not packed, the air warm but not hot, the energy palpable but not necessarily electric — it was a...
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...