Concert Reviews
Toronto's DIY Music Scene Finally Bounces Back — Thunderstorm Be Damned
PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021
The small crowd of Toronto music fans who were hoping to end their pandemic-induced concert hiatus last Saturday, August 28, were forced to...
Arkells' Comeback Show in Toronto Proves That Community Is the Lifeblood of Music
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2021
Hamilton's Arkells carry on in the time-honoured tradition of politicizing the dance-floor — which perhaps makes them the ideal choice to e...
Exclaim!'s Best Livestream Concerts of 2020
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2020
There's no replacing the energy and excitement of a live show, but, with touring off the table in 2020, many artists made the best of a bad...
Relive Our Favourite Moments from Toronto's Mod Club in Photos
PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2020
This past Friday (November 6), Toronto venue the Mod Club announced that it would be closing down, effective immediately. In the nearly tw...
A Look Back at This Summer's Socially Distanced Concerts Across Canada
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2020
The Canadian concert industry has never seen a year like 2020. But even though the cross-country tours and massive festivals we usually enj...
9 Concert Films That Will Tide You Over Until the Real Thing Comes Back
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020
By now, we're so deep into our socially isolated lives due to COVID-19 that we're starting to forget what going to concerts feel like. And...
Alan Doyle / Kelly Prescott
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC, March 8
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020
For over 25 years, Alan Doyle, of Newfoundland treasures Great Big Sea, has been bringing ceilidhs coast to coast in Canada and beyond. It...
The Strokes / Alvvays / Promiseland
Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC, March 5
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020
Despite falling just short of a sell-out, the Strokes triumphed in their first Vancouver show in over a decade at Rogers Arena on Thursday...