Concert Reviews
Orville Peck
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, December 5
PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2019
Orville Peck played his 120th ("or something like that") and final show of the year on Thursday night in Toronto, ending his explosive 2019...
Mount Eerie with Julie Doiron
Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver BC, November 30
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2019
After releasing back-to-back albums in 2017 and 2018 about the death of his wife, artist and musician Geneviève Castrèe, Phil Elverum, a.k....
Geoffroy / ren
27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 28
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2019
I could tell the Geoffroy concert at the 27 Club on Thursday night was going to be popular; the 27 Club isn't the largest venue, but judgin...
High on Fire
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, November 25
PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2019
When Matt Pike announced High on Fire's last tour was cancelled due to concerns for his health, the frontman closed with a promise that thi...
Five Acts We Loved at M for Montreal: Naya Ali, Close Talker, Lydia Képinksi, Badge Époque Ensemble, WHOOP-Szo
Montreal QC, November 20 to 23, 2019
PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2019
Quebec's annual music festival M for Montreal kicked off last week, and with it, the emergence of dozens of on-the-rise performers both loc...
New Swears / Wine Lips / Remi Royale
Babylon, Ottawa ON, November 22
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2019
There was a sense of camaraderie that quickly took over the Babylon nightclub as it slowly filled up for New Swears' homecoming in Ottawa,...
The Dirty Nil / Single Mothers
London Music Hall, London, ON, November 20
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019
"This song is from the best album, Master Volume, and it goes out to Luke, Kyle and me 'cause we're so sick!," bassist Ross Miller announce...
Angel Olsen
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, November 16
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2019
Angel Olsen came to Toronto ready to fight. A well-meaning, but somewhat unruly crowd; whatever lurked in the "haunted" basement of the Que...