Concert Reviews
k-os
Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019
Back in 2002, seeing the video for "Heaven Only Knows" from k-os's debut album, Exit, was a revelation. His first two albums ended up being...
Haviah Mighty
Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019
Fresh off scoring a Polaris Music Prize short list nomination for her debut, 13th Floor, rapper Haviah Mighty immediately showed why she ea...
Danny Brown
Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 27
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2019
Danny Brown's set started weird, ended weird, and I'm not entirely sure what happened in between. Everything seemed normal enough for a m...
Tame Impala
Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, July 26
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019
Tame Impala may have headlined Coachella earlier this year, but frontman Kevin Parker still doesn't quite feel like a proper rock star. Thi...
Aloe Blacc
Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 26
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019
When Aloe Blacc steps on a stage, he doesn't fail to impress. A polished professional with no jagged edges, Blacc looked and sounded flawle...
Kinnie Starr
Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 26
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019
There's no possible way that Kinnie Starr's performance could fit into a standard issue live review. In front of a stage being changed over...
Sharon Van Etten
Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB, July 26
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019
Sharon Van Etten is having a stellar year. Her album, Remind Me Tomorrow, is spectacular and has lead her to appear on daytime and late nig...
Random Recipe
Phillips Backyard Weekender, Victoria BC, July 26
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2019
The 2019 instalment of Phillips Brewing's Wonka-like Backyard Weekender marked the first time on the West coast for Random Recipe, a genre-...