Concert Reviews

At Highlands Music Festival, Georgia Harmer Cherished the Minutiae
Camp Walden, September 28
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
Georgia Harmer and her band couldn't decide whether to keep their sunglasses on during their early-evening performance at Highlands...
Jonah Yano Made Thought Tangible at Highlands Music Festival
Camp Walden, September 27
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
The music at Highlands Music Festival is carefully scheduled at three stages littered across Camp Walden. There is the Main Stage...
Skratch Bastid and Friends Brought the Bounce to POP Montreal
Marche des Possible, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day ...
Nabihah Iqbal Was a Dream at POP Montreal
Rialto Theatre, September 28
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024
I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter...
The Hives Were Electrifying in Toronto
History, September 16
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
When the Hives broke through in the early 2000s with their breakneck take on garage punk, it should have come as a surprise to no one...
PJ Harvey Created a Singular Now in Toronto
History, September 25
PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2024
There was a subtle dissonance at the outset of PJ Harvey's Wednesday night show in Toronto; the crowd at History seemed struck by some...
Vampire Weekend Attempted to Cover Rush's "Tom Sawyer" in Toronto, Cuz Why Not?
Budweiser Stage, September 24
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024
I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but Vampire Weekend really seem to like it. The overarching tone of their latest Toronto show was one of...
The War on Drugs and the National Brought Polished Perfection and Chaotic Theatricality to Toronto
Budweiser Stage, September 20
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2024
The jokes write themselves. Basically anyone I've spoken with about the National's tour with the War on Drugs has made a remark along the...