Concert Reviews
Death From Above / Murray A. Lightburn
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, May 29
PUBLISHED May 30, 2019
Death From Above, the dynamic duo of Jesse F. Keeler and Sebastien Grainger, descended on Commodore Ballroom, with blasts from the past, an...
Foxwarren
The Exchange, Regina SK, May 29
PUBLISHED May 30, 2019
Foxwarren appeared as one, animated by blue and red lights, but the crowd's eyes went to Andy Shauf, who hadn't played in his hometown sinc...
Chromatics / Desire / In Mirrors / Tess Roby
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, May 27
PUBLISHED May 28, 2019
The last time Chromatics played Toronto, singer Ruth Radelet was not yet a member, synthesizers were secondary to guitar noise, and their l...
Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Lawnya Vawnya, St. John's NL, May 25
PUBLISHED May 26, 2019
There's a certain dissonance to Snotty Rose Rez Kids being a party band, given the way their music tackles heavy themes like pipeline expan...
Tim Baker
Lawnya Vawnya, St. John's NL, May 25
PUBLISHED May 26, 2019
Tim Baker moved to Toronto a couple of years ago, so the songwriter's Lawnya Vawnya appearance was a homecoming for the St. John's-bred mus...
Lex Leosis
Lawnya Vawnya, St. John's NL, May 25
PUBLISHED May 26, 2019
Lex Leosis makes up one-third of Toronto hip-hop crew the Sorority, but as her Saturday night (May 25) set at the Rock House showed, she's...
Weyes Blood
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, May 24
PUBLISHED May 25, 2019
Weyes Blood (aka Natalie Mering) has done the rounds in Toronto, playing many of its cosiest venues over the years. Her performance at the...
King Princess
Theatre Corona, Montréal QC, May 24
PUBLISHED May 25, 2019
Mikaela Straus, crowned King Princess, is a regular heartthrob. At a prompt five-to-nine, she strutted onstage to actual screams, which wer...