Festival

The Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Brought Total Unity to FIMAV

Centre des Congrès, May 18

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Saturday's schedule at FIMAV leaned toward an extensive suite of improvised musical forms. At the hinge point of the day came the Bill Orcu...

Five Must-See Acts at British Columbia's Forest Echoes Music Festival 2024

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Taking place from June 28 to 30 on a pristine 20-acre property in Cultus Lake, a freshwater backwoods paradise near Chilliwack, BC, Forest...

Splendide Abysse Made a Big Splash at FIMAV

Carré 150, May 17

PUBLISHED May 20, 2024

On a day that saw splashy and attention-grabbing shows by international veterans like Joshua Abrams's Natural Information Society from Chic...

Five Must-See Acts at Vancouver's Music Waste Festival 2024

PUBLISHED May 20, 2024

This year marks the 30th edition of Music Waste, an iconic underground festival that has helped define the Vancouver indie music scene for...

Pascal Germain-Berardi's 'Basileus' Opened FIMAV 2024 with a Bang

Le Carré 150, May 16

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Taking over as artistic director of a major festival is a daunting task, but Scott Thomson has the extra pressure of tackling the 40th edit...

Five Must-See Acts at Niagara's No Man's Land Festival 2024

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Given southern Ontario's rich history of giving rise to some of Canada's finest rock, punk and metal exports, it's a relief that No Man's L...

Five Must-See Acts at Thunder Bay's Wake the Giant 2024

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Wake the Giant is more than just a music festival: it's a self-described cultural awareness project, created with the goal of making Thunde...

Five Must-See Artists at the 2024 Canmore Folk Music Festival

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

Claiming the title of Alberta's longest-running folk music festival, the Canmore Folk Music Festival is gorgeously situated in the Rocky...