reviews

Ottawa Jazz Fest Got a Jolt of Meathead Machismo from Moon Hooch

OLG Stage, June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

After losing Thundercat to Bluesfest last year, there was perhaps some behind the scenes bemusement at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in the know...

Begonia Provided a Gateway at Ottawa Jazz Fest

OLG Stage, June 21

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024

The jazz gods intervened on the first night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival. After three days of sweltering temperatures there were sweaters...

VERTTIGO Surged into the Future at Sled Island 2024

#1 Legion, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024

As the sun set on day two of Sled Island, the streets of Calgary's downtown core came alive. Festival-goers venue hopped down 7th Ave, mean...

Irreversible Entanglements Burned Away the Apathy at Sled Island

Central United Church, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024

Beginning their set abruptly with a sound that severed the bone marrow of Central United Church, Irreversible Entanglements made their...

The Brilliantly Performed 'Fancy Dance' Has a Few Too Many Steps

Directed by Erica Tremblay

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2024

Every year film festivals release a certain type of film — usually a drama starring an actor riding a wave of positive buzz (or established...

Charli XCX and Lorde's "Girl, so confusing" Remix Finds Healing in Confrontation

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2024

"Girl, so confusing" is already one of the most vulnerable songs on 'BRAT.' On an album shaped by its unfiltered, plainly spoken...

Pond Aren't Quite Sharp Enough on 'Stung!'

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024

Can the joy of experimentation go rote? If anybody knows, it would be Australian headcases Pond. Their kitchen-sink approach...

'I Am: Celine Dion' Reveals Both Frailty and Force

Directed by Irene Taylor

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024

Like most millennial Canadians, I grew up listening to Céline Dion. It was hard not to. Even before her heart went on and on, Dion's voice...