Magi Merlin
Busty and the Bass Announce New Album 'Forever Never Cares' with Terrace Martin, Magi Merlin
PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023
Montreal soul-jazz collective Busty and the Bass have announced their fourth studio LP, previewed today by new slow-burn single "Give Me a...
Le Festif! Brought Rural Quebec to Life Yet Again in 2023
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2023
I had almost no clue what to expect going into my first-ever experience at Le Festif! in Baie-Saint-Paul. Located an hour and change east o...
Busty and the Bass Join Forces with Magi Merlin for New Single "Far from Here"
PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023
Busty and the Bass and Magi Merlin, some of Montreal's absolute finest, have teamed up for a brand new single. Ahead of Busty's March resi...
Canadian Artists Name Their Favourite Albums of 2022
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2022
Here at Exclaim!, we've already had our say about the best music to come out in 2022 in our lists of the best albums, best songs and Canadi...
Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022
PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022
Back in 2020, when lockdowns arrived, optimists began speculating how much great art would be created in that time. King Lear had supposedl...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for November 28, 2022: Fred again.., Dan Mangan, Lisa O'Neill
PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2022
Tomorrow, the final Exclaim! issue of 2022 hits newsstands and we will reveal to the world what music, in our humblest of opinions, defined...
M for Montreal Pointed the Way Forward for the City's Local Scene
PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2022
M for Montreal is a unique, industry-focused event that differs from the marquee-lineup-driven musical festival format we've grown accustom...
Quebec's Festival de Musique Émergente Showed Why It's Canada's Unicorn Festival
PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2022
Just like most people, most music festivals think they're special. But in the case of Festival de Musique Émergente (FME if you're in the k...