music reviews
'Blue Rodeo: Lost Together' Pays Tribute to the "Sound of Canada"
Directed by Dale Heslip
PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2025
Blue Rodeo are a Canadian institution. Their songs have soundtracked the lives of Canadians for over four decades, and yet their story has...
I Want Shiv and the Carvers' "Danger Girl" to Ruin My Life
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2025
It's Class Of season here at Exclaim!, and it's hard to believe it's been only a year since we saw the likes of Shiv and the Carvers...
Lou-Adriane Cassidy Shapeshifts the Modern Concept Album on 'Journal d'un Loup-Garou'
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2025
Some of the albums that really made me fall in love with music in my formative years were concept albums. Being able to be transported on...
Slowdive Carried the Mantle in Ottawa
Bronson Centre, January 26
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2025
Even the most devoted Slowdive fans may be unaware of just how harshly the legacy press criticized the band during their brief...
BIG SIS and NADUH Brought Hi-Vis Energy to Winnipeg
Winterruption, January 25
PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2025
Winterruption may hold events all across the country, bringing in acts from all over the world; but at its core, it's a community-based...
Nap Eyes and the Haileys Captured Eternal Magic in Winnipeg
Winterruption, January 24
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2025
Is it the genre that defines a song's perpetuity? Is it the fact that it's written down and recorded, or that it's played live in a communa...
FKA twigs Brings Her Alien Electro Down to Earth on Ravey 'EUSEXUA'
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
I've historically been a bit on the fence about FKA twigs, whose alien art&B is vibey but tends to wash over me without leaving me much...
Cheekface and Tired Cossack Warmed Winnipeg with Cheery Optimism
Winterruption, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
Winter stains Winnipeg with a perpetual scar that each local begrudgingly learns to wear without much pride. Most people living here resent...
