Articles by Scott Simpson

Cecile Believe Evolves Beyond Mozart's Sister on 'Made in Heaven'

PUBLISHED May 7, 2020

In a recent interview with Exclaim!, Cecile Believe (a.k.a. Caila Thompson-Hannant, who used to perform as Mozart's Sister) described her n...

Geoffroy / ren

27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 28

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2019

I could tell the Geoffroy concert at the 27 Club on Thursday night was going to be popular; the 27 Club isn't the largest venue, but judgin...

New Swears / Wine Lips / Remi Royale

Babylon, Ottawa ON, November 22

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2019

There was a sense of camaraderie that quickly took over the Babylon nightclub as it slowly filled up for New Swears' homecoming in Ottawa,...

Ought

Once More with Feeling...

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

A mere six months after the release of their debut album, More Than Any Other Day, adopted Montreal quintet Ought are ready for a reintrodu...

Duchess Says

House of Targ, Ottawa ON, November 4

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2016

Anyone who has ever seen Annie-Claude Deschênes and her band of merry men perform knows that she's a force to be reckoned with. With her ev...

Mas Ysa

Seraph

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2015

On his full-length debut Seraph, Montreal-born, Lake Hill-based singer/songwriter Thomas Arsenault manages to convincingly combine his penc...

Rhye

Théâtre Corona, Montreal QC, June 8

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2015

It's been nearly two years since Canadian-Danish R&B duo Rhye performed in Montreal, and my, how things have changed. Their set at the Mont...

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Théâtre Fairmount, Montreal QC, June 3

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2015

Multi-Love being one of my early favourite albums of 2015, my anticipation leading up to their performance at the Théâtre Fairmount in Mont...