Concert Reviews

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  Mannequin Pussy Brought ASMR Hardcore to Toronto

  Concert Hall, May 11

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2024

  "I have something for your review," Exclaim!'s Online Editor Allie Gregory told me as we spilled onto the street after Mannequin Pussy's Sa...

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  Trans-Canada Highwaymen Were Pure Nostalgic Joy in Ottawa

  Babs Asper Theatre, May 10

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2024

  All-hits touring packages are usually reserved for the casino and raceway circuit. But Trans-Canada Highwaymen, featuring Moe Berg from the...

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  Fuck the Facts Returned Anew in Toronto

  Rivoli, May 10

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2024

  After an eight-year absence, Ottawa grindcore powerhouses Fuck the Facts returned to Toronto. Since the band's inception in 1997, they've b...

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  Home Front Did What They Do Best in Toronto

  Velvet Underground, May 3

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2024

  Home Front are one of Canada's best bands, in any genre, full stop, period. Hailing from Edmonton, Home Front was formed in 2021 by Graeme...

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  Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service Looked Perfect from Far Away in Toronto

  Scotiabank Arena, May 4

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2024

  More than a year ago, when Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service announced their 20th anniversary tours celebrating their most beloved...

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  Laufey Was More Than Just Vibes in Toronto

  Massey Hall, April 30

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2024

  How do you make a Laufey set interesting? When the highs are unassuming bossa nova bops and the lows are ballads gentle as falling snow, ho...

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  Waxahatchee Was a Fledgling Legend in Toronto

  Massey Hall, April 23

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2024

  With the haze of the full moon just breaking through the clouds in Toronto on Tuesday evening, Massey Hall prepared for a fledgling legend...

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  Chastity Was Voiceless but Vivid in Winnipeg

  The Handsome Daughter, April 19

  PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2024

  The one who belonged most at Chastity's Friday night Winnipeg show was the kid standing by himself smoking a cigarette 15, maybe...