Concert Reviews

Men I Trust Kept It Small in Toronto

History, October 5

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023

Men I Trust have managed to rack up many millions of streams without the support of a record label or publicity team — but, in case you wer...

Highlands Music Festival Stopped Time at Camp Walden

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

Cell reception is lost about 10 kilometres before you need to turn off the two-lane highway curtained by thick wilderness — trees changing...

CHAI Welcomed Toronto to the Bright-Pink Future

Horseshoe Tavern, October 4

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

"We are CHAIIIIIIIIIII!" — it's a familiar refrain for fans of the Japanese four-piece; a rallying cry, a greeting, an act of actualization...

POP Montreal 2023 Brought Eclecticism and Excitement with Kate NV, Hot Garbage, Loraine James, Hand Habits and More

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023

POP Montreal brought no shortage of excitement to the city this year. Celebrating its 22nd instalment, the festival has steadily expanded b...

Mitski Conjured Hellfire and Heartache in Toronto

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, September 29

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2023

Each time someone moved in their pew or headed to the washroom — or the merch line, which wrapped twice around the back room in a feverish...

Chat Pile Were a Thrilling Enigma in Toronto

Lee's Palace, September 23

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2023

Chat Pile is a strange and cavernous enigma. Everything about the Oklahoma City quartet — whose members, vocalist Raygun Busch, guitarist L...

Janelle Monáe Ushered Toronto into Her Age of Pleasure

Massey Hall, September 21

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

"The Age of Pleasure was created to be our safe oasis," Janelle Monáe proclaimed to her rapt audience from the stage of Massey Hall, sharin...

Rifflandia 2023 Brought Star Power and Synergy to Victoria

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023

After last year's victorious return, the 2023 edition of Rifflandia inevitably felt more low stakes, able to breathe without the burden of...