Concert Reviews

Tim Baker Balanced Joy and Sorrow in Halifax
Light House Arts Centre, April 15
PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2023
Through his more than two decades in music, Tim Baker has been no stranger to Halifax. As he noted to his energetic crowd last night, it's...
Bikini Kill Wove Story and Song in Toronto
Danforth Music Hall, April 14
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2023
"Sorry for the wait — the two-year wait," Kathleen Hanna beamed at 9:15. The set was meant to start at 9:00, but the sweetness in this dual...
Lil Wayne Wowed Toronto with a Surprise Guest — Yes, It's Who You Think It Is
History, April 12
PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2023
Much like a Lil Wayne mixtape verse, it was hard to predict what exactly Toronto would get from the "best rapper alive" at his sold-out sho...
U.S. Girls Settled into a New Shape in Toronto
Drake Underground, April 8
PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2023
Three songs into U.S. Girls' Saturday night set at Drake Underground, Meg Remy shot keyboard player Georgie Gordon a look, one that suggest...
100 gecs Were Joyful Sensory Overload in Vancouver
PNE Forum, April 7
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2023
100 gecs are music made by and for the terminally online; they exist in corners of the internet where the socially, culturally, and geograp...
Shygirl Radiated Charisma in Montreal
Studio TD, April 4
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2023
Her name might be Shygirl, but her onstage persona is anything but. The 29-year-old English rapper/singer born Blane Muise has rocketed to...
Noah Derksen Brought Plainspoken Intimacy to Winnipeg
West End Cultural Centre, March 31
PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2023
Noah Derksen undeniably makes prairie music — deeply personal, lyric-heavy folk songs infused with a great deal of atmosphere and space. It...
Softcult Were on a Mission in Toronto
Drake Underground, March 31
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2023
A fun feature of the endless nostalgia cycle is watching a new generation reinterpret the music of another's youth to meet their own ends (...