Concert Reviews
Stand-Up Comedians the Beths Showed Toronto That They're Also Excellent Musicians
Phoenix Concert Theatre, February 26
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2023
The Beths are outstanding songwriters and tight musicians — that much wasn't a surprise when the group came to Toronto for the second time...
SZA Brought Theatrics to Toronto — but All She Really Needed Was the Mic
Scotiabank Arena, February 25
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2023
SZA sat at the edge of a diving board, her legs dangling from above as she looked down over Toronto's sold-out Scotiabank Arena. Ocean wate...
Samia Did What She Came to Do in Toronto
The Opera House, February 15
PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2023
Samia might seem all too easy to pigeonhole (never ask an indie musician why their parents' names are blue on Wikipedia). But with her new...
The Sadies Carried On in Montreal
La Sala Rossa, February 11
PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2023
Last summer it seemed possible that the Sadies would hang up their hats, guitars and stand up bass forever — but during their Taverne Tour...
MorMor Illuminated the Dark in Montreal
Theatre Fairmount, January 25
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023
Hundreds of Montreal music fans pushed their way up the stairs into Theatre Fairmount on Wednesday night, eager to see MorMor (a.k.a. Seth...
Dan Mangan Held Toronto Rapt at Pindrop Acoustic Performance
Longboat Hall, January 19
PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2023
Dan Mangan's tender troubadour tunes have taken various forms over the years: warm 'n' cuddly folk (2009's Nice, Nice, Very Nice), cryptic...
Dry Cleaning Showed Toronto How the Sausage Is Made
Phoenix Concert Theatre, January 11
PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2023
UK indie's current infatuation with post-punk has led to a proliferation of British men yelling over jagged guitar riffs. So the arrival of...
Broken Social Scene Went Off-Script at Joyful, Cathartic Toronto Show
History, December 17
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2022
When I first got into Broken Social Scene, I thought I was too late. I was 21, just over midway through my undergrad, and quite frankly emb...
