Festival

Kim Myhr Closed FIMAV 2024 with a Dose of Magic

Carré 150, May 19

PUBLISHED May 22, 2024

In an uncharacteristic move, this year's FIMAV closed out in one of the smaller halls rather than with a widescreen blowout, or whatever pa...

Five Must-See Acts at York Region's Aurorapalooza 2024

PUBLISHED May 22, 2024

Aurorapalooza returns to Town Park in Aurora, ON, on August 17 this year. Organizers have now unveiled this year's lineup, and it just might...

Hot Docs to Close Temporarily Due to "Urgent Financial Challenges"

PUBLISHED May 22, 2024

Following the en-masse exit of 10 programmers ahead of the 2024 iteration of the film festival, Hot Docs — Canada's largest documentary...

Five Must-See Acts at the 2024 Calgary Folk Music Festival

PUBLISHED May 22, 2024

Each summer, Prince's Island Park hosts the Calgary Folk Music Festival — an event that's going strong more than four decades since it was...

At FIMAV, Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield Welcomed the Melt

Carré 150, May 19

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Trumpeter Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield project began in 2019, when he assembled a group of musicians to help interpret his compositions...

Joëlle Léandre, Mat Maneri and Craig Taborn Were a Force at FIMAV

Carré 150, May 18

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

There are a couple of clear ways to impress in the world of improvised music, especially in the context of a festival where a large portion...

The Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Brought Total Unity to FIMAV

Centre des Congrès, May 18

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Saturday's schedule at FIMAV leaned toward an extensive suite of improvised musical forms. At the hinge point of the day came the Bill Orcu...

Five Must-See Acts at British Columbia's Forest Echoes Music Festival 2024

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Taking place from June 28 to 30 on a pristine 20-acre property in Cultus Lake, a freshwater backwoods paradise near Chilliwack, BC, Forest...