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pHoenix Pagliacci Is Thrillingly Multifaceted on 'Dichotomy'

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

'Dichotomy' is the perfect title for pHoenix Pagliacci's new solo album; the Toronto MC and singer (known for formidable work in groups like...

Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness

Confederation Park Stage, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...

Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival

OLG Stage, June 28

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...

Camila Cabello's 'C,XOXO' Nearly Sticks the Landing

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

It would be easy to pick on Camila Cabello. The painfully obvious rebrand she underwent for her fourth solo album conjures images of ...

Vivian Girls' Cassie Ramone Captures Otherworldly Enigma on 'Sweetheart' Solo Album

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2024

The first time I played Vivian Girls' self-titled 2008 album on vinyl, I listened to the entire thing at the wrong speed before I realized...

Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest

OLG Stage, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024

Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...

'A Quiet Place: Day One' Is a Muted, Meditative Spin on the Series

Directed by Michael Sarnoski

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

Michael Sarnoski's directorial debut, 'Pig', cleverly hid a meditation on grief beneath a 'John Wick'-ian veneer, creating a deeply felt...

Guided by Voices' 'Strut of Kings' Is a Little Wobbly

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

Like sands in an hourglass, so are the albums of Guided by Voices. While a handful of their 25 albums released since their reformation ...