reviews
King Hannah Brave the Waves on 'Big Swimmer'
PUBLISHED May 29, 2024
Oftentimes, the line between swimming and drowning is merely one's ability to remain calm. Reflecting on their debut album ...
Inside Out 2024: 'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene
Directed by Karen Knox
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
Karen Knox's We Forgot to Break Up is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...
Vince Staples Closes a Chapter with 'Dark Times'
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
When Vince Staples signed to Def Jam in 2013, we knew him as a young, undeniably talented albeit somewhat raw and unpolished MC hailing fro...
East Town Get Down 2024 Had a Bit of Everything
Calgary, May 25
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
With a barrage of unpredictability that included some minor flash flooding and musical talent from a diversity of genres, East Town Get Dow...
The Beach Boys' Disney+ Doc Is a Puff Piece That Skips the Interesting Bits
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny
PUBLISHED May 24, 2024
The Beach Boys were one of the definitive pop groups of the '60s, but while their surviving peers are stadium superstars, the Beach Boys...
Wyatt C. Louis Finds Growth and Grace on 'Chandler'
PUBLISHED May 23, 2024
Wyatt C. Louis fills their lungs with Chinook winds and breathes new life into the hulking behemoth that is modern indie folk with their de...
Drain Brought Fun, Fury and a Couple Friends to Toronto
Danforth Music Hall, May 22
PUBLISHED May 23, 2024
Drain are the epitome of what Exodus were talking about in "Bonded by Blood." Not, like, actually, or whatever, but they are the essence of...
'Babes' Takes Baby Steps Toward Comedy Gold
Directed by Pamela Adlon
PUBLISHED May 23, 2024
Ahead of a promotional screening of Babes in Toronto, co-writer and star Ilana Glazer made a surprise appearance and spoke about the pride...