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...