Articles by Stephen Carlick

Mikal Cronin Details the "Psychological Breaking Point" That Inspired 'MCIII'

PUBLISHED May 4, 2015

On Tuesday (May 5), Mikal Cronin will release his third album, MCIII, on Merge Records. As previously noted, MCIII's second side comprises...

Seth's Dominion

Luc Chamberland

PUBLISHED May 1, 2015

At just 42 minutes, Seth's Dominion, Luc Chamberland's documentary about Toronto-turned-Guelph comics artist and illustrator Seth, is a tig...

Mikal Cronin

MCIII

PUBLISHED May 1, 2015

Mikal Cronin has said that he wanted his third album "to sound heavy, but heavy in more of a pop way," and it does; it's a beautifully arra...

Sufjan Stevens

Massey Hall, Toronto ON, April 29

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2015

It wasn't until halfway through his Massey Hall set that Sufjan Stevens finally addressed the elephant in the room. His new album, Carrie &...

Quidi Vidi Music Crawl with Dark for Dark, Gianna Lauren, Donovan Woods and Weaves

Various Venues, St. John's NL, April 25

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2015

The Quidi Vidi Music Crawl is just another example of Lawnya Vawnya's attention to detail, as the fest allows patrons to hit all of landmar...

The Mudflowers

The Ship, St. John's NL, April 25

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2015

Local band the Mudflowers launched into their set with a thick, delicious, reverb-y riff, paving the way for a set that skewed strongly tow...

The Lonely Parade

The Ship, St. John's NL, April 25

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2015

Peterborough, Ontario's the Lonely Parade made their intentions clear right away, as the trio broke into a jittery opening that, like the r...

Painful Shivers

The Ship, St. John's NL, April 25

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2015

The slow psych of Montreal's Painful Shivers was an interesting choice to close Saturday night's festivities at the Ship. From the reverb-d...