Live Reviews
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Owen Pallett / Carmen Elle 27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 15 Published Nov 16, 2019Five years and counting since his last full-length, and just as long since his most recent solo appearance in the nation's capital, Owen Pal...
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Metric The Funhouse, Toronto ON, November 14 Published Nov 15, 2019"This is not a denial-based experience," Emily Haines announced after she and fellow Metric member Jimmy Shaw had to pause and begin their f...
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Tool Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, November 11 Published Nov 12, 2019The Class of '05 has dominated rock music in 2019. Rammstein, Slipknot and Green Day ended long hiatuses, while Rage Against the Machine and...
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Rich Aucoin / Tourist Company Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, November 02 Published Nov 03, 2019Halifax native Rich Aucoin is very well liked in Canada. His first two albums, 2011's We're All Dying to Live and 2014's Ephemeral, both mad...
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Sloan Distrikt Nightclub, Victoria BC, October 29 Published Oct 30, 2019Navy Blues is a rather divisive album for fans of Sloan, the longtime Canadian rock institution. For those from their native Halifax, it was...
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Danny Brown / Ashnikko / ZelooperZ Vogue Theatre, Vancouver BC, October 29 Published Oct 30, 2019From beginning to end, Danny Brown's Vancouver return at the Vogue Theatre on Wednesday night was gripping and, at its most intense, pummell...
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Big K.R.I.T. / Rapsody Opera House, Toronto ON, October 29 Published Oct 30, 2019Grownup underground rap music felt gloriously alive and unapologetically well in the crowded, multi-tiered confines of Toronto's east end Op...
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Cat Power / Zsela Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, October 28 Published Oct 29, 2019There is no presence like Chan Marshall. After more than two decades under the name Cat Power, she has locked into a live performance that i...
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King Princess Rebel, Toronto ON, October 28 Published Oct 29, 2019King Princess's success story is a modern fairytale. It's not just her namesake that gives off the impression — last year's breakthrough sin...
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Arkells / Mother Mother Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 26 Published Oct 27, 2019Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother understands the position Arkells have attained since their raucous emergence from Hamilton over a decade ago...
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Spencer Krug / Charlotte Cornfield Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax NS, October 26 Published Oct 27, 2019While best known for his distinctive caterwaul and energetic performances as part of Wolf Parade, Vancouver Island native Spencer Krug saves...