The Vans Warped Tour ’18 @ Echo Beach, Toronto July 17, 2018 The weather could not have been better for this, the final time that the Vans Warped Tour would travel to Canada, with the sun sliding out from behind thick clouds to warm the [...]
Radiohead @ Centre Bell, Montreal July 16, 2018 Radiohead have unquestionably been one of the finest live acts in music for years, commanding legions of support wherever they go. Despite being able to lay claim to an almost unparalleled [...]
Fränder @ UpCap Café, Whitby July 15, 2018 The Swedish/Estonian acoustic band Fränder is making its way across Canada this summer. Hot off an appearance at Mariposa Folk Festival, Fränder took the stage on a warm July evening in Whitby, Ontario, [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec Day 9 @ Bell Stage, Plains of Abraham, Québec July 13, 2018 Looking sharp and glamorous, rolling around at the edge of the stage in a shiny satin suit, Cyndi Lauper started things out with the familiarity of [...]
Weezer @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto July 14, 2018 It was a tight schedule of music last night at Budweiser Stage for The Pixies and Weezer. Following up openers The Wombats from Liverpool, The Pixies took the stage to big applause. It wasn’t the [...]
2018 Hillside Festival @ Guelph Lake Conservation Area, Guelph July 13-15, 2018 The theme of this year’s festival was countering hate with beauty – tireless efforts were made to ensure that was weaved throughout the festival. There were a [...]
Foo Fighters/The Struts/The Beaches @ The Rogers Centre, Toronto July 12, 2018 “I know why you’re here. You’re here cause you want some rock ‘n’ roll” a drenched Dave Grohl shouts during “The Pretender” – the third song into a monumental set [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec Day 5 @ Bell Stage, Plains of Abraham, Québec July 9, 2018 Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls had some pretty big shoes to fill. As the first opening act for one of the most [...]
Los Straitjackets w/ The Hoodlums @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton July 8, 2018 Veteran surf rockers, Los Straitjackets, close out the third and final show in Canada with the small, but lively, This Ain’t Hollywood in downtown Hamilton. [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec @ Loto-Québec Stage, Parc de la Francophonie, Québec July 8, 2018 M. Ward M. Ward has been around for the past two decades, and the singer-songwriter may have learned a thing or two with his collaborations with She [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 4 || July 8, 2018 Alanna Sterling and the Silvers Local talent is well celebrated every year at Bluesfest. Although, it doesn’t always bring out the largest crowds – so to see a crowd the [...]
Festival D’Été De Québec Day 3 @ Impérial Bell Theatre, Québec July 7, 2018 The Standstills Oshawa’s The Standstills were an unknown entity to the unsuspecting Québec crowd tonight as they opened for Sebastian Bach. It didn’t [...]
Festival d’Été de Québec Day 2 @ Bell Stage, Plains of Abraham, Québec July 6, 2018 Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real Promise of the Real may be Neil Young’s current backup band, having recorded the past two albums with him, [...]
Ottawa Bluesfest @ Le Breton Flats, Ottawa Day 1 || July 5, 2018 Bryan Adams The first day of Bluesfest is a real hit or miss when it comes to the crowds, especially when it’s on a weeknight at the end of a record breaking heat wave. With Bryan [...]
Festival D’été de Québec Day 1 @ Loto Québec Stage, Parc de la Francophonie, Québec July 5, 2018 Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Yamantaka//Sonic Titan have described themselves as “Noh-wave”. Unfortunately the effect they had opening for Jethro [...]
Busty and the Bass @ MTELUS, Montreal July 3, 2018 Closing out a day of Montreal Jazz International Festival as the ‘after party’ act was as good an opportunity as any for Montreal natives Busty and the Bass to reconnect with their musical [...]
alt-J @ RBC ECHO BEACH, TORONTO JUNE 20, 2018 If there is a more restlessly, creatively independent band on the planet than alt-J, then I have yet to hear them. Seen by many as the heirs to the throne that Radiohead will one day have to vacate [...]
Sled Island Music Festival 2018 @ Calgary, Alberta June 20-24, 2018 Sled Island carries an eclectic load. The Calgary based music festival has grown to become one of Canada’s most notable and peculiar music festivals. Now celebrating its ninth [...]
PATRICK WATSON @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO JUNE 15, 2018 I was, going into this concert, admittedly ignorant about Patrick Watson and the sound of the band behind him. Even attempting to place him in a genre seemed perplexing to some of his fans and [...]
BLACK PISTOL FIRE w/ THUNDERPUSSY @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO JUNE 15, 2018 The Phoenix Concert Theater was the place to be to see two of rock ‘n’ roll’s best up and coming bands. Hot on the release of last year’s [...]
NXNE 2018 NXNE CLUB LAND CURATORS SERIES, TORONTO JUNE 10-16, 2018 Time for the latest Spill attack on NXNE — our writers and photographers are ready to bring you the best-of-the-best from this year’s NXNE Festival! This year the [...]
JACK WHITE @ BUDWEISER STAGE, TORONTO JUNE 9, 2018 Jack White and his band of four came out strong last night to the largest audience on the tour thus far. Without making any eye contact with the crowd, White picked up his guitar and immediately [...]
Ever After Music Festival 2018 @ 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener June 8-10, 2018 Ever After has become a strong staple for the electronic bass music scene in North America; and potentially the rest of the world. What started as a random [...]
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD w/ AMYL & THE SNIFFERS @ THE MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER JUNE 5, 2018 Returning to Vancouver for the third time in 14 months, King Gizzard & the Lizard headlined a double Aussie bill that was anything but [...]
