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Known for her spare acoustic and piano-driven odes to heartache in all its forms, Julien Baker's pop-rock-trained voice is soaring, defiant,...
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ReviewsSt. Vincent Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3 Published Aug 04, 2018St. Vincent is a performer like no other. You could, of course, compare her to a slew of musicians, past and present, in order to make sense...
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ReviewsJames Blake Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3 Published Aug 04, 2018While much of the Osheaga crowd stampeded to the main stage for Travis Scott's headlining set, James Blake played the green stage and gave o...
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ReviewsYeah Yeah Yeahs Osheaga, Montreal QC, August 3 Published Aug 04, 2018While most festival headliners rely on a barrage of lights and smoke machines to amplify their set, all the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have always, and...
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ReviewsRadiohead / Junun Centre Bell, Montreal QC, July 16 Published Jul 17, 2018One thing is clear: Radiohead don't simply "play a show," they curate a reverential experience. For the first of two packed Montreal shows,...
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ReviewsNils Frahm MTelus, Montreal QC, March 23 Published Mar 23, 2018Nils Frahm is a musical anomaly. Straddling the line between classical and pop, and flavouring his compositions with every genre in between,...
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ReviewsSuuns Le National, Montreal QC, March 9 Published Mar 10, 2018Suuns are a band at the height of their powers. Over the past decade, they've built a repertoire of guitar-driven tracks dripping with indus...
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ReviewsSuuns Felt Published Mar 01, 2018For the past decade, Suuns (pronounced "soons") have balanced on shifting, tectonic plates. Meticulously composed, guitar-driven tracks rub...
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NewsSuuns Emerge From the Darkness and Get Happy on 'Felt' Published Mar 01, 2018On a spring-like Montreal morning, Liam O'Neill and Joe Yarmush — two parts of rock quartet Suuns — are smiling and joking about the antics...
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ReviewsKing Krule MTELUS, Montréal QC, October 28 Published Oct 29, 2017The stakes were set high for Archy Marshall last night (October 28) in Montreal. Since the release of his debut LP 6 Feet Beneath the Mo...
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ReviewsDeath From Above Scène Verte Sonnet, Montreal QC, August 6 Published Aug 07, 2017As fellow Toronto-based act the Weeknd began to close the festival with some sultry, chart-topping pop at the main stage, Death From Above (...
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ReviewsDie Antwoord Scène de la Vallée Vans, Montreal QC, August 6 Published Aug 07, 2017While Die Antwoord could have benefitted from performing at a much larger stage, Osheaga was smart to place the immensely popular South Afri...
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ReviewsMick Jenkins Scène de la Vallée Vans, Montreal QC, August 6 Published Aug 07, 2017After a weekend mired by cancellations from artists flying in from Lollapalooza, Chicago-based rapper Mick Jenkins took to the valley stage...
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ReviewsFoxygen Scène Verte Sonnet, Montreal QC, August 6 Published Aug 07, 2017Known as much for their erratic live shows as their music, Foxygen, accompanied by a full brass ensemble, took to the green stage with lead...
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ReviewsFather John Misty Scène de la Vallée Vans, Montreal QC, August 5 Published Aug 06, 2017Taking to the stage in a long, black topcoat and sporting sunglasses at 8:30 p.m., Father John Misty launched immediately into "Pure Comedy,...
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ReviewsTemples Scène de la Vallée Vans, Montreal QC, August 5 Published Aug 06, 2017Channelling pure, unadulterated '70s rock godliness, Brit rock outfit Temples took to the valley stage to a crowd bathed in afternoon sunlig...
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ReviewsHeat Scène de la Rivière Virgin Mobile, Montreal QC, August 5 Published Aug 06, 2017Blessed with clear skies after a hectic first day, Montreal act Heat took to the main stage at Osheaga day two, bringing with them an air of...
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ReviewsLorde Scène de la Rivière Virgin Mobile, Montreal QC, August 4 Published Aug 05, 2017Lorde took to the headlining stage yesterday evening carrying a large, black umbrella — a triumphant gesture after her Chicago set at Lollap...
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ReviewsJustice Scène de la Montagne Coors Light, Montreal QC, August 4 Published Aug 05, 2017Time and time again, prolific French duo Justice prove that they can find the pulse of a crowd, even during a downpour. Taking to the stage...
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ReviewsSampha Scene de la Vallée Vans, Montreal QC, August 4 Published Aug 05, 2017After a nearly two-hour downpour over Osheaga's new site on Île Sainte-Hélène, the sun came out for Sampha. Taking to the stage in a haze of...
