Jason Collett's Basement Revue Series Serves Up Surprise Guests, New Faces
As if the holiday season isn't hectic enough, Toronto troubadour Jason Collett has kept things even ... Read More »
Best and Worst Reunions of the 2000s
Pigs can't fly and by all reports hell remains hotter than, well, hell. Yet during the past decade ... Read More »
Thrush Hermit Announce Reunion Tour
Almost exactly a decade ago, Canada's then-best '90s alt-rockers Thrush Hermit sadly played their ... Read More »
Jay-Z Shines Spotlight on Drake at Toronto Concert
When Jay-Z's North American tour touched down in Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Halloween, the ... Read More »
Girl Talk Helps Halifax Pop Explosion Blow Off Steam
Girl Talk's closing night gig at the Halifax Pop Explosion festival played out like a cheesy Twisted ... Read More »
Timber Timbre Haunts Church at Halifax Pop Explosion
On its own, Taylor Kirk's voice is one of the most evocative in modern music. Hoarse and eerie, it ... Read More »
Final Fantasy Performs Landmark Indie-Classical Concert at Halifax Pop Explosion
The union of popular music with a symphony orchestra is neither new nor particularly shocking. Bands ... Read More »
The Acorn Recount 'Near-Death' Experience at Halifax Pop Explosion
Decorum went out the window at St. Matthew's United Church as the crowd erupted at the appearance of ... Read More »
Ohbijou Get Nice and Naughty at Church Gig for Halifax Pop Explosion
What better venue could there be for fanciful orchestral-pop septet Ohbijou than an acoustically ... Read More »
By Divine Right Reveal Raunchy Band Apparel at Halifax Pop Explosion
Toronto indie rockers By Divine Right may not be a household name, but the group has included plenty ... Read More »
Jenocide Inject Fun Into Halifax Pop Explosion
Jenocide, a two-piece electro outfit from Halifax, could seemingly be a new sketch on 'Saturday ... Read More »
Cadence Weapon Brings Rap and Poetry at Halifax Pop Expolosion
Cadence Weapon chose the Halifax Pop Explosion to unveil a poem entitled 'Dirt City,' which he ... Read More »
Tropicalia Legends Os Mutantes Do the Evolution at Pop Montreal
Os Mutantes more than lived up to their name on the fourth day of Pop Montreal which saw the ... Read More »
Moto Boy Revs Engines, Recalls Rufus Wainwright at Pop Montreal
"I'm Moto Boy from Sweden. I like to say obscene things and sing like a little boy," the Swede also ... Read More »
Kid Koala Slays Hometown Crowd at Pop Montreal
Local DJ hero Kid Koala brought his new collective the Slew to Pop Montreal for a hard ... Read More »
Butthole Surfers' Legendary Line-Up Fails to Impress at Pop Montreal
Legendary punk rock icons the Butthole Surfers brought their 1989 line-up reunion tour to Pop ... Read More »
