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 »

Fever Ray Raise Temperature, Attract Arcade Fire at Pop Montreal

Fever Ray's Pop Montreal showcase comes in the middle of the Swedish singer's "last" tour. But wait, ... Read More »

Clues and Micachu Reveal Themselves at Pop Montreal

With more than 400 acts performing over five days, the buzz surrounding certain Pop Montreal bands ... Read More »

NIN Play Last-Ever Large-Scale Show at Virgin Festival Ontario

When Trent Reznor announced the 'Wave Goodbye' tour via Nine Inch Nails' website, he credited an ... Read More »