James Yorkston The Route to the Harmonium

Published Feb 19, 2019

Since the release of his criminally overlooked debut in 2002, Moving Up Country, James Yorkston has always written music in reaction to his...

Ben Shemie A Skeleton

Published Feb 11, 2019

As vocalist and guitarist for Montreal quartet Suuns, Ben Shemie has helped provide Canada with one of the most consistently solid experimen...

Jessica Pratt Hasn't Changed on 'Quiet Signs,' and Why Should She?

Published Feb 07, 2019

On her new album Quiet Signs, it seems that Jessica Pratt has found inspiration by entering her "Jessica Pratt" phase. She's not incorporati...

Jessica Pratt Quiet Signs

Published Feb 05, 2019

As a musician, Jessica Pratt is an enigma. She's a thirtysomething, slight folk singer who grew up on '80s cowpunk like X and the Gun Club....

Brian Wilson / Beat Root Revival TD Place Arena, Ottawa ON, November 23

Published Nov 24, 2018

Though Brian Wilson brought his "Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour" to Ottawa in 2016 , the 76-year-old musician decided to return to t...

Art Brut Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!

Published Nov 20, 2018

Art Brut may not be musical savants, but they are undeniably a clever bunch. On the band's fifth LP, Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!, the L...

Moritz Simon Geist Robotic Electronic Music

Published Nov 14, 2018

Although Moritz Simon Geist isn't the first artist to write music for robots to perform (see Squarepusher's 2014 EP Music for Robots), the D...

Planningtorock Powerhouse

Published Nov 07, 2018

On Powerhouse, the fourth LP (and first in four years) from Jam Rostron (aka Planningtorock), the UK musician delivers an undeniably emotion...

The Dodos / Palehound The 27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 5

Published Nov 06, 2018

Visiting the nation's capital for the third time in the past five years, the Dodos had to contend with chilly rains and a general Monday nig...

Fleetwood Mac Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON, November 3

Published Nov 04, 2018

Although much has been made about Lindsey Buckingham's dismissal from Fleetwood Mac earlier this year, the band has been a revolving door si...

Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt Brace Up!

Published Oct 31, 2018

Considering both musicians have followed the same noisy career trajectory over the past 20 years, it's surprising that it took Chris Corsano...

Destroyer / Sandro Perri / André Ethier 27 Club, Ottawa ON, October 22

Published Oct 23, 2018

A full year since Dan Bejar released his 11th studio album under his Destroyer moniker — the underrated ken — the Vancouver musician abandon...

Vessel Queen of Golden Dogs

Published Oct 23, 2018

In case you're unclear on what exactly influenced the latest LP from Sebastian Gainsborough (aka Vessel), the first 20 seconds of Queen of G...

Cowboy Junkies Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa ON, October 11

Published Oct 12, 2018

Appearing at the city-owned Shenkman Arts Center, located within a squeaky-clean shopping district in the Ottawa community of Orleans, Cowbo...

Calvin Johnson A Wonderful Beast

Published Oct 09, 2018

In 2016, Calvin Johnson released The Party Is Just Getting Started (under the alias Selector Dub Narcotic), a bonkers dance album that worke...

Phosphorescent C'est La Vie

Published Oct 04, 2018

Fifteen years and seven albums into his career, Matthew Houck (aka Phosphorescent) still sounds like he has something new to say. It's not j...

Jlin Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregor's Autobiography)

Published Oct 02, 2018

It's practically canon that Jlin's first two LPs are stone-cold masterpieces. So it's impressive that the Gary, IN musician managed to keep...

Blitzen Trapper / Candace 27 Club, Ottawa ON, September 28

Published Sep 29, 2018

Just eight weeks since they wrapped up a nine-month tour for their latest LP, Wild and Reckless, Blitzen Trapper got back on the road to tre...

Zola Jesus / Townes The 27 Club, Ottawa ON, September 25

Published Sep 26, 2018

A full year since the release of her fifth LP, the well-received Okovi, Nika Roza Danilova (aka Zola Jesus) used the tail end of her ambitio...

The Field Infinite Moment

Published Sep 18, 2018

For the 12 shimmering minutes that kick off Infinite Moment, Axel Willner (aka the Field) moves away from his archetypal snipped-beat loops...