Teenage Fanclub Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, March 8

Published Mar 09, 2019

Gerard Love has one hell of a sweet voice. Some fans will argue that it was the best one in Teenage Fanclub: a soft, sugar-sweet tone that w...

Anemone Started as a Word, Then Became Montréal's Best New Psych Band on 'Beat My Distance'

Published Feb 20, 2019

Before Anemone was a band, before they'd released their new album Beat My Distance, even before Montréal songwriter and band founder Chloé S...

Deerhunter Reveal the Influence of Cate Le Bon and Whitney Houston on 'Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'

Published Jan 17, 2019

"How bored are you right now? How bored will your readers be?"   Bradford Cox can talk for hours about many topics. Twice in the span of 9...

Deerhunter Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Published Jan 15, 2019

Named after the late French author Jean Baudrillard's 2007 book, Deerhunter's eighth full-length arrives with a lot of the same existential...

Calpurnia, Let's Eat Grandma and Lil Berete Led 2018's Gen Z Revolution

Published Dec 13, 2018

Generation Z made their presence known loud and clear by giving us some of the year's most inspired and intrepid music. Adolescence may be a...

Lowest of the Low Shakespeare... My Box!!

Published Nov 16, 2018

Toronto has no shortage of musical flag-bearers when it comes to representing the city these days. But long before Drake and Broken Social S...

Ellis's 'The Fuzz' Is Not Just an EP, It's a State of Mind

Published Nov 09, 2018

Whenever Linnea Siggelkow writes music, she vanishes into a headspace she imagines, called "the fuzz."   "The way I describe it is like th...

Ellis The Fuzz

Published Nov 07, 2018

Linnea Siggelkow knows a thing or two about heartbreak. It was the feeling of it that became the impetus for forming her band Ellis, a name...

Arkells Reach New Heights for Hamilton on 'Rally Cry'

Published Oct 30, 2018

Sitting in the comfy control room of Toronto's Noble Street Studios, the five members of Arkells are trying to explain why they get along so...

Guided By Voices Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, October 25

Published Oct 26, 2018

Guided By Voices have their share of rabid fan bases all over the world, but few of those communities live up to the one that has grown in T...

Arkells Take Some Big, Ambitious Swings on 'Rally Cry'

Published Oct 23, 2018

Last Friday, Hamilton rock heroes Arkells released their highly anticipated fifth album, Rally Cry, an emphatic set of reach-for-the-sky ant...

Helena Deland Discusses Montreal Community, Gorilla Vs. Bear and Making Day Music or Night Music

Published Oct 18, 2018

Helena Deland might just be the Kevin Bacon of Montreal's music scene. Although the singer-songwriter has only been active for a few years n...

Arkells Rally Cry

Published Oct 16, 2018

Arkells might just be the biggest rock band in Canada at the moment. Thanks to last year's single, "Knocking At the Door," they've had a hit...

Steven Page The Exclaim! Questionnaire

Published Oct 09, 2018

In March of this year, Steven Page appeared with Barenaked Ladies for the first time since leaving his old band in 2009. Page and BNL made h...

Ouri Drops 'We Share Our Blood' and Reveals Her Love of Montreal — Even the Weather

Published Sep 27, 2018

When Ourielle Auvé (aka Ouri) first arrived in Montreal, the electronic producer knew right away it was where she wanted to call home. Born...

Ouri We Share Our Blood

Published Sep 25, 2018

Ourielle Auvé, better known as Ouri, has demonstrated some impressive hustle since she emerged on the Montreal club scene a few years ago. S...

Hatchie The Garrison, Toronto ON, September 12

Published Sep 13, 2018

The Toronto debut by Australia's Hatchie wasn't supposed to happen this way. Originally the 25-year-old from Brisbane was scheduled to perfo...

Steven Page Is at Peace with Himself and His Former Barenaked Mates on 'Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. II'

Published Sep 12, 2018

For more than 20 years, Steven Page was that recognizable baritone leading the way for Canada's most affable group, Barenaked Ladies. But af...

Saint Etienne The Mod Club, Toronto ON, September 11

Published Sep 12, 2018

You can count on one hand the number of times Saint Etienne have visited Toronto in their 28 years together. It's hard to blame the London t...

Let's Eat Grandma The Garrison, Toronto ON, September 7

Published Sep 08, 2018

Originally scheduled for the Drake Underground, Let's Eat Grandma's Toronto debut was upgraded to the Garrison due to some flooding damage....