Review: Jookabox – Dead Zone Boys
David Adamson, who went by Grampall Jookabox on 2008’s messy but promising Ropechain, has made some changes since his last...
Review: Hollerado – Record in a Bag
Hollerado is one of those bands. The kind that you’re never really sure how to feel about—they’re good, but not...
Review: Arrington de Dionyso – Malaikat dan Singa
Did Frank Black and Alice Coltrane have a secret lovechild? If they did, they probably named him Arrington de Dionyso. ...
Review: Citay – Dream Get Together
Considering how many modern bands lean on synths and digital effects to craft their sound, it’s easy to forget how...
Review: Brasstronaut – Mt. Chimaera
So, just to let you know, bands like Vancouver’s Brasstronaut are why we have umbrella terms like “indie.” The guitar...
Review: Baby Dee – A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
Baby Dee has a substantial list of famous (and infamous) professional associations, from Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons)...
Review: Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind EP
On the tails of their coherent 2009 masterpiece Merriweather Post Pavilion, Animal Collective continues down their merry path of unbridled,...
Melodies on Mercredi – Tunes for the Taking, Pudding for Purchase
By Jenny Henkelman The West End Cultural Centre is putting all of its new space to good use. The new...
The Lytics – Ingredients for a New Recipe
By Sabrina Carnevale Winnipeg’s hip-hop community has been a tight-knit one since the 1990s. Even today, local hip-hop acts turn...
Makeout Videotape – I Guess the Lord Must Be in Vancouver
By Taylor Benjamin Burgess After his band’s show at the Lo Pub, Mac DeMarco, the pop-sensible singer and guitarist of...