Corteo invites its audience into a world of wonder. The story unfolds in the imagination of Mauro, a clown who conjures a joyous celebration somewhere between heaven and earth to mark his funeral in the company of celestial angels and zestful carnival entertainers.
Counting Crows and Dashboard Confessional bring Banshee Season Tour to Michigan
Hoodies and Boogies in Ottawa
Rapping sensation A Boogie wit da Hoodie landed in Ottawa on Friday night on the last stop on the Canadian leg of his Me vs. Myself tour.
Powerful, Inspirational, UNFORGETTABLE…Amanda Marshall stuns in return to Ottawa’s National Arts Centre
Although Amanda has popped up on the Ottawa festival circuit a couple of times over the year the current “25 & Counting: The Heavy Lifting Tour” is her first official tour in about 2 decades.
Flo Rida Goes LOW in Gatineau
For the very first concert in its history, the Slush Puppie Centre welcomed renowned international artist Flo Rida to Gatineau. Fans knew they were in for a treat, but what unfolded was one of the most entertaining show we’ve seen in the National Capital Region in a very long time!
Scène Kia du FCL jour 2 : une belle diversité
En ce deuxième jour du Festival Country Lotbinière, la scène Kia a accueilli beaucoup plus de spectateurs, ce qui a évidemment ravi les artistes en prestation.
Russell Dickerson, Robyn Ottolini and local favourite Francis Degrandpré pack them in at Festival Country Lotbinière
The midway point of Festival Country Lotbinière has arrived and, for once, not a rain cloud to be seen and even our old friend the sun made an appearance in the afternoon to welcome thousands of country fans to the grounds behind the Saint-Agapit arena. But not before another full afternoon of performances on the KIA stage which featured up and coming country acts from across Quebec.
Jameson Rodgers, Travis Denning and Owen Riegling brave the rain and cold on opening night of Festival Country Lotbinière
We’re back for our annual pilgrimage to Saint-Agapit, Quebec for the 2023 edition of Festival Country Lotbinière. Once again, this year, weather is the talk of the town as cold wet weather has dominated. Thankfully for organizers country fans in Quebec have proven that they will show up in rain, hail, sleet and snow and a bit of cold and wet weather didn’t dampen the spirits much.
The Decible Magazine Tour Decimates Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre
On Wednesday night, Vancouver was lucky enough to be the third Canadian stop on the annual Decibel Magazine Tour.
Hailed as the longest-running Metal tour in North America, this prolific showcase has brought bands like Obituary, Morbid Angel and Enslaved to cities across the continent for over ten years.
The 2023 tour perfectly blended black and death metal with its lineup consisting of Dark Funeral, Cattle Decapitation, along with up-and-coming heavy-hitters 200 Stab Wounds and Black Braid.
Between the crushing atmospherics, gruesome vocals, and downright nasty riffs, there was little room for any disappointment.
Highlights included: Black Braid’s culturally rich performance that was both beautiful and educational. As they wove traditional indigenous instruments, songs, and storytelling throughout raw and atmospheric black metal soundscapes.
200 Stab Wounds never fail to put on a brutal set with tight instrumentation and neck-breaking riffs, this band is a real testament to the new wave of Death Metal and just how tough it is.
Obviously, Cattle Decapitation was just insane. Travis Ryan is otherworldly live, foaming at the mouth and creating noises no human should be able to. It’s not just Ryan that makes this band hard to believe, but every member is a tenacious beast with their instrument – all coming together to form one wretched conglomerate of sound that is honestly mind-boggling to bear witness to.
Sadly, I had to depart before Dark Funeral hit the stage. But, I was lucky enough to catch them back in November wit Cattle Decapitation, and I know for a fact they are a band everyone must see at least once.
Sepultura and Kreator Bring Metal Mayhem to Vancouver
Last week fans at the Commodore Ballroom closed out the month of May with a night of metal mayhem, thanks to Sepultura, Kreator, Death Angel and Spirit World.
It’s been several years since both Kreator and Sepultura visited Vancouver, and they did not disappoint. Both bands were equipped with stacked setlists, riddled with hits and new material, along with fierce energy and tenacious instrumentation.
From coaxing circle pits to promoting walls of death and egging on crowd-surfers, the fans were feral and did whatever the band told them to, it was amazing to see!