About: Landon Entwistle

Earthgang made their way to Toronto last Thursday night for an energy-fueled show at HISTORY. The Atlanta hiphop duo were in town as part of their Ghetto Gods tour, along with support from Mike Dimes and Akintoye.

On Wednesday night, England’s Bastille made their way to the MTELUS on the back of their summer release of Doom Days. This was one of the first stops on the North American tour supporting the album, as the band has been travelling around Europe doing festivals all summer.

Festival season is starting to heat up in 2019, and since 2011 The Governors Ball Music Festival has received a tremendous draw from all around North America. One of New York City’s biggest outdoor music festivals, The Governors Ball runs from May 31 to June 2, with concerts throughout the day and night, featuring headliners Tyler, The Creator, London’s Florence + The Machine, and local NYC indie rock legends The Strokes.

Montreal’s sound was anything but silence on Friday night, as it played host to a quintessential arena rock show by twenty-year veterans Disturbed at Place Bell in Laval. The hard rock icons of the 2000s welcomed a packed crowd for a two hour long musical and visual spectacle.

Vince Staples made his way to MTELUS in Montreal on Thursday night along with Buddy and Armani White as part of the Smile, You’re On Camera tour. While a busy night in music in Montreal, Vince still managed to pull in a decent crowd of fans that were energised and ready to be a part of the show.

With so many great festivals that happen every summer in Montreal, why not start things off early this year, in May perhaps? Montreal’s newest festival Metro Metro is billed as an Urban Music Festival featuring a lineup full of current and past hip hop artists such as Cardi B and Snoop Dogg. The two-day festival will take place over the May 18-19 weekend.

Heavy MTL is back for another year of head swinging breakdowns, mass circle pits, and metal horns in the sky. Headlining the 2019 event will be Slayer (which has been known for quite some time) and Ghost, who are at the top of their game currently and will headline their only North American festival date this summer.

This past Sunday night Montreal played host to a dream lineup for metalcore fans, featuring Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, and Polaris. A show that sold out as soon as the tickets were released months ago, this was a concert that many have been anticipating for some time.

What show can have mechanical unicorns, 20 ft blow up robots, giant laser-shooting hands and one of the coolest lighting rigs in the business? The Flaming Lips have incorporated all these and more into a one-of-a-kind concert. Led by Wayne Coyne, the band produces the show as a full-on artistic performance.

Nothing More have been gaining quite the following over the past several years, as they have polished their sound and have been able to reach a wider audience on the back of tours with the likes of Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, and Disturbed. They’ve been able to find a unique sound to strive away from a genre that can sometimes turn bland with repetitiveness. Taking a break from their supporting arena tour, Nothing More decided to do a few headlining shows along the way, making a stop at Theatre Corona in Montreal on Sunday night with openers Bad Wolves and Eyes Set to Kill.