Category Archives: Concert Reviews

Progressive rock lovers of all ages congregated at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre  on Sunday evening to see prolific funksters, Primus.

While seeing Les Claypool is enough to get anybody’s blood pumping, Sunday’s spectacle was particularly important for those who are fans of Canadian prog-rock pioneers, Rush. 

Not many may see the connection between these two legendary bands, but if you listen close enough you can find the undeniable similarities and the immense influence on had on the other. This is why Claypool felt it fitting to tour in tribute to his 70’s predecessors, performing his meticulously practiced renditions of Rush’s quintessential album A Farewell To Kings

Primus makes a stop in Edmonton on their “Tribute To Kings” tour, featuring the band covering Rush’s classic 1977 album “A Farewell To Kings” in it’s entirety.

Aaron Lewis & The Stateliners brought their Frayed at Both Ends Tour to The Adelphia Music Hall for a sold-out show on June 2nd to open the Summer Concert Series. Performing both with a full band and an acoustic set, their extensive set list captivated the audience.

Charlotte Cardin was the most-nominated artist at the 2022 Juno Awards, receiving nods for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Video of the Year, as well as the coveted Fan Choice Award. She sold out Ottawa’s Southam Hall for two nights and we were there to enjoy it.

Former Sepultura members Max & Iggor Cavalera brought their Return Beneath Arise Tour to The King Of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio for a sold out show on Friday night.

Synchro Anarchy is the fifteenth studio album, and nineteenth release overall, by Canadian heavy metal legends Voivod, The band brought the magic back to the Bronson Centre on Thursday night along with friends Year of the Cobra and Sunset Hate.

From Thursday’s Legacy Revival performances at Purple Hill Country Hall to Friday’s Songs and Stories at Toboggan Brewing Co. – what an incredible way to get amped for the CMAOntario awards that is making it’s way through London, Ontario.

Avril Lavigne @ Scotiabank Center in Halifax

Approaching the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax there was no mistaking the crowd heading to the show. Many lined up around the corner eagerly awaiting to get in donned plaid skirts, fishnets, and fingerless gloves. As a twenty-something music lover I grew up listening to Avril and was surprised to see the age range in the crowd of passionate Avril fans.

Thursday night started off with a favorite of mine, The Beaches. The Toronto based rock band brings to the stage with lots of energy, and typically have on flashy outfits you can always count on them for a fast paced set filled with hair flips and high kicks. The crowd who were still mingling around when the set started quickly tried to find their seats once they could hear what they were missing and the arena filled up. The Beaches have a number of summer dates set for 2022 including festivals like Ottawa Bluesfest and Festival d’été de Québec in July, plus their “Future Lovers” tour stars in Toronto in August.

Avril kicked things off with balloons which have been a signature piece of the Bite Me Tour. The crowd took to their feet and kicked off the night with two songs from her new Love Sux album, Cannonball and Bite Me. Shooting off confetti and releasing large balloons, the audience was loving the show. The energy really kicked up when she jumped into throwbacks like What the Hell from her Goodbye Lullaby album. The show was high energy, filled with a balance of nostalgia and throwbacks with lots of new songs (2022 marks the 20 year anniversary of Avril’s Let Go album which has a number of well known hits including Sk8r Boi and Complicated).

This was the last stop on this leg of Avril’s Bite Me Tour, but she has more dates scheduled throughout the summer including Madison Square Garden in NYC Jun 28th and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on July 6th. Avril will be touring well into 2023 globally and her full tour schedule can be found HERE.

Set List: 

Cannonball

Bite Me

What the Hell

Here’s to Never Growing Up

Complicated

My Happy Ending

Smile

Losing Grip

Love it When You Hate Me

Hello Kitty

Girlfriend

We’re BACK! What a crazy couple of years it has been. The metal fans gathered in droves to pack the Budweiser Stage in Toronto recently. The Knotfest Roadshow always brings a healthy crowd to the waterfront venue and this year was no exception.

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.