Carla Gillis
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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Review: Amyl and the Sniffers' debut is the perfect mix of pissed-off and laid-back
The urgent four-piece evokes the best of Melbourne rock right now: things might be going to shit, but it’s still possible to be a little bit laid-back about it → Read More
NXNE 2019: Club Land reviews
While the Toronto Raptors were completing their historic championship run, our reviewers were catching festival sets by CupcakKe, Le1f, Sir Babygirl, Swamp Dogg and more → Read More
The best events at Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2019
The celebration of indie comics and graphic novels features an appearance by cult hero Junji Ito, author talks and panels on activism and screen adaptations → Read More
Review: Toronto's Jesse Crowe finds strange peace on debut Praises album
Album review: In This Year: Ten Of Swords by Praises. The debut full-length solo album by Toronto's Jesse Crowe (also of Beliefs) is melancholic but also meditative, lost in a haze but fully present to it. → Read More
Review: boygenius were a special kind of magic at Danforth Music Hall
Concert review: boygenius at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall. The trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker carried serious weight when they came together. If only they did it more. → Read More
We don't deserve Buffy Sainte-Marie
A new authorized biography writes the legendary folk musician back into history and pop culture → Read More
Tanya Tagaq steps out onto an unfamiliar stage
The Toronto-based Inuk musician is uncharacteristically nervous about her literary debut, but Split Tooth will get you in the gut, heart and mind as much as her music does → Read More
NXNE bounces back with help from Tinashe, Big Freedia and Chvrches
NXNE 2018 review: Tinashe, Azealia Banks, Chvrches, Big Freedia and others played the Yonge-Dundas Square Festival Village stage, alongside acts like Jazz Cartier, U.S. Girls, Lights and more. → Read More
NXNE 2018: Club Land Reviews
NXNE 2018 reviews: Our critics spent the week in venues throughout Toronto, catching shows by Ryan Hemsworth, RYAN Playground, Tokyo Police Club's Dave Monks, LA Timpa and more. → Read More
Obey Convention is what a festival should be in 2018
A review of Halifax music festival Obey Convention: after four days at the fearless, inclusive Obey, we picked up some lessons that Toronto festivals could learn. → Read More
Rethinking my rock fandom in the age of #MeToo
As #MeToo shines a spotlight on toxic masculinity, do I have to throw out my record collection? → Read More
Born Ruffians' Uncle, Duke & The Chief is calm and confident
For their fifth album, the long-running Toronto indie rock band got some chill → Read More
Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: heavy/loud edition
A look at six local noisemakers buzzing through the punk, metal and rock scenes → Read More
Rose McGowan's Brave underlines #MeToo’s capacity for retraumatization
The actor and Weinstein accuser seems perma-triggered in her angry memoir → Read More
8 once-in-a-lifetime Toronto concerts from 2017
From the sweaty end of the Silver Dollar to an unprecedented gathering of Indigenous folk legends, these were the bucket list shows of the year → Read More
The 10 best Toronto albums of 2017
Our top local releases of the year as voted by NOW’s music critics → Read More
Andy Shauf played a dense, dramatic set with a 10-piece band at Massey Hall
Opener Jennifer Castle, meanwhile, was completely in her element, stunning with both old and new songs → Read More
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile's collaboration at Massey Hall made so much sense
They might not have had much rapport in their banter, but the two rambling, laid-back songwriters communicated seamlessly through music → Read More
How DIY festivals stay strong while mega-events falter
While outdoor mega-fests falter, multi-day grassroots events are going strong → Read More
Emily Haines's second Soft Skeleton album was worth waiting a decade for
Choir Of The Mind finds the Metric singer clear-minded and resilient in the face of sadness → Read More