REVIEWS

REVIEWS

Team Reverie Team Reverie

Springbreak Boogie at Hotel Vegas in Austin: Lip Critic, Sextile, and Mugger

During the week of SXSW there are ample of unofficial parties taking place across town and leading the charge for 3 days of showcasing was Springbreak Boogie at Hotel Vegas. With bands spread across two stages - one outside and another smaller club-sized stage indoors - it was a day for the punks to get out their rebel yell.

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Team Reverie Team Reverie

SXSW Day One Recap: Population II, Hot Garbage, Slick Rick, and more

REVERIE has finally landed in Austin and after 16+ hours of flight delays, that wasn’t going to stop us from hitting the ground running at SXSW. Despite the amount of bands dropping out of the official lineup in protest, there’s still music to be heard, on-stage activism to support, and unofficial showcases that continue to blow our minds. While the energy is undoubtedly off with the news the the US Military is a head partner of SXSW, it has ignited powerful conversations on and off the stage - adding to the bustling vibrancy from the bands, artists, and listener’s who occupy the space. What’s sure to be an interesting week, we started off with a face-melting Mothland x M for Montreal showcase and ended the night at Mohawk Outdoor with Peppermint Patti, Bootsy Collins, and the ruler himself Slick Rick. Read on to hear more.

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Jess Arcand Jess Arcand

Kue Varo and the Only Hopes Cast a Spell Alongside Daniel Romano’s Outfit at Block Heater 2024

Calgary Folk Festival brought their 2024 instalment of Block Heater back to the city, welcoming an otherworldly lineup of acts from Nico Paulo to Cat Clyde over the course of three days. The Palace Theatre showcase kicked off the weekend on Friday with prairie rockers Kue Varo and the Only Hopes, Daneil Romano’s Outfit, and The Devil Makes Three.

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Jess Arcand Jess Arcand

Live Review: PUP @ The Palace Theatre in Calgary, AB

Toronto-based band, PUP, have built themselves a solid reputation of being a frenzied live act - one where the stamina is reciprocated between the band and audience at all times. I’ve seen it take place a few times at small venues throughout the city such as the small, but mighty, Commonwealth Bar and Stage, but taking on a theatre sized venue is a whole other ballgame. However, the band sold out the room in a short amount of time and proved that their fanbase is stronger than ever.

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