Concert Reviews

This last Wednesday, November 6th, at the cozy Bar le Ritz, I had the opportunity to see the indie singer-songwriter, Odie Leigh. The folk singer was here to tour her new album Carrier Pigeon, though you may know her through Tiktok for her song “Crop Circles”. I was introduced to Odie Leigh during a time in my life where I was doing some serious soul-searching. I feel this encapsulates how her songwriting impacts her listeners.

Halfway through the first leg of The Slightly Less Lonely Tour, Myles Smith stopped in Montreal for the first time on Saturday, October 26th. The tour, sparked by his TikTok successes and his breakout hit “Stargazing”, drew a passionate crowd to the Theatre Beanfield, eager to experience his emotional and personal sound live.

Few bands have the ability to create music that feels like both a confessional and a confrontation, but Xiu Xiu’s artistry does just that. Xiu Xiu performed in Montreal on October 18th, less than a month after releasing their latest album, 13” Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips, marking another milestone for the California-based band that has been around since 2002.

For his first time in Montreal, Sueco took the stage at Le Studio TD for a roaring Tuesday night on The Attempted Lover Tour: The namesake of his most recent album.

Drop Nineteens is a band you’ve only heard of if you can define the word shoegaze or can at least give it your best shot.  Some shoegaze adjacent bands manage to escape that whole zeitgeist, but Drop Nineteens are one you stumble upon if you’re specifically looking into the genre and its roots. There is often disagreement over the boundaries of the term and defining it without a sigh beforehand is rare. I can do it, however, because I live and breathe this stuff. Shoegaze is 90s-flavored alt-rock with a lot of guitar effects.

It’s not often you witness a band’s rise to stardom unfold in real-time, but for Irish post-punkers Fontaines DC, it’s evident they’re on the fast track to world-renowned rock star status. With every new release, the shows grow larger, the crowds become more fervent, and the band’s presence in the music world becomes increasingly undeniable.

I’m writing this about a week after seeing Lightning Bolt live because I cannot seem to get the night out of my head. The show was something I had been looking forward to since they announced it back in July, and after a venue change and a scare of selling out, my expectations were set very high.