The Wonder Years / Tigers Jaw / Tiny Moving Parts MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary AB, May 28

Published May 29, 2018

It's been a couple albums since the Wonder Years last set foot on the Canadian prairies, and with only one stop in Calgary, it's no surprise...

Senses Fail / Sharptooth Gateway, Calgary AB, May 27

Published May 28, 2018

The post-hardcore / emo / screamo boom that put Senses Fail on the map in the mid-2000s might be over, but a small and mostly dedicated crow...

Cancer Bats Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, May 16

Published May 17, 2018

A nearly soldout crowd crammed into Dickens Pub to see one of Canada's most beloved heavy bands celebrate the ten-year anniversary of their...

The Bronx Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, April 5

Published Apr 06, 2018

Excellent punk shows are supposed to be loud, sweaty and intimate, which is exactly what the Bronx delivered to the huge crowd at Dickens Pu...

Belvedere / Downway Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, March 10

Published Mar 11, 2018

If you went to punk shows between the mid-'90s and early '00s in Calgary, you probably remember Belvedere and Downway, two local skate-punk...

Iron Chic / Off With Their Heads / Mobina Galore / the Allovers Nite Owl, Calgary AB, November 26

Published Nov 27, 2017

When it comes to self-deprecating punk rock, few bands do it better than Iron Chic and Off With Their Heads — so perhaps it was only time be...

The Menzingers / Julius Sumner Miller / The Sweets Marquee Beer Market & Stage, Calgary AB, October 3

Published Oct 04, 2017

The Menzingers have been a band since 2006, but they finally made their way to Calgary for an overdue headlining show last night (October 3)...

Daggermouth / Elder Abuse / Bring on the Storm / Forester Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, September 9

Published Sep 10, 2017

Nostalgia's all the rage in 2017, and Daggermouth is just one of many bands to regroup for reunion shows. The Vancouver quintet originally f...

​Blink-182 / Simple Plan / the Used MTS Centre, Winnipeg MB, July 7

Published Jul 08, 2016

Thousands of people filed into the MTS Centre to sing along to their favourite childhood pop-punk songs last night (July 7), and Blink-182 g...

Clipwing / Lost Love / North Shore / Sit Calm The Handsome Daughter, Winnipeg MB, May 13

Published May 14, 2016

After flying under the radar for most of 2016, Clipwing made their return to the stage last night (May 13) and continued to prove why they a...

Living With Lions / Dangercat / Youth Decay / Union Stockyards Good Will Social Club, Winnipeg MB, February 5

Published Feb 06, 2016

After almost two years, Living With Lions made their triumphant return to Winnipeg last night (February 5) and proved why they are the best...

​Propagandhi / Triggers / Mobina Galore Park Theatre, Winnipeg MB, December 9

Published Dec 10, 2015

Hometown Propagandhi shows sell out within minutes, and after catching last night's (December 9) performance, it's not hard to see why they'...

​Protest the Hero / Mandroid Echostar / Waster Garrick Centre, Winnipeg MB, November 14

Published Nov 15, 2015

Hundreds of people packed into the Garrick Centre to witness Protest the Hero play Kezia from front to back last night (November 14), provin...

​Good Riddance / Off With Their Heads / Fire Next Time Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg MB, October 24

Published Oct 25, 2015

Good Riddance proved that they still play faster and louder than a lot of bands half their age when they hit the stage in front of a sold ou...

​Gob / Boids The Oak, Winnipeg MB, October 10

Published Oct 11, 2015

It's been awhile since Gob have had a hit single, but a drunk and very rowdy crowd still packed the Oak to see the BC-based pop-punk band pl...

​Joey Cape / K.J. Jansen / Walt Hamburger West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg MB, September 22

Published Sep 23, 2015

Joey Cape delivered a stripped down acoustic set when he serenaded the West End Cultural Centre with some of his tunes last night (September...

​Against Me! / frnkiero andthe cellabration / Annie Girl & The Flight Garrick Centre, Winnipeg MB, July 11

Published Jul 12, 2015

A good punk show is always fun and usually sweaty, and Against Me! delivered that and more to the Garrick Centre as they kicked off their We...

​Bad Religion / Plague Vendor Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB, June 25

Published Jun 26, 2015

Punk's not dead, and Bad Religion did a great job of proving that when the band kicked off its first western Canadian tour since 2008 last n...

Teenage Bottlerocket / the Copyrights / Lonewolfe Windsor Hotel, Winnipeg MB, June 13

Published Jun 14, 2015

After opening gigs for Pennywise and NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket returned to Winnipeg for a headlining set. Thankfully the band can pull off...

The Gaslight Anthem / Northcote / Sammy Kay Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB, March 14

Published Mar 15, 2015

It's been half a decade since the Gaslight Anthem toured across western Canada, but the New Jersey punk rockers finally returned with some n...