HeyJaredCarl Wilson, 'Crritic!'
Off-the-clock cultural reflections from the Slate music critic & author of Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste.
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They put a hot wire to my head (opens the original)
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I was sick last week and now I have a giant backlog of things to tell you about. So, a downpour of quick capsules! Taylor Swift’s Encore: I wrote about Swift’s new four-pack of bonus material for last year’s Life of a Showgirl on Friday on Slate. It’s about half good, a quarter passable, and a quarter (i.e. the song about her husband) unbearable, so pretty much exactly like the album. On Ed S
Last-minute Shalabi, Kulthum ticket offer (opens the original)
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Listening to Jolene’s Stepchildren (opens the original)
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Live is short, Sept 2026 (opens the original)
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Just my personal picks from my full Toronto-area September show calendar. There’s a lot here, but see that post for the wider cornucopia. If you like these listings, consider becoming a paying subscriber. If you already are, please tell a friend or two. Through the month: Back to School Field Trip 2026 festival, “outdoor experimental sounds and acti
Lust for live, Sept 2026 (opens the original)
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Selected shows, mostly music, in and around Toronto to the end of September. On each date, the top event listed would be my likely first choice. Submit listings and corrections to carlwilson@substack.com, or in the comments. Updates as new info emerges, so check back on web page. See bottom for weekly series and sources. Produced with the help of Misha Glouberman’s Toronto Event Generator.If these listings are useful for you, please c
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