Primus kicked off their North American tour in Toronto a couple of weeks ago and regular photoblog contributor, blackxwhitexpixie, was there to snap some photos.

You know that one band that you’ll always associate with high school? Something Corporate is that band for me. I never actually got to see them live back then because they were on hiatus, so seeing them play on Saturday was a huge throwback and it was awesome. – ML

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Joseph S. was also at Metric on Wednesday night, and he got some great shots (a lot better than we could do with our phones). Check out more of his work here.

This was a great week for concerts – first Metric for free, and then the live broadcast of Arcade Fire at Madison Square Gardens last night. Missed it? Don’t worry, you can check out some of the highlights. Terry Gilliam did a great job directing!

WT was a lucky twitter winner, and found out she won VIP access to the show when we got there.

WT: The VIP access was an unexpected surprise–and a great one at that! I got to stand in the blocked off section right in front of the stage. The view was stellar, of course. Emily Haines was literally right in front of me, and that girl pulls some crazy faces. Even though it was a free show, Metric didn’t hold back one bit and were just as invested in the music and crowd as I’d ever seen them (I’ve seen them twice before). It’s nice to see that even though they’re now featured on the Twilight soundtrack, Metric are still good old hometown heroes they were before.

In the non-VIP section, TG and myself found pretty decent spots to the side of the stage on the street, although we were sandwiched between some exceptionally rambuncous fans. Some honcho from Samsung got on stage first to announce the reason for the free concert, which unsurprisingly, was the launch of a new phone. He was greeted with boos from the crowd who were anxious for Metric. When they did take to the stage, they played a short but sweet set that included new hits like “Gimme Sympathy”, “Satellite Mind” and “Stadium Love”, as well as the old favourite “Dead Disco”.

Photo cred to WT – with her phone camera!

After about an hour it was all over. There was no encore, but hey, what can you expect from a free concert?

Thanks again to blackwhitepixie for these photos! Check out Wax Mannequin’s tour dates here to see if you can catch a live show in your city… and maybe buy some scented candles?

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Thanks to blackwhitepixie for these pictures! Check out more of her photos on flickr, and read the concert review on Exclaim here.

Exclaim was at Hillside Festival in Guelph this past weekend. The photos here feature Gord Downie, Shad, Beauties, Warped 45s, Minotaurs, Los Lobos, Calexico, Young Rival, Hidden Cameras, Braids, Julie Doiron, Dave Clark, Dale Morningstar, Harry Manx, Socalled, Royal Wood, Beardyman, The Wooden Sky, Flash Lightnin’, Sarah Harmer and Holy Fuck. Read the review here!

If you have pictures from Hillside (or any other recent concert) send them to exclaimmagazine@gmail.com and we’ll post ‘em.

Thanks to Michael Yee for these photos! Speaking of Broken Social Scene, have you seen their fan video for “Meet Me In The Basement”? It’s pretty awesome.

Thanks to Teri for these pictures of Rearview, who played some sweet Blink 182 covers, and The Ize at The Opera House. Send us yours – exclaimmagazine@gmail.com!

We also have reviews of Ottawa Blues Fest and Bonnaroo on Exclaim.

Thanks to Josee Lacroix from Ottawa for these photos! Don’t forget to send yours to exclaimmagazine@gmail.com.