Stars kicked off their latest North American tour last night, here in Winnipeg.

They performed to a sold out crowd at the newly renovated Ramada conference centre. Their set heavily favoured their latest album, and was well received by the all ages crowd.

Some adjectives for description: honest, theatrical, emotional, humorous, raw, rock’n.

Stars are from Montreal. Their music is unapologetically poppy, and proves that pop isn’t always a synonym for crap.

Related: At least today’s pop music is an easy target for satire.