Well before Canada-philia ran rampant in conjunction with the 2010 Winter Olympics, The White Stripes made a point of hitting every single Canadian province during a 2007 tour — which meant touring everywhere from arenas to a bowling alley to a boat. The band’s escapades on that tour are preserved in Emmett Malloy’s new documentary, appropriately titled Under Great White Northern Lights, which captures the interactions between members Jack and Meg White as they make their way across some of the northernmost expanses of North America.

Of course, the Whites’ relationship represents only one side of The White Stripes’ story. Another side is built around blistering, white-knuckle performances like those documented on the no-nonsense live album which shares a name with the documentary.

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