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This Week in Montreal
Not feeling the holiday cheer just yet? We’ve got a few events that might just do the trick. The Passovah Holiday Party kicks off this busy weekend with performances by Adam & The Amethysts‘ Adam Waito, The Youjsh, and many more. Our own Holly Jolly Holiday Bash, in benefit of Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue, is happening this Sunday. If holiday songs, baked goods and warm drinks are your thing, we hope to see you! Finally, Broken Social Scene are in town this Saturday at Metropolis. Feels like we’ve been waiting an eternity to see this supergroup live again. Nothing quite warms our hearts, and sopping wet feet, like some BSS anthems. Keep on reading for more details of what’s happening this week in Montreal, including performances by The Rural Alberta Advantage and S. Carey.
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Beach House Design Shirt For Montreal Charity
The Yellow Bird Project just keeps getting better and better. A few week’s back we were thrilled to see that the Montreal based charity organization had a new design by none other than singer/songwriter Andrew Bird. Now we find out that their latest acquisition is Baltimore based dream pop duo, Beach House. Keep reading to find out more about this great organization and find out how you can get your hands on one of these great tees. Read more…
Interview: Sea Wolf
LA folk rock outfit Sea Wolf are a band that can rock out with the best of them just as fast as they can lull you to sleep, all the while creating some beautiful imagery at every step of the way. Alex Brown Church, who is the band’s principal songwriter, has decided to take the road solo this fall in support of a new 7″ for their latest single “Turn The Dirt Over”. We had a chance to catch up with Church just before the tour kicked off last night in San Diego to find out about the new single and how things have evolved from the time the first album was released until now. Keep reading to check out our latest interview with Sea Wolf. Read more…
Andrew Bird Designs Shirt For Montreal Charity
Over the years, Andrew Bird has made a name for himself through his violin playing, singing and witty lyric writing. Well now we have another reason to cheer for the bird man. His latest endeavor is a design for a Montreal based charity group called The Yellow Bird Project. Read more…
Saturday Video Parade!
Who was it that said that music videos are dead? Whoever it was obviously hasn’t seen this set of videos that we have for you today. In our latest Saturday Video Parade we’ve got some excellent brand new videos by the likes of Broken Social Scene, Janelle Monae, Jonsi, Ratatat, School of Seven Bells, These New Puritans and much much more. So sit back, relax and let us take you into a magical land of musical video goodness.
Just Announced!
The Hold Steady, Broken Social Scene, The Drums, Jason Collett, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Film School, The Depreciation Guild and more!
Broken Social Scene To Play Metropolis on December 18th, 2010
Our favourite Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene is back on the road this summer and fall and they will be touring all the way into winter. The good news for us Montrealers is that it has just been announced that they will also be making a stop in our fair city just before Christmas. Does it get much better than that?
Saturday Video Parade!
Since we took a break last Saturday from our Saturday Video Parade series, this week’s parade promises to be our best yet. In this week’s parade we have compiled the best videos from around the music world that have been released within the last few weeks and the result is a total of 14 brand new videos for your viewing pleasure. Highlighting the list are some great new videos by She & Him, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Klaxons and Broken Social Scene, but you may want to get comfy because you’re going to be here for awhile. Read more…
Polaris Prize Short List Announced
A few weeks ago the long list of nominees for this year’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize was announced. The list of 40 Canadian made albums has just been rounded down to a measly ten. With the amount of great albums on the long list we can imagine how hard it was to round it down. But we assure you it has been done, and we’ve got the list of albums still in the running for you. Keep reading to see who made the cut. Read more…
