Jordan Ghetler
Woodpigeon – La Sala Rossa – Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Let’s just say it was good thing that the Winter Olympics were going on as Woodpigeon came to town yesterday for their show at Sala Rossa. It was a cold and snowy night in Montreal and perhaps the Games going on in Vancouver gave our Montreal folk rock fans the bravado to venture outside into weather perfect for say, giant slalom, or for the less adventurous, snow angels. But although it was windy and snowy outside, it didn’t stop the warmth from being generated by some great performances inside.
James Blackshaw – Casa Del Popolo – Sunday, January 31st
At Casa Del Popolo on Sunday night, there was no local band opening for the headliner, but that made what we did get to see that much more enjoyable — no beating around the bush. Last night, Gary Higgins and James Blackshaw occupied a very laid back 2-hour span which proved to be a very successful end to the month of January.
Nouvelle Vague – L’Astral – Tuesday, January 26th
After a long drive around and ultimately off the island of Montreal, I finally arrived at L’Astral on Tuesday night. Directions were mistaken and although I missed the magical music of Clare and the Reasons, I made it in time to catch the final song, and get ready for a full set performed by Nouvelle Vague.
The Wooden Sky – Il Motore – Saturday January 23th
Saturday night started out like any other night where I’d be venturing alone to a show. What happened? Well, I almost didn’t find the venue (I suck with directions), got carded, almost got carded a second time, and finally, stumbled on my words while trying to establish that I was reviewing for Meet You At The Show. It was all uphill from there however, as I prepared myself to see The Wooden Sky rock out at the packed Il Motore.
Hey Rosetta! – Cabaret JPR – Thursday, December 3rd
After my interview with Tim Baker of Hey Rosetta!, I walked out into the open floor of the Cabaret not even able to guess what would go down musically for the show. There were some negatives and many positives, but all that can be said about last night’s show at Cabaret is that any preconceptions about Hey Rosetta! should be thrown out the window.
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