Laura Chanel-Lesperance
Efterklang – La Sala Rossa – Friday, March 5th, 2010
Last night, La Sala Rossa provided the backdrop for Danish band Efterklang, with homegrown band Burls opening. The space began to fill up early, everyone eager for the show to begin. By the time Burls entered the stage, the room had begun to buzz with anticipation.
The Antlers – Il Motore – February 17th, 2010
Last night, Il Motore gave rise to Golden Isles, along with the critically acclaimed phenomenon that is The Antlers. The normally rather sparse Il Motore was already packed to the gills by 9 pm, and continued to play host to quite a few stragglers as the night wore on. The lights were dim, the anticipation was palpable, things were relatively quiet…and then Golden Isles entered on stage.
Basia Bulat – L’Astral – Friday, February 12th
To promote her new album, entitled Heart of My Own to her fans in Montreal, Basia Bulat played an incredible show at L’Astral Friday night. She was accompanied by Leif Vollebekk, a singer-songwriter native to Montreal who serenaded the crowd with his guitar driven folk ballads. It was a night of beautiful music…and perfect teeth.
MadLove + Gutstrings – Casa Del Popolo – Thursday, February 4th
Thursday night Casa Del Popolo played host to two bands, both from different necks of the woods, and both with very different styles of music. Firsty, we would hear from Montreal’s Gutstrings and then headliners MadLove would take the stage on what was the second stop in their current east coast tour.
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.
Cotton Mouth – Casa Del Popolo – Wednesday, December 9th
Last night was a showcase of Montreal in all it’s glory. Casa Del Popolo played host to three great up-and-coming Montreal band’s on the day of this year’s first big snowstorm.




