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Interview: She’s Got a Habit
MYATS’ Pamela Fillion had the pleasure of chatting with Emma Frank and Martin Rodriguez from She’s Got A Habit, a Montreal-based musical gem. She’s Got A Habit was part of this year’s Pop Montreal line up and have recently released a wonderful EP entitled Blindfold Test. Over tea and lots of laughter at the lovely Arts Cafe on Fairmount, Emma and Martin discussed how they met, how they chose the name “She’s Got A Habit” and what their musical influences are. Read more…
Giveaway: Phonat
The rising Italian producer Phonat will be travelling the globe over the next few months, and is going to be stopping in Montreal for the first time on November 24th. We’ve got a chance for you and a friend to see his show for free - simply read on to find out what you have to do! Read more…
Photos: Redman at Le Belmont
Tuesday night at Le Belmont hosted Redman of Def Squad, and we are super lucky that our friends at Top No Evil clothing were gracious enough to get our own Michael Colatruglio in to grab a few shots. Check em out!
This Week In Montreal
Festival Season kicks off this week in Montreal with the 12th annual MUTEK Festival, which celebrates electronic music in all its various forms. Headlining this year’s fest are Amon Tobin and Four Tet, but those are just two of nearly 100 artists scheduled to perform at this year’s fest. That’s not all that’s going on this week however. Lissie, Javelin, Future Islands, This Will Destroy You and Aloe Blacc all have shows lined up for this week and Montreal’s own Socalled will be launching his brand new album on Friday night at the Ukrainian Federation. In short, it’s going to be a very busy week for Montreal music lovers. Here’s all the highlights:
This Week In Montreal
For the past week the name Godspeed You! Black Emperor has been on the lips of many Montrealers, brimming with excitement over the band’s five nights of shows in Montreal. Well tonight’s performance at L’Olympia will be the final of the five shows and if you haven’t yet seen the band live tonight will be your last chance. In other news, there are a lot of interesting shows going on this week including performances by The Death Set, WIN WIN, Lake, Baby Dee, and Olenka & The Autumn Lovers. Here are all of our highlights for the week.
This Week In Montreal
We hope you’ve had a quiet and restful weekend because this week, Montreal will be completely jam packed with great shows happening night after night. It’s also apparently album release week in Montreal as there are a number of Montreal bands playing album release shows this week. Malajube will play back to back sold out shows on Tuesday and Wednesday at La Tulipe as they release their latest LP, La Caverne. Pat Jordache will also be releasing his debut album this Thursday at Discoteque Tropicale as well as Grimes and D’Eon who will be releasing a brand new split this Friday at La Sala Rossa. Here’s the full picture for the week. Read more…
This Week In Montreal
The big guns are coming out to play this week in Montreal. Besides a slew of great smaller shows happening around the city, this week there are a couple of blockbuster shows that many people have been counting down the days to. Firstly, The Pixies will play back to back nights at Metropolis on Wednesday and Thursday with Imaginary Cities. Then on Friday at Le National we’ve got one of the best lineups we’ve seen in a long time with Black Lips, Vivian Girls and Davila 666 taking the stage. Saturday we’ve got Timber Timbre playing at Corona Theatre and TV on the Radio will cap things off at Metropolis on Sunday. We hope you’ve saved up!
Just Announced
The Antlers, Miracle Fortress, Lissie, Art Brut, Aloe Blacc, This Will Destroy You, Dirty Beaches, Dirty Vegas, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Javelin, Big Freedia, Future Islands, Pierced Arrows, Grimes, D’Eon, Austra, Bad Weather, The Milkman’s Union, The Wind Up Radio Sessions and more!
This Week In Montreal
While there isn’t much going on in the city tonight, strap your boots on because from Tuesday on the week will just get better and better. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday will be especially tough days to choose a concert since there are at least three great options each night but if you are looking for a show on Wednesday night we’d like to turn your attention to the Arbutus Records fundraiser that will be going on at Casa Del Popolo. The local label will be raising money for the release of Tonstartssbandht‘s Now I Am Become LP that will be released in May and along with Andy Summers from the band performing, Makeout Videotape and Pop Winds will also play. Here’s the full list of highlights for this week.
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