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This Week In Montreal
When all is said and done today we will have a nice fresh blanket of 20 centimeters of snow covering our city. This should make things interesting for those of us that like to go to concerts on a regular basis. Speaking of concerts, this week will be another excellent week of shows, so lace up your Sorels and start trudging. Marnie Stern, Alcoholic Faith Mission, We Are The City, The Zoobombs, Plants & Animals, Designer Drugs, The Two Koreas and Silk Screaming are all playing this week and you don’t want to miss them.
This Week In Montreal
This week will be one of the best weeks for concerts in Montreal that we have seen in quite awhile. That is if you like people artists like Girl Talk and Max Tundra, or bands like Smith Westerns, The Low Anthem and Yukon Blonde. This week we also urge you to come out to celebrate Passovah‘s 3 year anniversary on Thursday and Friday night at Divan Orange and Il Motore. Finally, don’t miss locals Folly and the Hunter and Honheehonhee who will also take the stage this week. Here’s the full picture… Read more…
This Week In Montreal
An early spring has been predicted by all the major players in the groundhog industry and so there is reason to be happy, even though we’re still digging our way out of the dumping of snow we received on Saturday night. The other reason to be happy is that the month of February is lining up to be an incredible month for live music in Montreal. This week, along with locals Robertson and The Wind Up Radio Sessions, we will hear from renowned saxophonist Colin Stetson at La Sala Rossa on Thursday and Brooklyn based producer Machinedrum of Friday at Lambi. Here’s our full list of highlights for this week in Montreal.
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Pixies, Devotchka, The Kills, Cut Copy, Warpaint, Foals, Here We Go Magic, Freelance Whales, Friendly Fires, Hey Rosetta!, Zola Jesus, LA Riots, Sebadoh, Simian Mobile Disco + more
Best Shows of 2010
2010 has been an amazing year for shows in Montreal thanks to our city’s wonderful concert promoters who have worked their butts off bringing in the worlds best musical talent for our viewing pleasure. After another meeting of the minds we have finally come up with a list of our top 10 shows of the year. This will be the final segment in our Best of 2010 series and we would like to take this time to thank all of you for making our first year running as special as it has been. We have many exciting things planned for 2011 so stay tuned. See you in the new year! Read more…
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti + Os Mutantes – Le National – 11.16.10
Tuesday night at Le National, Os Mutantes and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti were headlining a show with what could only be described as one of the most surprising lineups of the year. Brazilian psychedelic rock legends Os Mutantes’ music is probably as different as you can get from Pink’s avant-garde recordings and yet here they were both on the same stage for an evening of overall oddness. Read more…
Matt and Kim – Le National – 10.30.10
The Halloween spirit was alive and kicking at Le National on Saturday night for the Matt and Kim show with some concert-goers in costume and ready to party. First up was Montreal’s own The Hoof & The Heel. These guys are no stranger to opening for some big acts, having shared the stage with the likes of Au Revoir Simone, The Luyas, White Rabbits and Winter Gloves this past year. However, last night’s opening slot for Matt and Kim may have been their biggest show yet, and they did not disappoint as they played a concise set of songs from their first two EPs, And All The Tigers and Fireworks.
Saturday Video Parade: Halloween Edition!
Happy Halloween everyone! It’s going to be a spooky weekend in Montreal with children and adults running around the city dressed as goblins and ghouls (and doctors and Elvis). There are plenty of fun things to do this Halloween and for us music lovers there are a few great shows going on in the city. Tonight, Matt & Kim are playing at Le National while The Besnard Lakes & Wintersleep are playing at Cabaret Mile-End. Tomorrow night Diamond Rings will put on the city’s best Halloween party at Il Motore so be sure to check that out. But for now here are some spooky videos, old and new, to help get your All Hallows’ Eve off to a frightening start! Read more…
Matt & Kim Ticket Giveaway! – ENDED
With Halloween only two days away it was only fitting that we made our latest contest for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see the always entertaining Brooklyn duo Matt & Kim live in concert tomorrow night, October 30th at Le National, Halloween themed. Since dressing up as Matt & Kim for Halloween would be an awesome idea on it’s own we asked you to come up with some other creative couple Halloween costumes. We had such a hard time choosing the winner but after much deliberation and debate we have finally chosen our favourite response. Keep reading to see if you’re the lucky winner. Read more…
