Murray Lightburn
Pop Montreal Nights: Part 3
Friday night at Pop Montreal was a night of very tough decisions. It just so happened that The xx, Timber Timbre, Deerhoof and The Dears were all playing more or less simultaneously. So after some deliberation we went with hometown heroes, The Dears. This was after all the bands third and final show at this year’s festival and after missing them the first two nights, Friday night turned out to be all about The Dears.
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Pop Montreal Preview Part 1 (Wednesday, Sept. 29)
It’s that time of year again! That’s right, we are only just over a week away from our city’s best music festival. Since Pop Montreal‘s inception back in 2002 it has continued to grown and get better year after year. This year’s Pop Montreal Festival will run from Wednesday, September 29th through until Sunday, October 3rd and it’s looking like this will be the best year yet. Leading up to the festival we are going to be doing a five part festival preview, starting with the festival’s opening night, next Wednesday. Here is our preview of day one at Pop Montreal 2010.
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The Dears To Perform Entire New Album At Residencies This Fall
We’ve got good news for all you Dears fans out there. The Montreal rockers have announced that they will be playing their entire new album at residencies this fall in Toronto, Brooklyn and right here in Montreal. We’ve got all the details after the jump. Read more…
Before The Show: A Love Letter To The Field
Tomorrow night Green Room will host a variety of Canadian musicians in a benefit for Haiti called A Love Letter To The Field. Playing will be Murray & Natalia of The Dears, Apostle of Hustle front man Andrew Whiteman’s new side project that goes by the name ‘A’ as well as a lot of other great artists. All proceeds from the show will go to Action Against Hunger in Haiti.
