Osheaga
This Week In Montreal
Osheaga takes over the city this week in Montreal. Not only will the 2011 edition of festival take place this weekend at Parc Jean Drapeau, but the folks at Osheaga have even planned some great shows leading up to the festival, along with an exciting Osheaga after party on Saturday at Olympia featuring Special Disco Version (James Murphy & Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem). There are a few other noteworthy shows heading up to Osheaga including tonight’s show at Casa Del Popolo featuring Montreal’s own Intensive Care and Washington D.C.’s Deleted Scenes and the Sonny & The Sunsets show at Divan Orange tomorrow night. But the real party starts on Friday so be sure to rest up! Read more…
Freedom or Death Release Free Single, Play Osheaga Kick Off Party
Freedom or Death are a Toronto based duo made up of classically trained pianist and DJ, Fernandez, and vocalist, Sway. The duo have just released a brand new single entitled “This Crowded Room” as a part of their seven-track debut album EGO, which was released on April 26, 2011 through the band’s own imprint Liars & Thieves and via Arts & Crafts.
Just Announced!
James Blake, Explosions In The Sky, Peter Bjorn & John, Wye Oak, Toro Y Moi, Grimes, GOBBLE GOBBLE, The Glitch Mob, Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, Chris Garneau, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters, Fucked Up, Moonface, Deadmau5, Special Disco Version, Marissa Nadler, EMA, Freedom or Death + more
Belong Album Giveaway (Ended)
Victoria Day is about to get a little bit better for three lucky Pains Of Being Pure At Heart fans. This weekend we ran a little contest on twitter where the winners would receive their very own copy of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart’s latest album, Belong, which was released on March 29th. The contest has come to an end and it’s time to announce our three winners. Keep reading to see if you’re one of them. Read more…
Osheaga in the City
In addition to the already amazing lineup for this year’s expanded three-day festival, Osheaga has announced the artists for the “In the City” portion of this summer’s fest which will take place before and during the actual festival at Parc Jean Drapeau. See who’s playing after the jump. Read more…
New Osheaga Additions
As if the initial Osheaga lineup announcement wasn’t exciting enough, the folks over at Osheaga have just unveiled a few more artists that will be playing this year’s festival. Leading the way are Cypress Hill who will be making a very rare stage appearance, along with the amazing Janelle Monae who will be playing in Quebec for the first time ever and Broken Social Scene who, let’s face it, just make every festival better. Keep reading to see who else has been added to this year’s lineup. Read more…
Lineup For Osheaga 2011
One of the most exciting times of the year for many Montrealers is the announcement of the lineup for the annual Osheaga Festival that happens every summer at Parc Jean Drappeau in Montreal. Well the time has come once again to find out who will be playing this year’s fest. The folks over at Osheaga let it slip last week that Eels would be playing as well as Death From Above 1979. But the rest of the initial lineup has just been announced and we’ve got all the info for you after the jump. Keep reading to see who will be playing. Read more…
Osheaga 2010 Day 2 Recap
Well that’s all folks. Osheaga 2010 has come to an end. I think it’s safe to say a good time was had by all and despite the long lemonade lines (and consequently long bathroom lines) the entire weekend went off without a hitch. I think we all deserve to finally put our feet up and relax after standing for twenty hours with only a little rest in between days. For those of you that missed it or would like to re-live the day all over again, here is our recap of a star-studded day 2 at Osheaga 2010. Read more…
Osheaga 2010 Day 1 Recap
Day 1 of Osheaga 2010 is in the books and I think we can all safely say that it was a huge success. Great music, perfect weather, good food, lots of free stuff and a grand finale of Arcade Fire is enough to make anyone giddy, but this day was much more than a long wait for Arcade Fire to play. The day boasted a lineup of some of the hottest names in the music world today and we were there to document it all for you. Keep reading to find out how it all went down.
