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Pop Montreal: Hidden Gems
Now that we have taken a day by day look at this year’s Pop Montreal festival and outlined our highlights of a festival that’s a highlight on it’s own we would like to delve a little deeper into this year’s lineup and give you our hidden gems of the fest. The following bands are artists may not be headlining but are all deserving of some attention so be sure to take them into consideration while you are mapping out your festival coverage plans.
Pop Montreal Preview Part 4 (Saturday, Oct. 2)
Day four at Pop Montreal 2010 is one of both joy and sadness. Joy because, to be perfectly frank, there are some bitchin’ shows happening on this night. And sadness because the fourth day of Pop Montreal is the second to last day of the cities most awesome music festival. But let’s not sulk, there are some tough decisions to be made and some great shows to see. Take a look at our highlights from a very busy Saturday at Pop Montreal. Read more…
Pop Montreal Preview Part 3 (Friday, Oct. 1)
Can’t make it to the first or second day of Pop Montreal? Well, the third time is always considered to be a charm. Speaking of which, what a charming line-up we have for October 1st! The choices are definitely not getting any easier though. If only you could get away with splitting yourself in two… or possibly more in this case. Hopefully there will be less head-scratching after you read our picks for day 3 of the festival. Read more…
Saturday Video Parade!
With all the MYATS writers volunteering in the Quest For The Fest last Saturday, we unfortunately didn’t get to post a Saturday Video Parade last weekend. This is why we have made sure that this week’s SVP is extra good. We’ve got a total of 18 brand new videos for your viewing pleasure from bands like Deerhunter, Royksopp and Land of Talk. But starting us off this week we have a brand new video by Montreal’s own Parlovr. Check it all out after the jump… Read more…
Exclusive: Nightwood Offer Up New Track
Nightwood are a Montreal based trio composed of gal pals Amber Goodwyn and Erin Ross on guitars and drummer Jeremy MacCuish (of Parlovr/Cotton Mouth fame). For the past few years they have slowly been building a name for themselves playing at many of Montreal’s various hot spots and a few others around Canada. With one full length LP already under their belt, the band have been toiling away on some new material that breaks away from the themes we have grown used to on Carta Marina. They have recently finished recording a brand new piece called “Carve a path like a valley through the land” and we’ve got it for you not only to listen to, but as a free download. 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…
This Week in Montreal
We’ve been counting down the days to Osheaga, and it’s finally here! However you don’t need to wait until Saturday to get into the festival spirit for we’ve got Osheaga in the City shows from Yoav, Of Montreal, and Chromeo with Neon Indian to psych us up for the big weekend. Now all we’ve got to do is pick out a comfy pair of shoes and cross our fingers for blue skies. Don’t let the excitement get too much to your head, lest you forget we’ve got some other great shows happening this week in Montreal. Hercules and Love Affair are in town, bringing their infectious disco jams to Le Belmont this Tuesday. Keep on reading for highlights of other shows to check out this week, including The Felice Brothers and Shapes & Sizes.
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Guide to Osheaga 2010: Day 2
Well folks, this is it. Osheaga 2010 is officially less than one week away. It seems like we’ve been talking about it forever, but now it’s actually here and it’s time once again to make some very difficult decisions. In our guide to day 1 at Osheaga we weighed in on some of the scheduling conflicts and gave you our opinion on how to make the best of this year’s Fest. Well there are even more tough decisions to be faced on day 2, but fear not, we are here to help. Let’s take a look at a very busy day 2 at Osheaga 2010. Read more…
Busking For Change at Osheaga 2010
Following the succesful Busking For Change event that took place in Montreal back in March, in which some of Montreal’s finest musicians took to the streets and subway platforms in order to raise money for children affected by war, it has just been announced that Warchild will be bringing Busking For Change to this year’s Osheaga Festival in an effort to keep the philanthropy going. Read more…
