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Arbutus Records Is Making Waves in April
There’s a lot going on this month over at local record label Arbutus Records. The label that is home to some of the best Montreal bands like Silly Kissers, Grimes, Sean Nicholas Savage, Pop Winds and most recently, Dream Machine, will have a lot in store for us this month with a couple of great shows and some looming new album releases. Read more…
Puces Pop Is Back For The Holidays
We’ve got a lot to be excited for this holiday season. Not only will we be putting on our very own charity holiday bash at Le Cagibi on Sunday, December 19th to benefit Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue but our friends over at Pop Montreal are putting together another one of their fabulous Puces Pop fairs the same day. Read more…
Pop Montreal Preview – Part 2 (Thursday, Sept. 30)
The second day of Pop Montreal takes place this year on Thursday, September 30th. While day one offered us some really interesting shows we are going to go out on a limb and say day 2 at Pop Montreal this year will be the best day of the festival. One after another, we’ve got a stacked lineup on day 2 which will obviously lead to some very tough decisions on your part. We would like to try and make those decisions a little easier by giving you our picks for a busy day 2 at Pop Montreal 2010.
Grimes Set To Drop New Album at Pop Montreal
This year’s Pop Montreal Festival will be amazing for a lot of reasons. Sure a lot of great bands from out of town are coming in to play this year’s festival but what’s even better is how many of the city’s best local bands will be showcased this year. One of these great locals goes by the name of Grimes. And better yet, Grimes will be dropping her sophomore LP, Halfaxa, at this year’s fest as a part of the Arbutus Records showcase that will take place on Thursday, September 30th at the lovely Rialto Theatre.
M On The Quays 2010
While this past weekend wasn’t exactly ideal for outdoor concerts, the 2010 version of M on the Quays (M sur les Quais) went off with out a hitch. Some of Montreal’s best up and coming bands were put on display as well as some out of town talent as Montreal music fans and tourists alike huddled together for warmth at the quays of the old port this Saturday and Sunday. It all wrapped up last night with a surprise performance by none other than the legendary Biz Markie. Keep reading for a recap of the festival and some photos from both days. Read more…
M On The Quays This Weekend
Labour Day weekend always brings up mixed feelings in many. Many people see it as a happy time because of the fact that there’s no work on Monday. But the more pessimistic among us will always point out that after Labour Day is when the weather usually takes a turn for the worse as the coming winter usually begins to rear it’s ugly head shortly thereafter. Well, whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, let’s all forget about work and weather and just take it easy this weekend with some free outdoor concerts courtesy of M For Montreal. Read more…
Just Announced!
MIA, Superchunk, OK GO, Avi Buffalo, Library Voices, Jeff the Brotherhood, The Pack A.D., Young Rival, 3OH!3, Hellogoodbye, Dan Mangan, The Joy Formidable, The Hoof & The Heel, Laurent Bourque, Cotton Mouth, Silk Screaming, Silly Kissers and more! Read more…
Just Announced!
Stars, Phoenix, Caribou, Tokyo Police Club, The Walkmen, Beach House, King Khan, The Drums, Atari Teenage Riot, Winter Gloves, Young Galaxy, Yukon Blonde, The Wooden Sky, Wavves, Jamie Lidell and more
This Week in Montreal
I know we claim that every week is an exciting Montreal show week, but it’s hard not to when we’ve got some mammoth acts rolling into town. So pardon our exclamative tone, we’ll try our best to restrict our !!!!!!!!!!s to a bare minimum. Andrew Bird is one of the big ticket acts this week. With his chamber pop tunes, treasure trove of instruments and interesting socks, this is a show not to miss. Hometown heroes Wolf Parade are back, performing at Le National to promote their newest release Expo 86. While Handsome Furs, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes shows have tide us over, it will be nice to see the boys back onstage again. However the fun does not end there! Keep reading for our highlights of shows happening this week, including Holy Fuck, Flaming Lips and Phantogram.
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