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Free Download of the Week: Land of Talk – “Swift Coin”
We’ve got an extra special free download for you this week. We’ve got a brand new track from Montreal’s Land of Talk’s forthcoming album, Cloak & Cipher (out on August 24th via Saddle Creek Records). Put it this way, if the rest of the album is as good as this track we are all in for a treat. Read more…
Polaris Prize Short List Announced
A few weeks ago the long list of nominees for this year’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize was announced. The list of 40 Canadian made albums has just been rounded down to a measly ten. With the amount of great albums on the long list we can imagine how hard it was to round it down. But we assure you it has been done, and we’ve got the list of albums still in the running for you. Keep reading to see who made the cut. Read more…
Just Announced!
Interpol, Hercules & Love Affair, Islands, Matt & Kim, Teenage Fanclub, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Titus Andronicus, Wintersleep, The Besnard Lakes and more
This Week in Montreal
Forgive the good ol’ saying that less is more. For this week in Montreal is packed with shows that are just too exciting to pass up. You just might have some tough decisions to make. Will it be the kitschy and quirky Fiery Furnaces or the raucous Ted Leo & the Pharmacists on Tuesday June 22nd? Will you be seeing Montreal’s Plants and Animals or Think About Life on Friday June 25rd? Having trouble deciding, like me? Toss a coin! If those decisions are just eating you up inside, then checking out Canadian folk siren Basia Bulat on June 25, 26 0r 27 is a surefire, and less stress-inducing, bet. Keep on reading for some highlights of shows happening this week around Montreal, including Dinosaur Bones, Born Ruffians and Young Galaxy.
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Young Galaxy Schedule Two June Montreal Shows
As a warm up to their forthcoming Ontario mini-tour with The Besnard Lakes this June, Montreal’s Young Galaxy have scheduled a warm up date in Montreal and another post tour Montreal date. Read more…
Saturday Video Parade
It’s a beautiful Saturday in Montreal. The sun is shining, the temperature is resting at a comfortable 16 degrees celcius and the Habs are still alive in the playoffs (as you can probably tell by the amount of flags waving proudly around the city). Let’s celebrate all that is good in the world with our latest Saturday Video Parade! This time around we’ve got brand new videos from The National, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Local Natives, Here We Go Magic and more. Take a look…
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Just Announced!
The Roots, Cyndi Lauper, George Clinton, The Happy Hollows, Plants & Animals, The Besnard Lakes, Peggy Sue, Maps & Atlases, Kurt Vile, Real Estate, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more!
The Besnard Lakes…Are The Roaring Night
Les Montréalais The Besnard Lakes nous présentent leur dernier album qui fait suite à The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse, gagnant du prix de musique Polaris en 2007. Cette fois-ci, l’album The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night raconte l’histoire d’espions et d’agents doubles qui se battent les uns contre les autres dans une guerre probablement truquée. L’album, qui mérite de multiples écoutes, nous transporte dans un univers de rêve surréaliste, à la fois planant et romantique. Read more…
This Week in Montreal
What a week of shows we have ahead of us. Kicking off tonight with Montreal’s own singer/songwriter David Martel, who will be playing some brand new songs from a his forthcoming EP, the week just get’s better and better culminating on Sunday night in the first night of Joanna Newsom’s two sold out shows at the Ukrainian Federation. You can see our full list of shows for this week along with the rest of the month by clicking here, but here are some highlights for this week.
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