Twin Shadow
Interview: She’s Got a Habit
MYATS’ Pamela Fillion had the pleasure of chatting with Emma Frank and Martin Rodriguez from She’s Got A Habit, a Montreal-based musical gem. She’s Got A Habit was part of this year’s Pop Montreal line up and have recently released a wonderful EP entitled Blindfold Test. Over tea and lots of laughter at the lovely Arts Cafe on Fairmount, Emma and Martin discussed how they met, how they chose the name “She’s Got A Habit” and what their musical influences are. Read more…
Guide To Osheaga 2011: Day 2
Day 2 of Osheaga 2011 is a big day for many reasons. Sure there are a ton of great bands and artists playing simultaneously all day long, but for many day 2 will always be remembered as the day that Death From Above 1979 return to the stage in Montreal for the first time since their breakup back in 2006. But before they take the stage at 7:25 PM there are a lot of other bands playing, often at the same time, but have no fear, we are here to help you resolve those conflicts with our guide to day 2 at Osheaga 2011.
Twin Shadow – La Sala Rossa – 01.11.11
Last year’s hottest new-wave revival band Twin Shadow were back in Montreal Tuesday night, but clearly not soon enough for the devoted fans who made it out to La Sala Rossa on time before the show sold out. They were accompanied by Montreal’s own Pat Jordache for a short and very sweet night of music and dancing.
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This Week In Montreal
After a slow start to 2011, things really get going this week in Montreal with some really promising shows lined up. Twin Shadow makes his return to Montreal on Tuesday, and later in the week we will hear from The Besnard Lakes, VALLEYS and SUUNS. Then, to cap things off on Sunday, you can check out Tokyo Police Club and Two Door Cinema Club who will be co-headlining at Club Soda. There’s also a few interesting local acts taking the stage this week so be sure to check out those as well.
First Shows of the New Year
Hey there, nice to see you again. We’re glad to be back after a nice and long vacation and wish you all a happy new year! The end of December and beginning of January have been slow on the concert front, but the good news is that things are about to pick up in Montreal very soon, starting this week with a couple of good local shows and leading up to some big ones later on in the month. Read more…
Best Albums of 2010
It’s time for the second part in our “Best of 2010″ series. We’ve gone through our best songs and now it’s time to find out which albums really left their mark on us this year. It proved tough, and there are a lot of worthy albums that didn’t make the final 20 but each and every album that did make the list is quite deserving. The winner should come as no surprise if you saw our top songs list but nevertheless, here are our top 20 albums of 2010. Read more…
Best Songs of 2010
The new year is rapidly approaching and that means one thing…Top Lists! For the past few weeks we have been carefully studying and viciously debating over what albums, songs and shows deserve top honors this year. We would like to start off with best songs of the year. This was the toughest category of all simply because of how many amazing songs were released this year but after much deliberation we have rounded our list down to twenty. And here they are… Read more…
Just Announced!
Yann Tiersen, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Morcheeba, Cold War Kids, The Low Anthem, Asobi Seksu, How To Dress Well, Twin Tigers, Twin Shadow, Fitz & The Tantrums, Oberhofer, Cloud Nothings, CLAASS, Wild Nothing, Abe Vigoda + more!
Glasser + Twin Shadow – Il Motore – 11.10.10
With 2010 slowly drawing to a close, its almost time again for what I look forward to for months, year-end lists. I can waste hours pouring through lists upon lists of favorite singles, best albums, best onstage meltdowns etc. Just a few days ago I decided to revisit some of last year’s ‘Best Of’ lists. What struck me the most is how much the music scene hasn’t changed all that much over the last two years.
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