Announcing the Indyish Mega Birthday Mess

Montreal, QC…Indyish proudly presents the August Monthly Mess in celebration of its two year anniversary, on Saturday August 9th, 2008 at La Sala Rossa, 4848 boul. St-Laurent.

The Indyish team will take their messy ways to new heights this August. To celebrate the Indyish site design refresh as well as many other developments for artists, both locally and internationally, they are curating a large scale live show at the Sala Rossa. The birthday Mess will celebrate new web developments with new collaborations between cutting edge indie artists.

Highlights from what we’re planning? Patrick Krief of The Dears performing with his epic band Black Diamond Bay and members of the local women’s collective choir, Choeur Maha.

Local beloved indie music label Ships at Night brings together folk darlings Orillia Opry with Magnetic Hill for a gorgeous new breed of sweet haunting seaside psych rock thunder.

Reknowned Toronto-based actor, playwright, and master storyteller Bruce Beaton brings to the Mess the product of collective creation process with Canadian theatre luminary Paul Thompson, originally performed in Treblisi, Georgia.

The Bravo-commissioned dance film by young local director Paul Neudorf screens a sneak preview accompanied by a live performance by the contemporary composers and dancers from the film.

Broadcast Radio, just out of Hotel 2 Tango with a brand new record about to launch, will perform some unique stripped back versions of their heart rockin songs, building to a climax with a local community choirs of musicians from half a dozen local bands.

“This will be a mega mash-up Mess of epic proportions!” said Indyish co-founder, Risa Dickens. “The birthday show is a sampling of the projects Indyish is working on. In weeks to come, more collaborations will be announced involving pianists, dancers, urban explorers, painters and more. We will also be sending you more information about new developments on the website. Let’s say for now that our community is set to grow and we’re really stoked about it.”

Tickets for the show can be purchased at the door with Indyish’s pay-what-you-can policy.

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Here’s a preview of what’s to come - Bruce Beaton is a wonderful storyteller, coming from Toronto accompanied by a singer from the Royal Canadian Opera Company to share a piece from his collective creation work about Stalin, and, who knows, maybe even to host the show. Here’s a story he told us on his roof in Kensington Market, Toronto…