MonthlyMess

March 18, 2010
Il Motore
179 Jean-Talon Ouest
$10 *
Doors at 8:30pm, show starts at 9:30pm
*if you are on Indyish member or have performed in a Mess before, a ticket for you is PWYC.

Music:
The Heartbeat Hotel
Dead Messenger

Poetry:
Moheb Soliman

Film:
Overdue by Em Timmons & Victoria Byron

Clown!:
Helen Simard

View Larger Map

Jan 15th – Dance MESS @ MainLine Theatre

For more info read this blog post »

Show starts: 9pm sharp
MainLine Theatre (3997 St. Laurent)
Tickets are $10/$8 for students! (available in advance at MainLine Theatre)

Here’s the fun we have planned for you!

Music!
* Satellite Maps – http://www.myspace.com/satellitemaps
* Elizabeth Bruce – http://www.myspace.com/elizabethbruce
* Shitting Bear – http://www.myspace.com/shittingbear
* Tasha Cyr

Dance!
* Allison Burns’ Improvised Dance with Soprano Saxophone – Kayla Milmine
* Rebecca Halls :: http://www.IHOOPU.com

Dance Comedy!
* Peter J. Radomski!

And much more!

Dec 11th – XMESS @ Il Motore – pretty post rock carols + more!!!

Il Motore
179 Jean-Talon Ouest
$10 *
Doors at 8:30pm, show starts at 9:30pm
*if you have performed in a Mess before, a ticket for you is PWYC.

Yes, it’s the Holla Merry time and we are very happy to share it with you! Receivers – a band from the extended Dears family – are crafting special interpretations of classic Christmas carols for your pleasure and delight, to top off what we truly think will be a heart marking, gorgeous night.

Music!

Courtney Wing :: http://www.courtneywing.com/
Random Recipe :: http://www.myspace.com/randomrecipe
The Receivers :: http://www.myspace.com/receiversmontreal

Dance:

Dance Animal! are back with another great performance, and some new pieces::

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36679169684

A Holiday Story by Ilana Kelemen!

And much more!

Oh? And did I mention, your host for the night:

One of Montreal’s finest comics… Asaf Gerchak!

Everything is happening at Il Motore (179 Jean-Talon Ouest) at 8:30pm. $10 at the Door!

Nov 6 @ Il Motore

Music:

* The Mittenstrings
* Peter Nevins
* Faye Blais
* Fm Hi Low
* Sappo & Gibbisito
* The Fundamentals

Drama:

• “Sahara Crossing” (Fringe Festival 2007, Centaur Theatre’s Wildside Festival 2009), Paul Van Dyck

Film:

• “India Discoveries”, Emmanuel Hessler and Katherine Macnaughton
• “Paris en Super 8″, Nicolas Venne’s.
• “Wherever you go, that’s where you’ll be” Pinkyswear Films.

Visual Art:

• Lucian Oprea
• Peter Nevins (who also designed the poster for the show!)

Past Messes:

POP MONTREAL SHOWCASE!
>> Press Release < <
October 2nd, 2009
9:30 pm
10$

Featuring Music by:

The Unsettlers
Hexes and Ohs
Ira Lee
Moe Clark + the Choeur Maha
Radio Jean Talon

and Dance Performances by:

Dance Animal
Wants and Needs

The Unsettlers

Wants and Needs

MOTOWN TRIBUTE SHOW

what: an inter-disciplinary tribute to one of the greatest eras in music, lovingly dubbed The Motown Throwdown.
when: September 5th, 2009 @ 8:00 PM
where: Il Motore 179 Jean Talon West, Montreal, Qc, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
also – WEBCAST ON INDYISH.COM/BLOG

View Larger Map

Includes Motown tribute performances by artists from all kind of different genres, performing beloved, timeless sexy songs in their own styles. Watch for a stand out performance by JONATHAN EMILIE of the KALMUNITY VIBE COLLECTIVE with the FRANCO PROIETTI MORPH-TET. We have seen previews. This one will be something to write home about.

8:00pm – Doors Open/DJ Starts Playing

9:30pm – Alison Louder takes the stage and gets the crowd ready!

9:35pm – Steve Brockley

9:50pm – Part 1 – Standing in the Shadows on Motown

10:00pm – Chris Ralph

10:10pm – Cadances Tap Tribute 1

10:20pm – Mary Des Neiges Stockland

10:35pm – Part 2 – Standing in the Shadows of Motown

10:45pm – Athena Holmes and the Mixed Messages

11:05pm – Part 3 – Standing in the Shadows of Motown

11:15pm – Cadances Tap Tribute 2

11:25pm – Part 4 – Standing in the Shadows of Motown

11:35pm – The Franco Proietti Morph-tet featuring:
Jonathan Emile

Motown Throwdown art by Edmund Lam

“We Made a Deal with the Devil & Indyish is 3 Years old!”
August 15th 2009
435 Beaubien West, Centre Chat Bleu,
Montreal, Quebec
4th floor [map]
>> Press Release

August 15 at 8pm – Monthly Mess.
August 16 at 4pm – Vernissage + Art Mart and a special performance by Sapo.

UPDATE: This event has been consolidated into one epic day, read more.

We’re going to have a remarkable show on Saturday August 15, in partnership with METHINKS and their touring art show called “We Made a Deal With the Devil.”

We Made a Deal with the Devil is a cultural expedition, touring art show, video project and tour blog. Check it out at www.methinkspresents.org.

The August 2009 Monthly Mess includes:

1. A Billie Holiday Tribute like you’ve never seen – an brand new Indyish collaboration between Franco Proietti (The Franco Proietti Morph-tet) and Brie Nielson (The Unsettlers)
2. Nista: www.myspace.com/nistamus)
3. Commodore84 (www.myspace.com/COM84A1)
4. Garbageface (www.myspace.com/garbagefacemusic)

July Mess: No Theme. Just Awesome.
July 18, 2009
Centre Chat Bleu – 435 Beaubien West, metro Parc.
4th floor [map]

DJ Hunky Dory: (also known as Charlie Coote, producer of Cheap as Candy Thursdays!)
Spinning us back to the 80s and 50s!

Wind Up Radio Sessions:
http://www.myspace.com/thewindupradiosessions
Men Singing folksy and deeply about love!

King Bochek:
Bilingual, gently rockin’ anti-folk minimal country blues!
http://www.myspace.com/kingbochek

The SSRIs:
Indi rock-out-loudish group, and from across the land, all way from British Columbia!
http://www.myspace.com/thessris

Jon Cohen Experimental Group:
GAMIQ Award nominated psych folk harmonies!
http://www.myspace.com/thejoncohenexperience

this show is brought to you by: the exclamation point!

Along with the wondrous music a’playing, we’ll have Jessica Salomon, an ex-lawyer turned comic; an amazing story-telling a/v presentation by Indyish Mess regular and kingpin, Jeff Gandell; a literally-luminus dance piece, Bear in Mind, from the Terdermorcels; and some dark, intricate print art work by Evelyne Bouchard.

7:30pm – DJ Hunky Dory – Spinning us back to the 80s & 50s
8:30pm – Jessica Salomon
8:35pm – Wind up Radio Radio Sessions
9:00pm – Jeff Gandell
9:15pm – King Bochek
9:35pm – Bear in Mind, Part 1
9:45pm – SSRIs
10:10pm – Bear in Mind, Part 2
10:25pm – Jon Cohen Experimental Group

Indyish Mess July 18 2009 - Poster Art By Evelyne Bouchard

FRINGE MESS June 12 2009
Parc Des Ameriques – 4pm to 9pm

This Mess featured as many 1 minute mini previews of Fringe shows as we could cram in between the following amazing bands.

Courtney Wing invites his listeners into a compelling world of carefree and unpretentious humanity… backed by a 15-piece ‘operatic folk’ ensemble. This super group consists of members from Belle Orchestre and Godspeed! You Black Emperor as well as a 10-piece opera collective called Liederwolfe.

The story of electro-pop duo Hexes & Ohs begins with a pair of high school sweethearts and spans years of couple-hood and musical projects. Their sophomore 2008 release “Bedroom Madness”, produced by Byron Wong (the Crystal Method, David Usher), has been bringing them new levels of success. The band successfully toured across Canada, quickly topping national campus radio charts and garnering rave reviews from press and media. The infectious video for first single “H-H-Highschool” is currently in rotation at MuchMusic and MTV Canada.

Hank Pine and Lily Fawn are a vaudeville-inspired duo from Victoria, British Columbia, whose act is based upon the tragic and hilarious adventures of their comic book series.

Victory Chimes

After spending a number of years playing keyboards and bass in various rock and jazz bands(Royal Mountain Band, Moufette, Fearless Freep, Vox Crosby, Dr. Draw, the Jeff Louch Trio, N.L.S Trio, and piano player at a polish restaurant) in Montreal, Jeff Louch has started a solo project. He is now joined Alex Formosa on guitar, Michelle Tompkins on guitar and voice, Tony Spina on bass and Tyson Scallmann on drums.

Ladies Luncheon

Ladies Luncheon wrap naughty little bundles of lyrics up with their sweet soda-pop harmonies. Combining keys, guitar, and their distinctive Roland 77 beats with recorder solos and the occasional nervous breakdown, the ladies have been happily giving Montrealers diabetes since their saccarine performance debut in the summer of 2005.

Singer Songwriters in the Round:
James Finnerty, Steve Brockley, Molly Sweeney, Declan O’Donovan, Sarah Burton.

Jamming it out, backing each other up, gracing the stage with song to set the tone of the evening, a collection of truly great local singer songwriters come together to get this party started.

Full Schedule:

8:10 – 8:40 – Courtney Wing + Leiderwolfe
7:30 – 8:00 Hexes and Ohs
6:50 – 7:20 Hank and Lily
6:10 – 6:40 Victory Chimes
5:35 – 6:05 Ladies Luncheon
4pm – 5:30 – Singer Songwriters in the Round: James Finnerty, Steve Brockley, Molly Sweeney, Declan O’Donovan, Sarah Burton.