Tag Archive for the term: bands

Our friends Alex and Andrew had a show on their Parc Ave rooftop for St. Jean. The high skyline was a beautiful setting to sit with glittering string lights and watch Dirty Beaches, Brenden Orange, Unreliable Narrator, Ramona Cordova, Hi, Lonely Oak, and Brave Radar.

Listen to a few of the bands […]

Joining us today for the Indyish Mess at the Fringe (co-produced with Suoni per il Popolo in the park on the corner of St Laurent and Rachelle here in Montreal from 2:30 - 9:30!) are the incredible Urban Preacher!
Urban Preacher was born in Montreal in 2007 from a collective group of musicians who had the […]

Lake of Stew are a local Montreal 8 piece kitchen jam, unplugged bluegrass band who practice around endless pots, performed their earth shaking soulful harmonies at our Indyish City Mess, January 2008, and are finally launching their debut CD May 16 2008 at Sala Rosa.
Here’s a taste of Lake of Stew:
The Sioux by Lake of […]

According to Alanah, who knows things about cities, there is a free concert downtown today in our city, not a surprise since Montreal does these constantly (and lovably). The show is 7pm on Ottawa street between Prince and Queen - this is pretty old Montreal, kinda staunch, and great place for the pretty, beat funky, […]

You the type of person into crazy fun shows for good causes? If you’re around Montreal, CA, on April 22 you should check out the Mostar Benefit concert happening at Cafe Sarajevo:
Nirvus Rex, a primordial rock duo, will start off the night, followed by Lake of Stew, that rambling group of folks who fill the […]

Next to the McAuslan Brewery, about a twelve minute walk from St Henri Metro here in Montreal, sat an odd lovely old house. Out of place in a block of small tenement buildings, large factories and expansive grey fields, parking lots, and a pervasive hint of hops, the house stands alone and looks rather staunch […]

If you happen to be in Texas, or are following along on the net, you’ll know that SXSW started 2 days ago and runs till the end of the weekend. If not, you’re like me. That’s not true, yesterday I read this entertaining article with hundreds of six-word reviews on ALL the bands playing SXSW, […]

Friday morning, I checked Craigslist for a car pool link that could lead me to a stranger that would kindly drive me home that evening for a small sum of money (25$ in this case). I dragged my lazy sleep-deprived body to a metro station after a 3 hour long lazy breakfast and met up […]

On Wednesday February 27th (Mitz from the Coulees’ birthday), come see Coulees, Brave Radar, and Milie Croche play at L’Escogriffe on St. Denis (map)

Myspace links:

Coulees
Brave Radar
Milie Croche
Also, some songs from all three groups are on Fixture’s podcast from a few weeks back >>Have a listen

The cocktail gala for the 2008 Montreal International Music Initiative (MIMI) awards is Saturday March 1st at the Lion d’Or. Bands performing include Torngat and The National Parcs, and The Hot Springs, Mathias Mental, and Numero# will be playing the afterparty.

From MIMI:
The great music that evening will accompany a menu which includes an
entrée of small […]