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 […]
The nice thing about seeing a Think About Life show (and sometimes the grating thing, depending on your mood) is their unbridled enthusiasm. No matter what, they’re going to sing themselves hoarse, jump into the audience, swing a mic stand, and thank everyone and tell them they love them and are truly happy to see […]
We’re busy making CDs and tapes in preparation for our label showcase on Thursday (in two days). Here are some photos of us putting together the cases. We’re waiting for a shipment of 200 blank printable CDs (from a company that, turns out, has bad customer reviews and may have taken our money and run. […]
Dream scheme with me for a moment, won’t you? Bands, crafters, publishers, friends, think on this and then use the comments to share your thinkums: What would your ideal indie arts space be like? If Indyish could make a real-world homebase out of it’s rambly web art-itechture, what would it need to have to delight […]
IndieCan Music is so hyped about teaming up with Indyish and all of you members. We cover the emerging music scene in Canada in the rock, pop, punk, folk, reggae and alt-just about anything genres. We started posting our pod cast to the internet at http://www.indiecan.com early in 2006 and Episode 1 had […]
January in most Canadian cities is known for its high percentage of depressed persons. It’s generally the time when artists hole up and record albums or book art openings in warmer climes or schedule more shifts at their dayjobs or take interest in HBO dramas.
In January, it takes a lot to get the average person […]
Club Soda-Jan. 21, 2008
Another freezing night in Montreal didn’t stop local music fiends from venturing out on a Monday to hear the sweet sounds of Stockholm’s Peter, Bjorn and John. The band had to cancel a couple of shows last spring, so it had been awhile since they’ve had a chance to grace our fair […]
Ah Green Room. If you’re in Montreal on a Friday or Saturday night and want to dance with stylish young student hipsters to indie rockin tunes, you go to Green Room. This space is ideal in so many ways except the one that counts in a series called Venue Stories..ie; it’s no longer a venue. […]
Well, if you’re a Canadian kid seeking the indie music in your town, chances are good you know or need to know Stillepost - a moderator-coordinated forum of show listings from all the dark lovely holes in the walls of towns across the nation, which also plays host to some rebel yells, and fights and […]