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Walking into Metropolis much earlier than necessary, I was able to take some time to read through the program for the 2009 Suoni Per Il Popolo festival. Each year this festival organizes liberated artists from across the planet to produce a most unique experience, impossible to mimic in any mainstream, commercial music event. The artists [...]

Hello Indyish! It’s been a while since we last talked. How about we plan Nightwood/Indyish date nights? I think it’d be great for our relationship. We’ll post an entry on Indyish every coupla weeks or so and if you’re in the mood, you could read them. Cool? Cool.
Our band, Nightwood, has been up to [...]

Former Montrealer King Khan made another triumphant return to what he affectionately refers to as “the deep south of the north” last Saturday, as he hauled his eight piece psychedelic soul explosion over from Berlin to a sold-out Sala Rossa. For those uninitiated in the dark arts of Mr. Khan, let’s just say that he [...]

A few night ago, I biked over to Divan Orange with my camera in tow excited to finally witness the great local band The Receivers in action and it seemed like I wasn’t the only one. It seemed every one was out of the house that night and swaying along to lead singer Emily Marzinotto’s [...]

I went yesterday with Risa to look at Il Motore, the new venue opening on Jean Talon. Il Motore is a collaboration between Montreal show promotors, tour bookers, and label: Blue Skies Turn Black, and the owners of the staple indie rock venues, restaurant/cafe, hotel, and Spanish social club: La Sala Rossa and Casa del [...]

I was glad to see Scout Niblett at Sala Rossa on Thursday in a more intimate setting then previous times I’ve seen her. I got to sit right up close where I was near enough to get scoutniblett-sweated upon. She sings through clenched teeth which I find really entertaining. She’s, like, the only performer I’ve [...]

We arrived at the show a tid bit early, so we headed towards the bar and got ourselves a cold one. Found 2 seats, sat down, drank our beers.

The Pink Noise from Toronto began their set with synth keys and drum machine beats pulsating alongside bassist K. Hainey’s tidy bass lines. M. [...]

Dirty Projectors with No Kids and Brian Seeger at Sala Rossa in Montreal, March 31st. Photos by Marilis Cardinal.
Brian Seeger opened the show with solo guitar jams. He seemed to be quite used to the awkwardness of playing sloppy pop songs in a large, and largely empty, concert hall. I mean sloppy in a good [...]

Last Saturday, I dragged my hungover and overworked self over to Casa Del Popolo, eager for warmth, tea and a good show. I got there to see a few friends who were mourning the sold out status of the show, gave hugs all around, walked in to Casa Del Popolo and was surprised to see [...]

My first stop on Wednesday night was Phonopolis, a relatively new record shop that has been having free shows every few weeks in their tiny basement. After watching Shapes and Sizes and Cryptacize, I headed over to Sala Rossa to catch Cryptacize play another set with Sister Suvi and Why?.
Sister Suvi are a local band [...]