Tag Archive for the term: blue skies turn black

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 [...]

Photos from Xiu Xiu at Sala Rossa, March 19th

Review of Atlas Sound, White Rainbow, Valet at Casa del Popolo in Montreal, February 27th.
Over the past few months I have become obsessed with Bradford Cox’s deerhunter/atlas sound/lotus plaza blog, where he uploads virtual EPs, outtakes, demos, and mixtapes, all free of charge. I don’t know if it’s considered a norm now [...]