Tag Archive for the term: montreal shows (Page: 2)

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 [...]

they had a mission: to bring together the wonderful and distant worlds of garage and nowave in an exciting clash, with bass bombs and rimshots. it’s culminated in this show which will hopefully be the first of many such experiments. they loosely operate as Wrong Wave.
Devil Eyes is back and sporting a new bass terrorist, [...]

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 [...]

Photos by Tristan Brand from our December Monthly Mess showcase!
December, here goes:

Host Peter Radomski

Ben Griffin

Karine Rathle

Daniel Schachter

Marjolayne Auger

The Madrigal Minstrels
(ie; members of Concerto Della Donna).

James Finnerty

Nina Nielsen

Dr. Elaine Bander

Sister Suvi

Postcards

Our Nice Crowd
As you can see, Tristan got great shots of nearly everyone. Looks like we’re missing the amazing art market vendors and [...]

Not even a 40cm dump of snow can keep a good hipster down, Montreal once again proved night why we have such a thriving indie-music scene. The show in question was the sold-out performance by Plants and Animals, which, despite the weather, was packed to the mother-f’ing gills. The show opened with 2/3 of the [...]

Everybody get happy, even if you’re from Toronto…
Photos by Marilis Cardinal (click individual photos to enlarge)
Perhaps 5 years ago, I first listened to, and was made happy by, The Hidden Cameras. They were poppy, they were bright, and their lyrics made sense.
Flashforward to the weekend before last…Marilis and I caught their Montreal show at Sala [...]

When Shapes and Sizes played last night, they made a joke about how, since the vast majority of the audience at the M For Montreal showcase last night consisted of industry folks, instead of hearing some clapping between songs, they would hear the sound of pen on paper. Now I wish I had written some [...]

More POP Montreal 2007. We’re not done yet! Ready? Cody Chestnutt…
I was excited to see Cody Chestnutt based on Dave Chapelle’s Block Party; and that Roots video; and the one song on Cody Chestnutt’s myspace from the Live Release album he’s performing now; and by the description of it as a complete story circle [...]

Alright, this has nothing to do with the Osheaga contest or the upcoming Monthly Mess, but it’s nerdy cool and perfect for a rainy day. I suspect that if you enjoy the creative process you’ll get a kick out of this (thanks, Dan for reminding me about it!)
Tonight at SAT Cafe you can check [...]

The Osheaga flyer looks a bit like an eyechart, with all 65 bands of the bands who will play at the 2-day festival squeezed in. I’ve seen the term alternative resurface to describe the lineup, which for me brings back fond memories of engaging in passionate debates over the meaning of Our Lady Peace [...]