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

Here is what is bringing me to the lovely festival that is Pop Montreal this year:

silver apples
wintersleep
beach house
irma thomas
great lake swimmers
the united steel workers of montreal
the dodos

Will I be able to catch all of these shows?  Only time, money, and transportation will tell. 
Check back for some other acts I may catch, as well as photos and reviews [...]

Here’s an interview with Beck at Austin City Limits festival which ended on the 28th. He references Nick Cave as an early influence, the first show he remembers seeing where he thought “I want to do that.” Which is neat in particular because Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are here in Montreal this weekend [...]

You asked for it in your newsletter, Indyish, so here it is…
Wed. Oct. 1
Duchess Says
Katie Moore
US Girls/Sic Alps/Pink Reason/Psychedelic Horseshit
Thurs. Oct. 2
Irma Thomas (Soul Queen of New Orlean)
The Dears
Lil’ Andy & Ideal Lovers perform Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night album
The Chinese Stars
Fri. Oct. 3
Hot Springs/Pony Up/Pas Chic Chic
Heidi Mortenson
Burt Bacharach
Chad Van Gaalen
Double Dip/Japanther/
The Darling DeMaes
Brutal Knights/An [...]

Pop Montreal Presents:

VETIVER!!! Oh, how I have been waiting for so long to see these guys play live… and now, finally, the wait is over! It’s just plain rediculous that I have missed Vetiver the last several times they passed through our fair city. The only advice I can offer you is… don’t do what [...]

Fixture Records is a young record label and we’re very lucky to be a part of Pop Montreal this year. We programmed a showcase, with 6 of our bands, taking place on Friday, October 3rd at Trois Minots, 3812 St. Laurent [map].
We’re also selling our music at the first ever Puces Pop Record Sale and [...]

Brooklyn Vegan has some awesome photos of RATATAT today from their concert at Terminal 5 in NY. RATATAT is here in Montreal this weekend for POP Montreal at Club Soda, but it’s all sold out so you should come to the Indyish POP Mess or the Fixture Records showcase, or one of a hundred other [...]

OK, I don’t know if anyone else is doing this… but here goes, here’s my picks for POP… or what I would go to if I had unlimited energy and funds.
October 1st
My night would start at 8pm, I’d check out Growing at Metropolis, stay for a couple songs from Hot Chip, but would have to [...]

 
Fixture Records will have a table at the Puces Pop Record Sale and Gear Swap the weekend after next (October 4th and 5th) as part of Pop Montreal. We’ll have copies of all our releases, plus 2 brand new albums (Horror by Dirty Beaches and a Brave Radar EP) and a comp we made over [...]

Seriously, Pop Montreal outdoes itself each year. Risa mentioned some of the great acts playing the 5 day festival this year in this post. Beyond the music, there are some great offshoot projects being offered. Kids Pop! Gear swap! Record fair! (Fixture will be there…), Symposium! with a circuit-bending workshop and a panel on open [...]

Well, a few things starting to bustle on the POP Montreal horizon as our local indie love-in approacheth. Indyish.com will be presenting a showcase at the new Blue Skies Turn Black venue, Il Motore, which is opening next weekend up on Jean Talon, between Parc and St Laurent with a Priestess show. Check out a [...]