Tag Archive for the term: sala rossa

Dear Indyish Elite,
I wanted to share a quick coupla notes about the Lickety split smut zine launch tonight at Sala Rossa:
Just wanted to let you know that the first 25 peeps who show up will receive Lickety Split gift bags!! Yess!
Also, check out our blog for a series of introductions to the bands and folks [...]

Quote from wikipedia…
Liam Mullane Finn (born 24 September 1983 in Melbourne, Australia) is a musician and songwriter. Although born in Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child. He is the eldest son of musician Neil Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House) and Sharon Finn.
Well-known as the frontman of New Zealand band Betchadupa, [...]

What seemed like an improvisational, spontaneous unfolding of creative ideas, sounds and unconventional methods of playing standard musical instruments was in fact Montreal’s Valleys performance on Wednesday evening at Sala Rossa.
Vocals reminiscent of A Silver Mount Zion, on the fly instrument switching, a blend of acoustic guitars, casio keyboards, flugalhorn, samples & looping, noise, electric [...]

I walked into Sala Rossa just as the music began. With Mike O’Brien on guitar and Joe Grass on mandolin, Katie Moore couldn’t have chosen a more solid couple of players for accompaniment during her opening set for Vetiver on Wednesday evening.

The sound was fantastic, the mood was mellow, the combination of guitars, voice [...]

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 [...]

Firstly, the Unsettlers. I saw this band play their first ever show fourteen months and some eighty gigs ago, and have seen many shows in between and it reaffirms one undeniable truth: there is no substitute for hard work. While they’ve always been one of the most interesting and fun bands in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The craft fair hours were extended until 6, don’t miss out! I spent the day there yesterday and the caliber of craftness is amazing. Go check out Tyler Rauman’s sweet new 3D robots, go get your subscription to Worn directly from the lovely editor-in-chief who’s in town from Toronto, go sort through the tons of [...]