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Pop Montreal Day 3 review: caroline, Jane Inc, Joseph Shabason, Sham Family, more

The theme of Pop Montreal Day 3 seemed to be: “Your favorite band you’ve never heard of.“

2012 M for Montreal Festival: full line-up (Death Grips, A Place to Bury Strangers, Of Monsters & Men, Mac DeMarco + more)

The seventh annual M for Montreal festival happens next week (November 14 – 17) in its namesake Canadian city. Previous years, M4M has featured mainly Montreal (and other parts of Canada) artists, being showcased to a group of “international delgates” (talent buyers, journalists, music supervisors, tour agenents and other industry types) in a tightly controlled set of shows, this year’s fest expands its scope with nearly 100 performer at 16 venues, giving it more of an actual festival feel than an industry conference that has music showcases the public could by tickets to…

NXNE announces initial 2012 lineup; Flaming Lips playing free outdoor show in downtown Toronto

Off! @ NXNE 2011 (more by Natasha Ryan) The most memorable thing that happened the year I visited Toronto for NXNE was Iggy Pop & The Stooges playing their big, outdoor, free, no-ticket-or-badge-required show downtown at Yonge-Dundas Square…

M for Montreal kicks off in Montreal Tonight

As I mentioned briefly yesterday, I’m heading out to the M for Montreal festival which happens tonight through Saturday (11/16 – 19). This is the 6th Edition of the fest, and the fourth that I’ve attended…