Canada
Duchess Says, The High Dials, Malajube & other bands from Montreal (coming to CMJ, touring)
We already mentioned that Montreal’s Think About Life will be in town this week playing Tuesday night’s BrooklynVegan showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg and the M for Montreal night at Arlene’s Grocery on Wednesday (10/21)…
Think About Life released album (MP3), played Pop Montreal (pics), playing CMJ (dates), added to BV CMJ show @ MHOW
DOWNLOAD: Think About Life – Johanna (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Think About Life – Havin My Baby (MP3)
Some things’ strengths rest in the laurels of relative secrecy, allowing them to develop without the burden of public scrutiny or following…
Pop Montreal kicks off today (in Montreal)
Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, Fever Ray, Os Mutantes, Butthole Surfers, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Jay Reatard, Micachu & The Shapes, Clues, Slim Twig, Think About Life, Cadence Weapon, Sam Shalabi’s Egyptian Light Orchestra, Japandroids, The Do , Lullaybe Arkestra, Duchess Says, Dragonette, Joel Plaskett, Kid Koala Presents: The Slew, Ariane Moffatt, Young Galaxy, Aids Wolf, Tanlines + MorePop Montreal, the CMJ/SXSW of Montreal, starts today…
Fucked Up win 2009 Polaris Music Prize
“Until this year, we in Fucked Up have never felt part of the Canadian “music community”; we’ve never really toured Canada, never received any sort of grant money, and I wasn’t even a part of SOCAN until last week…
Pixies, Pet Shop Boys (in NYC Tuesday) & Nine Inch Nails (only LA shows left) played the Virgin Festival in Toronto
Franz Ferdinand @ the Virgin Fest in Canada – Aug 29, 2009 (Chromewaves)”Somehow, in its fourth year on Hogtown soil, the Virgin Festival has pulled off the impossible: Amalgamating endlessly changing variables into a cohesive, enjoyable affair…
Hidden Cameras & Gentleman Reg - 2009 tour dates, presale
The Hidden Cameras have just announced a massive North American tour in support of their fourth full-length, ….Fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for all of the newly announced shows except in Brooklyn and San Francisco, before they go on sale to the general public…
the 2009 Regina Folk Festival in pics & reviews
and Rae Holtsbaum
“I’m not really sure what it is about this little folk festival in the city on the prairie, but they really have something special going on, and it’s been going on for the past 40 years…
Mountain Goats - new Bible album, MP3, 2009 tour dates w/ Final Fantasy (who played Pitchfork & Hillside in a storm)
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DOWNLOAD: Mountain Goats – Genesis 3:23 (new MP3)
Final Fantasy played the Pitchfork Festival on July 18th, which is where the photos in this post are from (check out his Mayhem t-shirt)…
1 dead, 75 injured when storm causes stage collapse at Canadian music festival Big Valley Jamboree (videos)
Big Valley Jamboree – sunny on July 31, 2009 (Taylor and Kevin)
Big Valley Jamboree – knocked over toilets on August 1, 2009 (Taylor and Kevin)”Family has identified Donna Moore of Lloydminster as the woman killed at the Big Valley Jamboree after the festival’s main stage collapsed during a severe thunderstorm Saturday…
2009 Polaris Prize nominees
Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, today revealed the Short List of 10 Canadian albums eligible for the fourth annual $20,000 award…
