Jef Barbara

Cult '80s band Rexy getting hard-to-find debut LP reissued (listen to covers by Samantha Urbani & Connan Mockasin)

There are cult records, and there are cult records. Rexy‘s 1981 album, Running Out of Time, falls under the later. Born out of London’s fashion-centric Blitz Kids scene, Rexy was singer Rex Nayman and Eurythmics band member Vic Martin…

Arcade Fire doc 'The Reflektor Tapes' premiering at 2015 Pop Montreal before North American release ++ fest's full lineup

The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal is coming up in less than a month (September 16 – 20) and festival organizers have recently made a few additions to the already robust lineup…

Meshell Ndegeocello readies new LP, touring (dates, streams), playing bass w/ Jef Barbara in NYC this weekend

Multi-hyphenate talent Meshell Ndegeocello has a new album, Comet, Come To Me, due out June 3. The record features a guest appearances from My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden and you can check out two songs from the album: original song “Conviction” and a pretty cool cover of Whodini’s “Friends…

Jef Barbara shares "Erection" video, playing SXSW

Montreal singer Jef Barbara released Soft to the Touch last year. One of the more striking songs on the album was “Erection,” a spiky, new wave-y number filled with Jef’s cooly dismissed barbs overtop…

SXSW 2014 announces third round of showcasing artists

The 2014 SXSW Festival is coming up soon — March 11 – 16 in Austin, Texas — and they’ve just announced the third round of showcasing bands which is a massive update…

Jef Barbara made a new video, playing first NYC show this week at Baby's All Right

Montreal’s Jef Barbara released his new album, Soft to the Touch, back in late September when I wrote: “Blurring genre and gender lines, Jef skips between minimal electro, shimmering and ethereal guitar pop, skronky new wave with forays into glam and krauty bachelor pad music — all with élan and wit…

Jef Barbara streaming new LP, 'Soft to the Touch'

As mentioned, Montreal’s Jef Barbara is set to release his second album, Soft to the Touch, next week (9/30) via Club Roll Music. Blurring genre and gender lines, Jef skips between minimal electro, shimmering and ethereal guitar pop, skronky new wave with forays into glam and krauty bachelor pad music — all with élan and wit…

Montreal's Jef Barbara released a new single (with remixes by Cadence Weapon and others), readies English language debut

Montreal’s Jef Barbara released his debut album, Contamination, last year. The record mixed bachelor pad cool with minimal electro beats and witty, sometimes sexually frank lyrics…

Pop Montreal @ SXSW 2012 (1 day party, 1 official showcase)

Just like we’ll do for Hardly Art on SXSW Wednesday & Thursday, BrooklynVegan will hand over Hotel Vegas (aka “Hotel Vegan” during the day) to Pop Montreal Friday night, for their official SXSW showcase…