M for Montreal

We wish we could be in Austin this year, but we're still throwing a virtual SXSW showcase with our friends at M for Montreal...

Like almost all festivals this year, M for Montreal is going virtual in 2020, with their online edition happening this week -- November 18-20 -- with an all-Canadian lineup.

The music portion of SXSW (including two BrooklynVegan day parties) would've been happening this week, but like basically every concert in the world, it's cancelled. Here are ten of the artists we were most hoping to see...

The festival focuses on emerging artists with an emphasis on Canada, but artists from all over the world play. This year's lineup includes Absolutely Free, Corridor, Badge Epoque Ensemble, Just Mustard, Nap Eyes, The High Dials, Ada Lea, Tallies, Bodywash, Odonis Odonis, and more.

Montreal's Corridor will release ’Junior’, their first album for Sub Pop, on October 18...

This week: reviews of new albums from Death & Vanilla, DOOMSQUAD, Pottery, The Mystery Lights, Mammoth Penguin, and more.

Plus: Pottery, Corridor, and a whole bunch of other French language bands on the last day of this year's M for Montreal.

Plus: Radiant Baby, Munya, and more. M for Montreal wraps up its 13th edition tonight.

M for Montreal day two was highlighted by a special performance by this year's winner of the Polaris Prize: Jeremy Dutcher.

Patrick Krief, who was lead guitarist for The Dears during the No Cities Left / Gang of Losers "classic" era of the band, makes music on his own these days simply as Krief....