Montreal

Land of Talk played Bowery Ballroom w/ Suuns & Little Scream (pics & setlist)

Living in Brooklyn, it’s all too easy to get swept up in the thriving local music scene. After all, bands seem to be coming into existence faster than bedbugs in Bushwick…

Pop Montreal 2010 - Day 5 in pics & review (Patrick Watson's Sacred Sunday, Film School & more)

words and The afternoon of day 5, the final day, at Pop Montreal 2010 (catch up with day 1, day 2, day 3, and day 4) was a toss up between children’s entertainer, Fred Penner and friends, or Patrick Watson’s Sacred Sunday…

a spotlight on Little Scream (tour dates included)

, Pop Montreal 2009 Just when you thought Montreal was tapped out on its music talent, along comes Little Scream. Singer-songwriter Laurel Sprengelmeyer aka Little Scream (who bears a striking resemblance to a young Susan Sarandon), just finished up The Golden Record, her first studio album, co-produced of the Arcade Fire and Belle Orchestre…

Parlovr touring w/ Suuns (who tour w/ Land of Talk), playing free BV-presented Osheaga show & other dates ++ MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Parlovr – Pen to the Paper (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Suuns – Arena (MP3) Making good use of those year-long visas, Montreal trio Parlovr are heading back down to the States next week for a short North East tour, with two stops here in NYC: Wednesday, July 21 for an early show at Mercury Lounge and and Friday, July 23 at Knitting Factory…

Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson & John Zorn booed in Montreal

Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson & John Zorn @ the Stone in 2008 (wallyg)Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn faced a furious crowd on Friday night, playing cacophonous music to a cacophony of boos at the Montreal International Jazz festival…

Arcade Fire played another secret show (in a parking lot) --- MSG fan presale happening NOW (AMEX presale still going too)

DOWNLOAD: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (extended Longueuil walk version) (MP3) Arcade Fire @ Longueuil, Montreal, June 9thMontreal band Arcade Fire thrilled nearly 10,000 fans with a free concert Wednesday night in a South Shore shopping mall parking lot…

Arcade Fire played Montreal & Sherbrooke (twice) - videos, setlist & MSG ticket PRESALE info (starting soon)

Roberto Panetta poses w/ Arcade Fire in Sherbrooke“Arcade Fire might have been trying out new material in an out-of-the-way venue, but there was nothing tentative about their take-no-prisoners show in Sherbrooke, Quebec, night…

Braids are touring - video, MP3, 2 NYC dates (1 w/ the Luyas)

DOWNLOAD: Braids – Lemonade (MP3) Montreal’s Braids will be in NYC next week, playing Knitting Factory on Tuesday May 25 with Depreciation Guild (whose very good second album Spirit Youth is out this week) and Wild Nothing (their debut, Gemini, which is also quite good, is out that day), and then an early show at Mercury Lounge on May 27 (no advance tickets) with fellow Montreal residents The Luyas who just can’t seem to stay away from our city now that they’ve broken their NYC cherry (they were here the other day to play a 20 minute set at the National’s High Violet Annex)…

Owen Pallett, Extra Life & the Luyas played Webster Hall in NYC - pics & setlist

words & Headliner Owen Pallett (no longer called Final Fantasy like he was when he played Webster Hall in December) joined opening act The Luyas for a few songs…

The Luyas are here - new MP3 & 4 NYC shows (1 w/ Parlovr)

DOWNLOAD: The Luyas – Tiny Head (MP3) The other highlight for me Thursday night was getting to see The Luyas who are really unlike anything else going right now…
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