The Dears

Among the artists playing this year: Thee Oh Sees, Austra, Weyes Blood, Ja Som, The Besnard Lakes, Royal Trux, RZA, Swet Shop Boys, Hurray for the RIff Raff, The Dears (performing No Cities Left in full), Elza Soares, Jessy Lanza, Mount Eerie, Public Service Broadcasting, Lady Miss Kier, the return of Think About Life, and more.

Friday of M for Montreal is when it goes from being an industry-centric confab to a full-blown, multi-venue music festival. Things started, for me, with a closing cocktail at Montreal's Phi Center that also featured a performance from Charlotte Cardin, a former contestant of Canada's The Voice who is probably better known currently as a model...

The Dears have collaborated again with animator Sinbad Richardson for their new video "Here's to the Death of All the Romance," which is from the Montreal band's new album, Times Infinity Vol......

M for Montreal's 10th edition happens November 18 - 21. As in years past the first two days are more industry-oriented with single shows each night and then Friday and Saturday turn into a full-blown festival all over Montreal...

Montreal, Quebec hosts a lot of festivals. This weekend is Pop Montreal (BV will be there, stay tuned for coverage) and in November it's the M for Montreal 2015 edition from November 18-21...

The Dears' new album Times Infinity Vol. 1 is out next week (9/25) and the Montreal band recently released a video for single "Whose Side Are You On...

It's been four years since we've heard from Montreal mainstays The Dears, but they've got not one but two new albums on the way. Well, two parts of whole, titled Times Infinity...

Cro-Mags at FFF Fest in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) John Joseph: Cyclist on the scene, philanthropist, author, health nut, master juicer. Oh, and sometimes he fronts a band...

Here I am again at M for Montreal, the now eight annual edition that is part music festival and part industry conference. Right now it is more of the latter, with "international delegates" (of which I am one) in from around the world attending panel discussions, sanctioned schmoozathons and seeing the night's "official selection" of bands...

DOWNLOAD: Murray Lightburn - Motherfuckers (MP3) While long-running Montreal band The Dears are still an active entity, they're currently in downtime while individual members work on other projects...