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Saddle Up With Band of Horsesnew
For lead singer/guitarist Ben Bridwell, stroking his ever-growing beard in the Palmetto State is working better for him than the eternal dampness of the dreary Pacific Northwest.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses, Cease to Begin
The Weakerthans Return With More Manitoban Probin'new
Singer John K. Samson sheds light on his Winnipeg surroundings through singing his "first person fiction," but also manages to sidestep being a musical Farley Mowat, or a Canadian playing with caricatures while sniggering up their hockey-jersey sleeve.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Weakerthans
What's Felix da Housecat's Sign?new
This time around, with Virgo Blaktro & the Movie Disco, Felix stirs a welcome dollop of electrofunk a la P-Funk into the retro-futuristic glam house that he and his ilk brought to prominence earlier in the decade.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The National Parcs: Grooves From the Great Outdoorsnew
The Montreal band breaks new ground with Timbervision, an audio-visual album of hinterland harmonies and beats from the bush.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The National Parcs, Timbervision
Dragonette's Martina Sorbara Talks Dirtynew
Although three of the group's members hail from Toronto, sultry synth-pop quartet Dragonette's flamboyant and provocative debut record Galore was cultivated in London.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dragonette, Galore
Picastro Dig the Darknessnew
The Toronto band certainly stands out amid the bleating sounds coming out of Toronto the Good these days -- Whore Luck is as dark and somber as it gets, with a sense of despair that burrows deep.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
10-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Picastro, Whore Luck
New Young Pony Club Saddle Upnew
The London band rides the new-rave wave.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
High on Fire Strokes Metal's Flamesnew
With its fourth record, Death is This Communion, the Oakland, Calif., trio hit new heights of heaviosity, but never stray too far from their true essence -- a heavy-as-fuck metal band.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
M is for Montreal Lines Up Export-Ready Localsnew
The hype around Montreal's indie music scene has subsided, certainly, but it's hardly dead. It's clear that for the organizers of the two-day M for Montreal event, the M could stand for "momentum" as well.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
10-12-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: M for Montreal, concerts
Brother Ali's Appetite for Instructionnew
As hard as it is to be a white albino Muslim in the States, Ali never backs down in the face of pressure. With his latest release, The Undisputed Truth, he quenches his thirst for knowledge while nourishing his fans with undiluted honesty.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Ali, The Undisputed Truth
The Acorn Falls Close to the Treenew
Glory Hope Mountain document a hard family history and represent for Honduras
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Glory Hope Mountain, The Acorn
Montreal Remembers Joe Marteknew
Martek, a pioneering punk rock promoter whose contribution to the development of Montreal’s post-1977 cultural scene cannot be underestimated, died of a heart attack on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the age of 48.
Montreal Mirror |
Chris Barry |
10-12-2007 |
Music
Patrick Wolf is Ambitious, Audacious, and Androgynousnew
He's also on his way to pop-music stardom.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
Pop Montreal Shows Locals Lovenew
The annual Pop Montreal festival is imminent, promising a tidal wave of cool and unusual acts from all across the map. The second half of the festival’s name isn’t being ignored, though, with loads of locals on board, some of whom have neat news to share on the label front.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
10-01-2007 |
Music
Tags: Pop Montreal
The Pipettes Connect the Dotsnew
For a group that prides itself on attempting to recapture the ideal girl group sound of the 1960s, Brighton’s Pipettes have a very modern take on striving for pop perfection.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pipettes, We Are the Pipettes
