Articles by Lorraine Carpenter
The Luyas
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
Remember this band next time you play six degrees of Arcade Fire - their occasional French horn player Pietro Amato (also of Torngat and Ar...
Rural Alberta Advantage
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
It's difficult to tell whether Toronto's Rural Alberta Advantage are gunning for indie cred, pop stardom or tour support for Blue Rodeo. Wi...
Think About Life
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
For those immune to the bomp of their sophomore record Family, Think About Life's unhinged and endearing live set may leave you as deliriou...
Automelodi
Montreal, QC November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
Roughly a decade after founding electro pop band Echo Kitty, producer/singer/songwriter/keyboardist Xavier Paradis has honed and toned down...
Xavier Caféïne
Montreal, QC November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
One-time leader of the fringe punk pop band Caféïne, Xavier Caféïne hasn't exactly switched to decaf, but following...
Misstress Barbara
Montreal, QC November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
One of this city's superstar DJs, Misstress Barbara specializes in big beats for the masses, and with her three-piece band Girls on a Ducat...
Yo La Tengo
Montreal, QC October 2
PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2009
Still kicking after 13 years behind the mics, monitors and traps, Yo La Tengo started off sweetly with a semi-acoustic "Our Way to Fall" be...
Amy Millan
Montreal, QC September 30
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2009
Mortality is a recurring theme for Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene), alongside matters of the heart and the liver, so it was fitting...