FIMAV

FIMAV Returned to Push the Boundaries of Music Once Again

PUBLISHED May 24, 2022

After taking 2020 off and then featuring a slightly smaller and geographically limited version in 2021, it seems that securing the "Interna...

Quebec's FIMAV Gears Up for IRL Spring Festival

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2021

Quebec's long-running FIMAV is set to take place this spring in front of a live audience. Despite the pandemic, the festival in Victoriavil...

Quebec's FIMAV Reveals Initial 2020 Lineup with Colin Stetson, Lee Ranaldo, Bill Frisell

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2020

Quebec's Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville is returning to action for its 36th year, and organizers have shared t...

Tyshawn Sorey Trio

FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

It could be festival fatigue messing with the senses, but drummer Tyshan Soren repeatedly pulled off the same subtle trick: biding time thr...

Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti

FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

French duo Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti were given a special setup on a small, raised stage surrounded by the audience on all sides....

Joane Hétu

FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

As a musician, organizer, label boss and all-around local hero for decades, Joane Hétu has a deep, deep Rolodex. The contact list came in h...

Senyawa and Keiji Haino

FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

As an undeniable force of nature, one of Keiji Haino's innate abilities is not necessarily to play with others. He thrives in situations wh...

The Ex

FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

So how does a punk band last 40 years and not lapse into self-parody? Here is a partial list.   By showing punk is not anti-intellectual....