Montreal

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  Hayden

  Fédération Ukrainienne, Montreal QC, September 24

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2016

  Maybe it was a nod to the scrappy, exploratory era that birthed Hayden's 1996 debut, Everything I Long For, which he was playing front-to-b...

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  Chandra

  La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  Post-punk pioneer Chandra showed up on stage with a band largely made up of young Toronto musicians and proceeded to perform a number of of...

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  The Past

  Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  The Past is one man. A seemingly sad, unassuming man who strums and plucks a classical guitar and sings minimal lyrics rather forcefully. "...

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  Jef Elise Barbara

  La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  Genre-mashing local darling Jef Elise Barbara commandeered a synthesizer and electronic beats while flanked by a bassist, saxophonist, and...

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  Tamara Sandor

  Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  Leading a scrappy power trio, Tamara Sandor cut a mystical figure. Her voice was breathy, but bold. During a song inspired by a story she r...

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  Tess Roby

  Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  Performing in a two-piece formation with her brother, a guitarist, as both were cast in flickering images by a projectionist, Montreal arti...

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  Tim Darcy

  Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  Tim Darcy, the charismatic lead singer and lyricist of the great Montreal band Ought, played a rare show with his solo band, debuting songs...

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  Angel Olsen

  Rialto Theatre, Montreal QC, September 23

  PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2016

  "What is this place? Where are we?" asked Angel Olsen cheekily, referring to the Rialto Theatre in all its ornate yet not gaudy glory. "I f...