Pop Montreal

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  Twin Sister

  La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Twin Sister's reputation for putting on multi-sensorial shows that showcase the band's penchant for the thrilling, strange and ephemeral wa...

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  Blue Hawaii

  Rialto, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Blue Hawaii kicked off the Arbutus Records showcase at the Rialto, a grandiose and opulent theatre built in 1924, so it's no wonder some ac...

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  Pop Winds

  Rialto, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Pop Winds is Kyle Bennett, Austin Milne and Devon Welsh, and together they are yet another Arbutus Records offspring. Their synths, drum ma...

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  Grimes

  Rialto, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Grimes is Claire Boucher, another Arbutus Records sweetheart with an affinity for synths, dreamy loops, delays and probably Ouija boards. G...

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  Silly Kissers

  Rialto, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  Montreal darlings Silly Kissers closed the highly successful Arbutus Records showcase. At this point in the night, the sound glitches were...

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  Danielson

  La Tulipe, Montreal QC October 1

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  When the lobby music came down, Daniel Smith and his band of boy/girl scouts calmly and humbly took the stage to tune up. Sparing the rock-...

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  Deerhoof

  La Tulipe, Montreal QC October 1

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2010

  A quick note for out-of-town bands: every out-of-town band comes to Montreal and ironically butchers the French language during their "hila...

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  Hinterland Band

  Mission Santa Cruz, Montreal QC September 30

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2010

  Opening for the Dear's were Hinterland Band (not to be confused with Hinterland) playing original alt-country songs with shades of ethereal...