Pop Montreal

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  Dinosaur Jr., Faust, Fever Ray and Tons More All Confirmed for Pop Montreal 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2009

  The initial line-up for this year's Pop Montreal fest has been announced, and music fans should be more than a little excited. On deck to p...

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  Aleks and the Drummer

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  This Chicago pair ended up being a more than pleasant surprise. Aleks Tomaszewska’s voice – amazingly strong yet still ultra feminine – and...

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  Burt Bacharach

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  Burt Bacharach is a legend. And after seeing him play almost every song in his repertoire, I can honestly say that he deserves the title. E...

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  Brian Borcherdt

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  The Holy Fuck front-man stepped back into solo mode with music for four a.m. drives — which wasn’t necessarily what we wanted to hear at te...

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  The Bug

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  Kevin Martin enjoys extreme frequencies: ear-piercing treble frequencies and bass that shakes the venue’s foundations. He’s also one of the...

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  The Death Set

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  Baltimore-based Australians the Death Set brought a concept to the table not comparable to anything I’ve seen in a long time. Hip-hop meeti...

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  Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  These eight brass blood brothers are definitely horn-y, as they charmed their way through a half-hour on-stage soundcheck by chatting up th...

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  Lil Andy and the Ideal Lovers

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2008

  Where else but Montreal would a porn theatre be packed with hundreds of people at one-thirty in the morning on a weeknight to hear Neil You...