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![Peter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsPeter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019The musical partnership between Peter Brötzmann and Heather Leigh is one of those anomalies akin to the internet memes of bonds between arma...
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![Rainer Weins FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsRainer Weins FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Debuting as a composer and conductor after a couple of decades appearing at FIMAV in an array of ensembles and musical duties, Montreal´s ow...
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![Klimperei and Madame Patate FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsKlimperei and Madame Patate FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019The French duo of Émilie Siaut (aka Madame Patate) and Christophe Petchanatz (Klimperei) are a bit of an anomaly in the predominantly object...
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![Elena Kakaliagou / Ingrid Schmoliner FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsElena Kakaliagou / Ingrid Schmoliner FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Early on in the concert, Elena Kakaliagou described a song she and her musical partner Ingrid Schmoliner would play as being about displacem...
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![Barre Phillips FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17]()
ReviewsBarre Phillips FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 17 Published May 18, 2019Bassist Barre Phillips would not appreciate the mention of his age, though he referred to it obliquely in one of his between-piece addresses...
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![Political Ritual FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16]()
ReviewsPolitical Ritual FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16 Published May 17, 2019Midnight shows at FIMAV are generally given over to the more fringe elements and emerging artists in the "musique actuelle" realm. Montreal´...
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![Bang on a Can All-Stars FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16]()
ReviewsBang on a Can All-Stars FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16 Published May 17, 2019Bang on a Can, from NYC, have been around in some form or other for almost as long as the 35 years of the Festival International de Musique...
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![Peggy Lee FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16]()
ReviewsPeggy Lee FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 16 Published May 17, 2019FIMAV's 35th edition kicked off with a veteran of the festival. Vancouver's Peggy Lee first performed here in 1997, with her eight-month-old...
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![Merzbow / Mats Gustafsson / Balás Pandi FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20]()
ReviewsMerzbow / Mats Gustafsson / Balás Pandi FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20 Published May 21, 2018If you've seen Merzbow perform live, a question you probably wouldn't ask is, "How can we make that louder?" Well, the answer comes in the f...
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![Anna Homler FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20]()
ReviewsAnna Homler FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20 Published May 21, 2018I don't know who "Breadwoman" really is, or what she represents. But in a short documentary made by RVNG Records for their 2016 reissue of...
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![Mette Rasmussen / Toshimaru Nakamura / Martin Taxt FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20]()
ReviewsMette Rasmussen / Toshimaru Nakamura / Martin Taxt FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 20 Published May 21, 2018As outlined in Friday's Fang / Goldstein / Wiens review, there are improvisations that are highly cooperative. Then there are those, like to...
