Articles by Brendan Murphy
Daedelus / Glitchmob / Megasoid
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
Set in a loft in Old Montreal, which was wisely book-ended by no one who could complain, the evening was owned by the fucked up art-noise-c...
Dance Pop
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
As with all the Pop offshoots (Art, Puces, Policy), the inaugural Dance Pop was backboned by music, provided here by ethereal gypsy Lhasa d...
Final Fantasy
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
From the second he took the stage with violin, sampler and keyboard in tow, Final Fantasy (aka Owen Pallett) redefined the rich possibiliti...
Grizzly Bear
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
Grizzly Bear came in, and pretty much stayed, like a lamb an odd, shy and awkward, nerdy lamb. In their defence, some of the songs were n...
Ron Sexsmith
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
Though there was a wide range of music at the fest, there was something about the quiet no-nonsense of Ron Sexsmith and his band that set h...
Tanya Tagaq
Montreal QC October 3 to 7
PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007
Though Ive seen Tanya Tagaq in person before, Im still not sure what "it is, nor if "liking it is the right term. Turning the tradition...
Hanger 18
Sweep the Leg
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2007
Reading into the The Karate Kid reference in Hanger 18s album title, this second album should be an unethical attack levelled against the...
Wolf Parade / Plants & Animals
La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC August 27
PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2007
Was it really just that infamous Spin article or the glut of "wolf related names that caused the backlash against Wolf Parade? Whatever it...
