Articles by Eric Hill

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  Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

  French duo Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti were given a special setup on a small, raised stage surrounded by the audience on all sides....

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  Joane Hétu

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

  As a musician, organizer, label boss and all-around local hero for decades, Joane Hétu has a deep, deep Rolodex. The contact list came in h...

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  Senyawa and Keiji Haino

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

  As an undeniable force of nature, one of Keiji Haino's innate abilities is not necessarily to play with others. He thrives in situations wh...

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  The Ex

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2019

  So how does a punk band last 40 years and not lapse into self-parody? Here is a partial list.   By showing punk is not anti-intellectual....

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  Julien Desprez

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2019

  French guitarist Julien Desprez's technique might require the coining of a new musical field — pedal dancer — a field wherein he immediatel...

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  Kim Myhr

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2019

  There is something about the balance between easy apprehension and surprise in Norwegian guitarist/composer Kim Myhr's music that delights...

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  Konus Quartett and Tomas Korber

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2019

  While deliberate and considered are not alien adjectives to apply to many performances at FIMAV, few this year earned them as thoroughly as...

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  Moor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell

  FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2019

  On paper, this pairing seems strange. Elder statesman of jazz Roscoe Mitchell — founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, which celeb...