In our annual Hangout Handbook, Exclaim! asks some of our favourite artists to discuss the hidden gems in their hometowns. Here, No Joy's Ja...

It took CocoRosie three tries to finally make it to Montreal. While drug arrests and/or border rejections have previously got in the way, th...

Our Brother the Native opened up the show with an interesting mix of ambient, artsy pop. Driven by a worldbeat vibe on drums, their minimal...

Winslow started the night off early with an awkward mix of pop and skate punk. Out of tune and certainly rough around the edges, the Montrea...

The first band on stage was one of the more recently talked about Montreal bands, the Sunday Sinners. I've grown accustomed to seeing the Si...

In what was unfortunately another non-event for Montreal, New York’s French Kicks were welcomed to town with a dismal turn out of approximat...

Montreal's Eric Quach, otherwise known as ThisQuietArmy kicked off the evening under a pile of guitar pedals and synths. The mound of gear a...

The show opened with Montreal's the Monarchy, a local rock'n'roll act featuring ex-members of Slaves on Dope. Maybe not re-inventing the gen...

The Fuck Yeah summer tour is an amalgamation of comedians, artists and bands, and this year they merged together for a stop at La Sala Rossa...

The Secret Machines continue to be one of the best underrated indie rock bands. Opening with the mesmerizing "First Wave Intact,” the Machin...

Every year that Jimmy Eat World return to Montreal, the venues seem to get dramatically smaller and smaller. To add insult to injury, this y...

In what appears to be an unfortunate trend hitting Montreal these days, New Jersey’s the Black Hollies were greeted by an abysmal turnout at...

Round 2 opened with a generic tough guy hardcore routine, which was predictable and boring. Lead vocalist Tygui looked like Vanilla Ice in h...

After choosing to lose an MTV Video Award over playing the Osheaga Festival last fall, Peter Bjorn & John finally made their much-anticipate...

Whitby’s Protest the Hero have grown up before our eyes. Fresh out of high school, the band released the punk-driven A Calculated Use of Sou...

The minute Thundrah took the stage, opening the highly anticipated Fucked Up/Pere Ubu showcase, almost everyone in the audience thought the...

As one of the most talked about sets at Pop, the audience was split between long-time Pere Ubu fans who have been anxiously waiting to see t...

DJ Krush has been perfecting his trip-hop-focused electronica for almost 25 years and he doesn't seem to be losing his edge with age. At 45...

As Georgie James, former Q and Not U member John Davis and singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn delivered a modest, energetic set for their Pop p...

Fucked Up had a run of bad luck during their first of two performances at Pop this year. Besides last-minute line-up changes and at least on...