Articles by Lorraine Carpenter
The Dears
End of a Montreal success story?
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
The Montreal Independent Music Initiative (MIMI) Awards an annual celebration of the local music scene based on under-hyped people's choi...
Le Tigre Know The Politics of Dancing
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Would you like some pop with your politics, sir? One lump or two? Fanciful queries, perhaps, but key to the core of Feminist Sweepstakes, t...
Misogyny Goes Pop
PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016
Eminem's duet with Elton John at the Grammys last March proved two things: 1. That Mr. Mathers is no longer on speaking terms with any semb...
The Luyas
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
Remember this band next time you play six degrees of Arcade Fire - their occasional French horn player Pietro Amato (also of Torngat and Ar...
Rural Alberta Advantage
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
It's difficult to tell whether Toronto's Rural Alberta Advantage are gunning for indie cred, pop stardom or tour support for Blue Rodeo. Wi...
Think About Life
Montreal, QC November 19
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
For those immune to the bomp of their sophomore record Family, Think About Life's unhinged and endearing live set may leave you as deliriou...
Automelodi
Montreal, QC November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
Roughly a decade after founding electro pop band Echo Kitty, producer/singer/songwriter/keyboardist Xavier Paradis has honed and toned down...
Xavier Caféïne
Montreal, QC November 21
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2009
One-time leader of the fringe punk pop band Caféïne, Xavier Caféïne hasn't exactly switched to decaf, but following...
