Articles by Lorraine Carpenter

Washington Social Club

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

The trio who grinned and bopped their way under the skin of those who saw their festival set last year returned as a quintet and launched i...

Plastic Little / Thunderheist / Megasoid

Academy Club, Montreal QC May 12

PUBLISHED May 24, 2007

On top of bringing back the patterns, pastels and neon of the ’80s, some of the young ’uns on the local club scene are donning feather head...

Presets / Dandi Wind

Petit Campus, Montreal QC March 28

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2007

Once the crowd had a few drinks in them, tentatively moving random limbs to the new school electro selections of DJ Thomas Von Party, Dandi...

Kiss Me Deadly / Crystal Clyffs / Tusks

La Sala Rossa, Montreal QC, February 18

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007

After a short set by Toronto’s Tusks, a pleasant indie pop patchwork of defunct bands Kepler and Sea Snakes, and ongoing acts including I A...

Awesome Color

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

With one song, this Brooklyn band lived up to their Stooges and MC5 comparisons — if not in quality or novelty at least in musical style an...

Dearly Beloved

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

In front of a thin crowd at Montreal’s cosiest dive, Barfly, this Toronto quintet hit the stage like a pack of junkies playing for their sm...

Kid Sister

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

This Chicago gal gained her profile by playing hot parties hosted by Flosstradamus, and got a boost in the biz by scoring local ace turntab...

Gary Lucas

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

This world-renowned alumnus of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band and leader of the long-running Gods and Monsters opened the festival with a l...