Articles by Natasha Young

Little Scream

Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC April 28

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2012

American-born, Montreal-based songwriter Laurel Sprengelmeyer, better known as Little Scream, brought out an arsenal of musicians, includin...

Bon Iver

Metropolis, Montreal QC December 5

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2011

Accompanied by a grand total of eight bandmates, Justin Vernon went all out for Bon Iver's Metropolis show, performing songs from Blood Ban...

Timber Timbre

L'Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montreal QC December 3

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2011

There could not have been a more ideal venue for Timber Timbre to perform in than the huge, ornate church Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Montreal's...

Thrall

Vermin to the Earth

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2011

This is the sophomore album from Tasmanian black metal band Thrallb; it's an unusual piece of black metal, in that there has clearly been a...

Braids, Timber Timbre and Galaxie Lead Quebec Indie Music Awards Nominations

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2011

The Quebec Indie Music Awards (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendente du Québec) announced the nominees for its 2011 edition on Wednesd...

Think About Life

L'Église St-Édouard, Montreal QC September 25

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2011

Montreal's favorite indie-rock-meets-hip-hop party band, previously thought to have been disbanded, wrapped up the Pop Montreal festival in...

Phi Slamma Jamma (ft. members of Arcade Fire)

L'Église St-Édouard, Montreal QC September 25

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2011

Who is Phi Slamma Jamma? A quick Google search only turned up results of a Houston, TX basketball team from the early 1980s, while rumours...

Grimes

Mission Santa Cruz, Montreal QC September 22

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2011

After opening for Arcade Fire on the big stage at Metropolis the night before (quite the questionable pairing), Montreal's own weird pop pi...