Today’s Sounds: The $100 Guitar Project

A brokedown six-stringer gets passed around by Grade-A guitarists with ace results. A track by Cleveland’s Pleasure Leftists will thrill connoisseurs of tall-haired crooners and minor-chord urgency. A video for a bangin’ tune by Montreal son A-Trak sees his guest rappers rocking rhymes from the club to the dep — though we’re not sure that’s actually a dep.

Blue Hawaii’s Untogether almost came undone

Despite nearly being hauled off to the scrap heap, the delicate, humanized computer love of Untogether will ultimately see the light of day on March 5. Ahead of tomorrow night’s double album launch with their Arbutus Records buddy Doldrums, Raphaelle Standell-Preston and Alex Cowan told Cult MTL about putting a record together as their relationship came apart.

Scenes from a #manifencours

Yesterday, after the close of the province’s long-awaited summit on higher education, demonstrators took to the streets to protest the Parti Québécois’ plan to index tuition. Cult MTL photographer Cindy Lopez was on hand to capture what unfolded.

Happy birthday Bass Drive

The flagship weekly of the reimagined Belmont nightclub fetes four years of bass supremacy tonight. Ahead of the party, resident DJ and birthday girl VILIFY (aka Jenny Carmichael) answered a few questions about the night and the rise of dubstep.

Want whiskey? Go here

Burgundy Lion debuted what it thinks is the largest whiskey collection in North America last week. Cult MTL was on the scene, for the sake of journalism.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

* Call Me Kuchu at Massimadi fest
* The Dominion mag salutes Idle No More
* Zeesy Powers’ Subjects at Eastern Bloc
* Bilingual reading at D&Q
* Ruby Suns at Casa
* Krief acoustic show at l’Esco
* Bass Drive turns four

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