Friday, April 19

Reversing Falls, tonight at Casa del Popolo

Check out the vernissage for Feuilles Mortes et Fleurs du Mal, the first-ever Montreal show by Vancouver painter Paul Burgoyne, whose work blurs the boundary between fantasy and reality. BBAM! Gallery (3255 St-Jacques), 5-9 p.m., free

Indie publisher Talonbooks launches its line of spring poetry titles and a new magazine issue with a series of readings by four poets at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. 211 Bernard W., 7 p.m., free

Angela Grauerholz and Réjean Myette’s short film Appassionata 2010 screens at the Goethe-Institut, accompanied by a live musical performance. Goethe-Institut (1626 St-Laurent), 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., free

Local indie stars Reversing Falls rise and shine with their self-titled record, launching with support from Asthma Camp (they used to be Mixylodian) and Holobody. Casa del Popolo, 8:30 p.m., $7

Dance party promoters Neon Productions fete 15 years of Loving Neon with Tiga, Jori Hulkkonen and Thomas Von Party bringing the noise to the floor. Satosphere (1201 St-Laurent), 10 p.m., $21.74

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