Montreal’s indie games festival is here
We spoke to one of the founders of this weekend’s inaugural Montreal Independent Games Festival.
Friday, March 27
* Poetry publisher/blog Metatron launches its spring catalogue
* BBAM! Gallery screens Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues
* “Master of the dirty joke” Big Jay Oakerson plays two shows at Théâtre Sainte Catherine
* MTL Psych Fest pres. UUBBUURRUU, Birds of Paradise, Trepanated Heads at l’Escogriffe
* Orkestar Kriminal launches Tummel at Divan Orange
* Face-T launches EP1 with Poirier & Riddim Wise at le Belmont
The best heavy shows in Montreal this week
Psych, metal, drone, punk, math-rock and weird pop gigs on local stages tonight through Sunday.
Face-T is a rare reggae gem
We spoke to the Montreal-born, Jamaica-schooled artist about his path to electro-reggae and his new EP.
Fight for your right to protest
It hasn’t taken long for Montreal police to dust off the bad habits they were so roundly criticized for in 2012.
Thursday, March 26
* HABITAT: Experimental Visions of Montreal at la Sala Rossa
* Hip Hop Art event at SAT
* Rock Against Racism benefit for Missing Justice at Katacombes
* Mile End Poets Festival presents MTL Spoken Here
* Newspeak (ex-Cabaret Underworld) opening party
Art this week
Robotically animated pelts, nearly edible consumer goods, trippy illustrated guitars and more in the arts scene this week
Orkestar Kriminal plays old-world gangsta
Giselle Webber explains how her band revives the sounds of the international criminal underground.
Watch Michael Feuerstack’s new video here
“Lamplight” is the latest video by the Montreal indie rock singer-songwriter, from his album The Forgettable Truth, which launches in Montreal tonight.
Wednesday, March 25
* Vernissage for Montreal photographers Carlos & Jason Sanchez at Parisian Laundry
* Lou Reed Memorial Sing-Along at Oboro Gallery
* Beaux Dégâts art mash-up at Foufounes Electriques
* Michael Feuerstack LP launch with Laurel Sprengelmeyer at Bar le Ritz PDB
* Bass Drive Wednesdays 6th anniversary feat. the return of Vilify at le Belmont