Friday, Sept. 23 - Cult MTL

David Byrne in True Stories

Acclaimed American comedian Tig Notaro (see our interview with her here) performs at Monument-National with Montreal’s own Tranna Wintour warming up the room. 1182 St-Laurent, 8 p.m., $35/$40, all ages

There’s a LOT going on today and tonight at POP Montreal. Here’s are some highlights:

Film POP presents a 30th anniversary screening of David Byrne’s True Stories, part musical, part travelogue, part satire — it’s been described as “60 Minutes on acid.” And you can hang around for the 9 p.m. screening of Contemporary Color, Byrne’s music and choreography experiment pairing 10 Color Guard teams from around North America with songs by Nelly Furtado, Devonté Hynes, Zola Jesus, Ad-Rock, tUnE-yArDs, Ira Glass and Byrne himself. Cinéma du Parc (3575 Parc), True Stories 7 p.m., Contemporary Color 9 p.m., $11 per screening

Baritone sax master and composer of contemporary classical epics Colin Stetson takes on the work of composer Henryk Gorecki (his 3rd symphony, specifically), with an assist from a handpicked orchestra and the Opéra de Montréal. For more about this recorded and live project (called Sorrow), see our interview with Stetson here. Ukrainian Federation (5213 Hutchison), 8 p.m., $30

Legends of post-punk and multimedia mindfucking Psychic TV (feat. Genesis P’Orridge of Throbbing Gristle fame) play Théâtre Fairmount — get in promptly for local openers CO/NTRY and Lungbutter. 5240 Parc, 9:30 p.m., $25

Singer, songwriter and beatmaker Kroy launches her new record Scavenger with a performance at Artgang. See our interview with her here. 6524 St-Hubert, 9 p.m., $15/$20

POP’s late-night party tonight — Kingston 12 Hi Fi — promises the dancehall/reggae star power of Brigadier Jerry and and local figureheads of the scene Jah Cutta, Johnny Black, D Holloway Mossman and Andy Williams. Rialto (5723 Parc), doors 11 p.m., $20

For more concert recommendations, see this week’s edition of Hammer of the Mods.

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