“I want them to feel sad when they listen to ‘Hotel W’ and empowered when they listen to ‘Choke’ and ‘Fake’ and scream ‘Lay Your Light’ at the top of their lungs.”
“Whatever makes us funkier, whatever makes us heavier, whatever makes us more revolutionary, I’m going to do it.”
We spoke with the booking director for Piknic Électronik about their new stage and 2025 program highlights while dancing with an alligator and talking to a snail.
“Lucy Dacus’s fourth album comes complete with a Hozier duet and songs about her feelings for her Boygenius bandmate Julien Baker.”
“I wouldn’t move away for anything in the world. I could be the biggest producer and make millions, and I would still live in Laval or the Montreal area.”
“Are many other cities producing danceable post-punk like Montreal these days? Not likely — and the third album by Choses Sauvages is further proof.”
“The son of Montreal singer-songwriter Paul Cargnello, the teenage Declan’s debut album 15 shows he’s picked up some cues from his old man.”
“Part celebratory and part thoughtful, this album sees the trilingual local rapper/singer sounding more confident and relaxed than ever.”
Words and photos from an unconventional industry event that took over a local hotel from Feb. 19 to 23.
We spoke with Folk Alliance International executive director Jennifer Roe about the 37th annual conference and its return to Montreal, which also hosted FAI 2019.
