“This was a welcome return for a festival that has planted its flag not only as a Montreal summer staple, but also as a branded destination for electronic music fans from all over, and a world-class event in its own right.”
“Keep your evil eyes away from us.”
From pop superstars to U.K. queens of hype to Québécoise songwriter royalty to infamous jackasses, we saw it all on the last day of Osheaga 2022.
From the heights of headliners Arcade Fire and Dua Lipa to the WTF stupidity of Machine Gun Kelly and Slowthai to killer sets by the hyped Wet Leg and relative unknowns Khruangbin, this weekend there was no place like home.
Views from the pit at day two of Montreal’s summer music festival.
“The real solution to homelessness is through housing and places in shelters that are guaranteed year-round.”
Ironically, the demographic most impacted by the government’s failures in senior care is also the one where Legault is polling the highest ahead of the election.
The top events in Montreal, daily.
Dan Trachtenberg’s critically acclaimed Predator prequel stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush as well as Montreal’s own Mike Paterson.
“This was a welcome return for a festival that has planted its flag not only as a Montreal summer staple, but also as a branded destination for electronic music fans from all over, and a world-class event in its own right.”
From pop superstars to U.K. queens of hype to Québécoise songwriter royalty to infamous jackasses, we saw it all on the last day of Osheaga 2022.
“DJ Windows 98” will be playing a set with Paul Beaubrun as part of the Haiti en Folie festival, the day after the band’s headlining gig at Osheaga.
An interview with Sebastian Cowan about the Plaza St-Hubert music space, bar and restaurant.
“Alexisonfire have returned with an album that both builds on their trademark screamo/post-hardcore sound while taking it to bolder, more mature places.”
“We have peace in our time: All hail Quebec’s undisputed king of rap.”
“The T-shirt denounces the regime. We sincerely apologize to anyone who may have misinterpreted this message and felt hurt.”
A new documentary tells the story of the song that was once rejected by record executives and later became an internationally acclaimed and widely covered contemporary standard.
PLUS more stellar Montreal shows you need to see over the week ahead.
Fresh tracks and timely insight.
