POP Montreal in full effect and a big concert week for ’90s nostalgia
This week’s concert roundup is jammed with music festival picks, and more metal, punk, indie and fuzzy electronic pop shows coming to town imminently.
Allison Russell plays POP Montreal tonight!
Montreal’s own three-time Grammy-nominated, Obama-endorsed R&B/soul singer is at the top of the festival’s lineup this year.
How Montreal hip hop soul night #LeCypher got its groove back
We spoke with the founder of the Urban Science band and its live-music event, which has become a Montreal go-to and is thriving in its new format.
NON STOP: The all-night party Montreal has been waiting for is happening on Sept. 30
The pilot project brings five fantastic DJs to Edifice Wilder from 10 p.m. Friday till 9 a.m. Saturday.
Finding pleasure in everything: Cinema Erotica comes to Cinéma l’Amour on Friday
The second edition of the erotic-film event promises “a celebration of love, sexuality and freedom,” with “drinks, dancing and spooky, sexy vibes.”
10 sweet Montreal shows to tide you over till POP
A punk festival, urban cowboy twang, crushing riffs, Canada’s Tom Petty and a reluctant pick for gig of the week.
Our POP Montreal 2022 program highlights
Eight artists you don’t want to miss at POP, which takes over the city’s music venues from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2.
Australian music heroine Julia Jacklin made her latest album in Montreal
“There’s absolutely a creative energy in Montreal. You could feel a sort of vibrancy. Montreal buildings are all painted on, and I always thought that was a good indication of a creative city, a city that likes artists.”
All hail Spiritualized, and 10 more Montreal shows to catch this week
A rare appearance by the sonically epic British band PLUS Turbo Haüs celebrates five years with a stacked weekend, Ghost and Mastodon play Laval and more.
How did a 15-year-old song by this Montreal duo suddenly blow up on TikTok?
We asked King Khan and BBQ, currently on the road completing a 30-date tour, about their viral TikTok hit (from 2007) “Love You So.”