Pop Wrap (with pics)
I won't say my first trip to Pop Montreal came off without a hitch: the walks between venues were long, the weather was cold and rainy, and my hotel room
Other
Happy Ending
I ended my brief (too brief) to Pop Montreal yesterday with a visit to The Happiness Project: an art installation housed in a vacant apartment on Hutchinson Street in the
Ouch!
Japandroids (Vancover, BC) 1am set last night at Le Divan Orange sold out, but I managed to get in early enough to snag a spot right up front. Little did I
l’Eglise du Pop
I've been at shows in churches before – including other festivals like SXSW – but I was ill prepared for the sight of Eglise St.-Jean Baptiste: a 19th century basilica
Pop BBQ
I arrived in Montreal late this afternoon, hoping to find some day parties to fill the time before tonight's club wander. I only managed to find one: a friendly BBQ
Joie de Pop
I’m contenting myself from missing this weekend’s Austin City Limits Festival with a trip back to Canada tomorrow for Pop Montreal, featuring some 400 local and international bands over five days. I’ll
Seattle in the Slope
When I found out Seattle's Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – who grabbed my attention earlier this month at Bumbershoot – was playing Union Hall this past Saturday night, I immediately skipped
Down Under Home
I was headed home from the DUMBO Arts Festival last night when I bumped into my friend Philippa, who was carrying her fiddle over to 68 Jay St. Bar to play with her
Stringers
On my way home late last night, I popped in Barbes and caught the Omega Trio (no website) playing these beautiful, unclassifiable jams for a party of eight, using nothing