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 […]
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
Pop Improv
I missed Krautrock pioneers Faust's show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, but caught up with them here this afternoon, at an arts space called UbiSoft, in the industrial
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