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Produced by Etienne Daho (80's French pop music icon), Lou Doillon's first album came out on September 3rd, 2012. Daughter to Jane Birkin and Jacques Doillon (music and cinema legends), and half-sister to...

Three sets that evening. The first set was cute. The second set played with its heart and the last set played with its brain. The first set: Scully. A four member band from New York. Cute but not because of...

For all those who love spleen in their music, in the likes of Travis, early Coldplay or Real Estate, the soft indie pop rock of San Francisco band Fine Points is a must. Airy vocals by Matt Holliman and...

Strong guitars, cool riffs and a high-pitched voice are the ingredients that Boston band Vundabar put their money on to stand out in the crowded indie rock arena, and it works! The band developed on "Gawk" a...

This is a puzzling album. One could ask "How Far Will They Go?" in blending genres. Smokey can create pretty funky beats - like on I'll Always Love You - on which a very versatile singer, John "Smokey" Condon,...

Michael Brown passed away March 19, 2015. He was sixty five years old and his musical career had spanned for almost half a century. He recorded some seven or eight albums all along his musical life and his...

Australian youngsters forming Tame Impala have finally launched their long-awaited follow-up album to their successful “Innerspeaker” and "Lonerlism" records. These opuses made them instant favorites of...

I've had the greatest experience with the music of Josh Newton, who goes by the name Aedhon/Apsaras when recording music. He masters a unique instrument called the hang, or hang drum, also called handpan,...

I remember as a young kid how music was presented for its lovers to enjoy at home. I have fond memories of paling around with different family members to specifically listen to their favorite genre of music....

It’s early August and I’m waiting for a phone call. Not just any phone call; I’m waiting for Marky Ramone, the last living member from the “classic” Ramones lineup to ring me. We have an interview...

(News Release from the artist) - Chilly Gonzales takes over CBC Music beginning today. Teaming up with Canada's national broadcaster, the Grammy award-winning musician and composer launches the first of three...

The LA band Best Coast just scored a pretty good hit in the indie pop world with "California Nights". Its 12 songs are all catchy, full of cool songs that make one bounce up and down. Tested on a teenager, she...

The growing trend of theme cruises is aimed at drawing a young crowd in order to dispel the stereotype of nursing homes at sea (no one wants to sail on the assisted-living Poseidon Adventure). There are now...

(News release from the band) - Detroit rockers Wilson have just released their sophomore album, "Right To Rise" last month on Razor and Tie Records.  They are proud to be on the Heavy Montreal bill on August...

(News release from Anti-Records) - “The best of what humans and machines can bring out in each other” is how NPR Music described Doe Paoro’s single “The Wind,” a meditation on urban isolation in the...

(News release from the band) - The Montreal band John Jacob Magistery has had an exciting debut year. After forming in 2014, the group immediately began turning heads. Several CHOM radio DJs quickly backed the...

You'd think a band called Ratboys would be some sort of punk band with young males with sketchy Mohawk hair and Liquid Paper writings on their black leather coats yelling their life away. But you'd be wrong....

Whenever I write, whether it's a review or a story, I make a conscious effort to not take for granted that readers know what I'm talking about. However, in the case of The Orb, trying to explain their...

Bears of Legend has got soul. The Trois-Rivières-based band produces fine folk pop songs that are full of emotions, full of spleen. Right from the start, with Be Mine, All Mine, we think of Travis' greatest...

Mocky, aka Dominique Salole, isn't the most well-known musician around, despite the fact that this Canadian just released his 5th solo album. Mocky is one of those collaborators that is often there to make his...

The Old Ceremony is a North Carolina-based band that produces high energy music, either they go the folk rock route (The Sprinter) or a more middle-of-the-road rock (Live It Down). There's something...

It's astonishing how some people just have it all! Joss Stone is a beautiful looking woman. A million dollar smile, gorgeous hair... The moment she walked on stage at the Metropolis, the room lit up. What a...

Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland could have stayed folk singers each on their own, like they were before forming WHITEHORSE a few years ago. They could also have been your typical "2 guitars 2 voices" type...

One thing I love with Jazz is that musicians who master it very well have a lot of fun playing. That enthusiasm is very contagious. It makes you smile, it makes you swing, it makes you enjoy the moment and the...

Power blues singer DANA FUCHS has got quite a star package that can bring her the attention her talent deserves. The tall sexy brunette has a great Janis Joplin-like voice, that actually got her a key role in...

Formed by Julian Flavin, Dexter Garcia, and Nigel Ward, Seoul is a this trio of synth-loving perfectionists - they are doing their album launch party in their home town of Montreal tonight (26th...

In her new clip for the song Unstoppable, to be included in her upcoming album "Blood" due to come out July 31st, 2015, English singer Lianna La Havas proves one can be sexy without showing skin nor acting...

JAZZ COMPOSERS SERIES - lead by the trumpeter Rachel Therrien, Bleury bar à Vinyle 8 nights of incredible jazz jam experience, connecting musicians/composers from Canada and the United States. Emphasising...

After my article highlighting the top 5 shows to see indoors, here are the top 5 shows you should see outdoors, at the 36th Montreal Jazz Festival starting this Friday, June 26, 2015. They are all free shows,...

There are hundreds of great concerts at the 36th edition of the famous Montreal Jazz Fest. Here are my selection of top shows to see indoors (you'll need tickets). Check out this other article to see what I...

On this 22nd June, Spoon made their first appearance in Montreal since opening for Arcade Fire last August at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Being the main act this time around allowed them to apologize for not playing...

Emma Frank is a Montreal jazz singer that doesn't choose the easy way to get into someone's mind. Her complex melodies require the listener's full attention. Her jazz isn't easy listening but it's never...

It's an intense, and very dark album that Depeche Mode keyboard player and guitarist Martin Gore just release as solo work, as MG, under Mute Records. Instrumental music that brings listeners in a...

Screaming Females is fronted by a female singer. Marissa Paternoster doesn't scream all the time, but she sure gets her voice heard. The New Jersey based band produce a bouncy but gritty grunge rock that takes...

In the middle of the 80's jazz crooner Tom Waits reinvents himself and explores the darker side of things and, musically, creates music that is completely different from anything nobody ever heard before. The...

Veteran Jon Spencer rocked the Fairmount Theater tonight with its explosive blues punk combo, an American flag in the background, and heavy riffs on the tips of his fingers. Rockin' like he just dont care,...

The new album from Finnish musician Jaakko Eino Kalevi is perfect for rainy days, sleepless nights with its atmospheric mood and heavy spleen. Songs like Double Talk immediately put one's mind into a...

Before I start on Mr Lafarge’s latest album. Please take a look at this clip. His last show in Montreal. Was present. Had beer spilled on by someone next to me. Don’t regret a drop of...

Tough not to think of Courtney Love and Hole when listening to Du Blonde's new album, "Welcome Back to Milk" (what?!). The blonde singer, close to being naked on the album art, can scream as powerfully as the...

The electro pop band Hot Chip is back with its catchy - almost disco-esque - beats that made them famous in recent years with hits like Ready For The Floor, Over and Over (2008), One Life Stand (2010)… The...