FRED FRITH – Briser les frontières Avec autant d'excellentes ambiances où l'on peut presque voir le film (Romanishes Café) et de complexes et rythmés petits bijoux (Legs emprunté...
A QUEBEC MUSIC GUIDE for the Unfamiliar There is little doubting the fact that Montréal boasts one of the finest Independent music scenes not only in Canada, but the rest of the world as...
“J’ai bien l’intention de faire des disques ici jusqu’à ce que je devienne sourd ou meure en session.” STEVE ALBINI ENTREVUE EXCLUSIVE! Il y a tout juste vingt ans, Steve Albini déménageait les consoles de sa maison pour s’installer sur Belmont Avenue à...
THE VINYL HUNTER: Where to Go in Fairfax, VA I had the pleasure to go to Washington, DC, last summer to visit family, and I figured I’d find some cool vinyls in the United States capital, even...
SUMMER’S NOT OVER Playlist August is already finished, and while the pessimist in all of us might want to drivel about how fast the last three months have passed, there are...
MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JOSS STONE – Shine a light There are some certainties in life. One is that if Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge are sharing the stage, which they did for the first time 12 years...
XENIA RUBINOS – YOLO, Baby! Brooklyn based musician Xenia Rubinos was back in Montreal, as she had promised after her technically disastrous, but creatively awesome show at the...
JENN GRANT – Soothing the moment Jenn Grant is the type of singer-songwriter that can surprise her audience with different types of songs. She can take a soft folk approach, like she...
JILL BARBER craque pour la chanson française C'est un très joli disque qu'a lancé la chanteuse jazz canadienne Jill Barber dans un registre qu'on n'attendait pas: celui des reprises de...
TINARIWEN – La Consécration du vrai Contre toute attente et tout calcul d'affaires, un groupe de musiciens touaregs qui n'avaient pratiquement jamais quitté leur partie du monde,...
And the Oscar goes to … Max Comeau's look at the five Original Musical Scores Nominated at this year’s Academy Awards When I was a teenager in the ‘90s, before The...
JIM JAMES – Hiding in Plain Sight Waves of ominous, swirling keys and treated guitars welcome you aboard Jim James second solo album “Eternally Even” and it takes a minute before...
TOP ALBUMS 2016 des mélomanes partenaires // according to music lovers! En tant que plateforme qui permet aux mélomanes de s’exprimer et de partager leurs coups de coeur, RREVERB a demandé à ses collaborateurs et...
A Tribute to Over 350 Musicians who Passed Away in 2016 Another year has gone into history. 2016 is no more. Many musicians left us during the last 12 months. Many were famous, but many more weren’t as...
SOLANGE – The Centre of Attention Being the sister of the Diva of soul must not be an easy place to be for Solange Knowles. A bit like Beyoncé's ex-bandmates of Destiny's Child, she...
LOST IN MUSIC 2016 – MY YEAR SOME THINGS OLD, SOME THINGS NEW, SOME THINGS REVISITED, SOME THINGS JAZZY, CLASSICAL, AND BLUES. (And a couple of books thrown in for good...
5 albums that impressed me in 2016 In a bad or a great way, here are 5 albums that didn't go unnoticed in the last 12 months. 1 DEATH GRIPS - Interview 2016 (Third World...
Lost in Music – 10 albums for 2016 10! Nowhere near enough is it. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. CASS McCOMBS - MANGY LOVE (Anti-) 8th trip to the well for Cass and...
ALICIA KEYS – Toujours pertinente Un nouvel album de la talentueuse musicienne qu'est Alicia Keys est toujours porteur d'espoir. La chanteuse née dans le quartier Hell’s Kitchen de...
JOSEPH ARTHUR, at Petit Campus Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and...
GIOVANNI GUIDI – GIANLUCA PETRELLA – Emerging Talents from Italy Almost all the albums that are stamped with the ECM label logo promise to be excellent, or at least, interesting. Each breathes quality. The music of...
The RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY hits Montreal From September 24 to October 28, the Red Bull Music Academy will touch down in Montreal for a deep and distinguished exploration of Canadian and...
HANNAH GEORGAS – Creative Pop is Possible Hannah Georgas is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, which has been noticed in the last few years with Juno nominations. Both her first...
MARTIN LIZOTTE: Flying Solo with Pianolitudes Keyboardist Martin Lizotte calls himself a musical mercenary from his prolific active years which generated collaborations with the likes of likes of...
JOHN JACOB MAGISTERY: How To Cast A Spell Since its relatively recent inception, Montreal-based band John Jacob Magistery has certainly been enjoying a steady impulse. A debut EP, "Narcissism...
MARK KNOPFLER & EVELYN GLENNIE – De somptueux à soporifique Je suis un amoureux de la guitare. J'adore écouter cet instrument lorsqu'il est bien joué. Lors de mon passage chez les disquaires spécialisés de...
The Truth About Being a Successful BEATMAKER As part of the Francofolies's industry workshops series, one particularly stood out on the subject of Beatmaking. The workshop was lead by an...
PLANTS & ANIMALS – That Montreal Summer Feel… The Montreal trio has gained a lot of experience since their fantastic debut, "Parc Avenue", back in 2008. On top of the 4 albums and 2 EP they made...
ADRIAN POPOVICH, recording studio owner: “Insecurity is always the problem…” Among the most passionate people about music are those who work in the music industry: at labels, as press relation people, as concert promoters, as...
31 artistes à ne pas manquer à COACHELLA 2016… ... ou comment faire un travail de moine un mois avant d'aller au festival. J’étais un peu crinquée pis je me suis faite un décompte de bands...
THE CULT Live – Like the world was on fire! The Cult made a triumphant return to The Paramount in Huntington, Long Island on Wednesday. The evening marked its third appearance in three years at...
RA RA RIOT, at The Ritz Ra Ra Riot is a rock band from Syracuse, NY formed by Milo Bonacci, Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Rebecca Zeller, Kenny Bernard and John Pike. Ra Ra...
BEACH HO– USE at Rialto, with love The atmosphere was electric at Montreal's Theatre Rialto for this sold our gig of the Baltimore duo. For one, the grandiose and slightly faded...
LORDE – Beauty in Boredom Lorde's rise to fame late 2013, was a refreshing one. The young lady made a few statements right off the bat refusing her pictures to be...
JIM DONIO, President of Music Biz: “Music business is so unbelievably competitive” Among the most passionate people about music are those who work in the music industry: at labels, as press relation people, as concert promoters, as...
MICHAEL SIMON, CEO of Rumblefish: “Enabling Music Distribution Innovation” Among the most passionate people about music are those who work in the music industry: at labels, as press relation people, as concert promoters, as...
DAVID BOWIE nails the perfect pop album If this album would have been recorded by anybody else but David Bowie, we would all be in awe. “Let’s Dance” is one of the best albums of the...
Musicians who passed away in 2015 Rock’n’roll is here to stay, but more and more musicians leave us every year, as many veterans reach a venerable age although some have lived a...
BLACK SABBATH au Centre Bell Est-ce que le légendaire groupe métal Black Sabbath a encore besoin de présentation? Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi et Geezer Butler sont réunis pour...
THE BEST OF 2015 – RREVERB STYLE At RREVERB, we cover all genres of music. From pop to metal, via indie rock, electronic and classical music, we try to highlight the best of music...
