YOUNG CRITTERS on the Rise In recent months I’ve begun to explore Montreal's ever growing music scene thanks in part to a generous opportunity offered here at Rreverb as a...
SHILPA RAY – The Rebel Shilpa Ray is a strange animal. Some folks classify her in "punk" but it's not too much because her music but more for her rebel attitude. On her...
THE BARR BROTHERS – Constant Craving The Montreal band keeps on growing, musically and crowd-size speaking, as they release albums that are always better and stronger than the previous...
The Soft Panache of GRIZZLY BEAR It's been a little while since the hype years of Grizzly Bear. I remember, back in 2005 or 2006, when the Brooklyn-based band were filling the city's...
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...
THE WAR ON DRUGS – Continuity The long-awaited follow-up to The War on Drugs' breakthrough album "Lost in the Dream" finally arrived on August 25, 2017, after intensive touring...
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – Living the Dream Wow, now here's a great album! And what a great comeback for LCD Soundsystem, who went on hiatus in April 2014! There are lots of Bowie and Byrne...
POP MONTREAL 2017 – Day 2: The Underdogs Won Thursday night was a night of choices at POP. Too many great bands were playing simultaneously in different venues of Montreal and difficult...
POP MONTREAL 2017: A BEGINNERS GUIDE Pop Montreal is upon us once again, and just like each passing year, the city of Montreal has been blessed with a plethora of great Independent acts...
The POP MONTREAL 2017 Playlist Having a tough time trying to decide to which show to go among the 400+ bands at POP Montreal this year? Me too. So, let's listen to few bands...
The Great New INDIE ROCK Songs of 2017 In this playlist, you'll hear mostly indie rock (and a few pop) artists that have released awesome songs in 2017. You'll hear Courtney Barnett &...
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...
SPOON – SPIRAL STAIRS – ROBYN HITCHCOCK – No substitute for Experience TRIO OF VETERANS DELIVER THE GOODS! Here are our reviews of 3 new albums from experienced musicians who still got it! SPIRAL STAIRS – DORIS AND...
‘RADIO’ RUTLAND # 3 – Old Man G-Spot’s Groove Thangs – The Nitty-Gritty Dirty Issue AFGHAN WHIGS - IN SPADES - new album. Historically (and the Whigs have plenty of history) one could perhaps label the Whigs a bit hit and miss over...
LOCAL NATIVES – Gems of Silver Lake The music scene of Los Angeles has nearly as vibrant a history as it's film industry. The endless list of musicians embody all sounds imaginable and...
WE ARE MONROE – Zone Out We Are Monroe represent a part of that unique indie rock sound that has been a part of Montreal before Arcade Fire amassed critical success and what...
SPOON – Life’s Surprises! 2014's "They Want My Soul" was supposed to be the last Spoon album ever. The Austin, Texas-based band's leader Britt Daniel had announced it, and...
PRIESTS – Veni, vidi, vici. Imagine a band fronted by Chrissie and Siouxsie sharing vocals, Hooky on bass and a supporting cast capable of delivering...
MOON DUO – The Devil’s in the Details The first of two albums dealing with all things arcane and esoteric, on their fourth album together Ripley Johnson (guitars) and Sanae Yamada (keys)...
ALEX IZENBERG – A True Original Voice One can find original music if he or she puts his or her mind to it. Reading RREVERB regularly is one good habit to take. ;) This week, we dive into...
LOST IN MUSIC – 2017 – SHERBERT LEMONS? MENACE BEACH – LEMON MEMORY I missed this Leeds duo’s debut album ‘RATWORLD’ so came to this free from the baggage of...
THE CAIRO GANG – Wrapped in Velvet California-born musician Emmett Kelly plays with a lot of people. From Ty Segall to Bonnie “Prince” Billy to Joan of Arc and Japanese musician...
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...
The Many Faces of RUST EDEN Yet another great Montreal band that reached my ears thanks to the Xmas List of Poulet Neige! Rust Eden is a cool indie rock band that takes the time...
JENNY HVAL’s new clip asks “Would a woman’s nakedness become ordinary?” News Release from Pitch Perfect PR, January 4, 2017 - Jenny Hval hit a fantastic new stride in 2016, releasing one of the most lauded albums of the...
TEMPLES To Headline 2017 Desert Daze Caravan News Release from Pitch Perfect PR, January 9, 2017 - Temples, the English four-piece consisting of James Bagshaw (vocals, guitar), Tom Walmsley...
ELEPHANT STONE – Enjoyable sense of pop This Montreal trio taps in the Tame Impala fan base with their catchy indie pop songs that have some psychedelia elements, but also some great soul...
FUJIYA & MIYAGI – One-Two Punch Don't you like these 4-song EP's from unknown bands that pop-up out of nowhere with a handful of great songs? Brighton's Fujiya & Miyagi is one...
JESSE MAC CORMACK – Raw Blues In an exclusive RREVERB interview in November 2015, music consultant Pedro Barbosa answered “Jesse Mac Cormack” when I asked him, "Which...
AA – Controlled Chaos Apart from showing up first in the alphabetical order of band listings, it can be an inconvenient to use “Aa” as a band name. Think of Google...
GURR – Gurr Power This two-female band from Berlin is a lot of fun to listen to. Andreya Casablanca and Laura Lee Jenkins create a very dynamic pop punk rock where...
JOHN CALE – Sharp! It is always very impressive when you are about to see a concert from an artist that you really respect. There is this excitement, in the days before...
TANGENTS – The Hybrid Album British electronic music producer Ollie Bown (Icarus, Not Applicable); Adrian Lim-Klumpes (Triosk, 3ofMillions) on piano, Rhodes, vibraphone and...
The Ultimate Playlist for Sunday at OSHEAGA 2016 At this point, it’s all about energy management. After 12 to 15 hours of concerts, mostly standing up, in two full days under the sun, you have to...
The Ultimate Playlist for Saturday at OSHEAGA 2016 Day 2. Need to manage the energy level to get through and not be too tired for Sunday! Here are my picks for the day. I went through the whole...
The Ultimate Playlist for Friday at OSHEAGA 2016 It is always exciting to go through the whole schedule at a grand festival like Osheaga and prepare for a terrific 3-day of music. There are many...
PARQUET COURTS on Colbert Show Two nights ago, Parquet Courts performed the song "Captive of the Sun" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Naturally, the guys had a surprise in...
The 2016 POLARIS Music Prize Short List Revealed News Release from Polaris, Toronto, ON – Thursday, July 14, 2016 - The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media,...
LIIMA – The Merge Liima with two i's. Album title is two i's. Not sure what this means, but these ten songs are very interesting. The four-piece European band can...
BIG THIEF – Stealing the show Striking guitars (on the fiery Real Love), great melodies (the lovely Masterpiece) and an efficient mix of male / female energy (on Paul) makes the...
