TEKE::TEKE is a Montreal-based Japanese psych-rock group composed of guitarists Serge Nakauchi Pelletier & Hidetaka Yoneyama, bass player Mishka Stein, drummer Ian Lettre, flutist Yuki Isami, trombone player Etienne Lebel, and visual artist and vocalist […]
Every Friday we publish our “Five Minutes With” music series which showcases local bands and musicians through a questionnaire and samples of the artist’s music to help introduce our readers to some of the incredible […]
Juvenile Jury is an alternative rock band bred in the suburbs of Montreal. Their unique sound is both primal and powerful, leading to a fierce, energetic, kaleidoscopic experience. The band’s sound oozes with the bubbling […]
’Violin meets progressive metal!’’ That’s how violinist Olivier Allard describes the sound of CYDEMIND. Mixing progressive rock, jazz, classical, and metal, Montreal-based CYDEMIND is a unique-sounding group, one we’ll surely be hearing much more from […]
Loon Town is a 4-piece time-travelling collaborative synth-rock outfit. The tunes oscillate between dense high-energy textures and sparse moments of reflection. It’s music to dance, relax, cry, or drive; across wide open spaces, from one […]
Born in Montréal in 1992, Olivier Faubert was only 11 years old when he discovered his passion for music, earning his first role in musical theatre. His desire to write his own songs leads him […]
Since arriving in Montreal years ago, Paul Jacobs has cemented a growing reputation as one of the city’s truly prolific artists. From deep emotional melodies to freak-out jams, folk-pop ballads to synth-laced rock and roll […]
The sound of the Montreal-based duo Jitensha is a silvery union of honey-sweet proto-punkiness and modern indie that is harmonically reminiscent of 1950s rock & roll. Jitensha nestles catchy, poignant melodies into hard-hitting rock grooves. […]
Kareem comes from a poor Moroccan family whose financial situation is precarious and his mother was obliged to work as a cleaning lady for the then ambassador. It was at the age of two that […]
A Shirley is a ride or die, a way of life. Raphaëlle Chouinard (Vocals; Guitar), Sarah Dion (Bass), and Lisandre Bourdages (Drums) had too much whisky one night and accidentally unleashed the beast within them […]
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