Festival Wrap-Up
Baltimore Round Robin ft. Deathset @ Pop Montreal 2008 from Anne-Marie Bergeron on Vimeo.
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PopCast the Next Generation - Burn the Tapes
The PopCast returns. Maybe? Either way it's October 1st, 2008, and this is a PopCast episode, in the old style of previewing bands playing the Pop Montreal festival, which is underway today.
PopCast the Next Generation / Episode 46 - Burn the Tapes In this episode! Valleys, My People Sleeping, Hi Lonely Oak, Adam & the Amethysts, and more....
Pop Staff Picks!!!
Here's what the people behind the scenes are most excited about...unedited & bilingue.
THE Dounia Mikou, Press & Media Relations
Silver Apples
Chad Van Gaalen
Brian Borcherdt
Irma Thomas
Porn Pop
Tim White, Bookkeeper par excellence & musicphile
Vetiver - Gentle acoustic folk rock, beautiful arrangements and
stellar harmonies, from former Devendra Banhart acolyte Andy Cabic, and
his band of troubadours. Their show at Sala Rosa, on the "To Find Me
Gone" tour, was one of my musical highlights of 2006. I can't wait to
see them again!
Dark Meat - There was a full 2-page photo in Spin magazine a
few months back, of this psychedelic Athens Georgia band; their 18
members spilling off the stage and into the crowd. It looked like a
freak show! I want to see that at Club Lambi, up close and personal!
Nick Cave - What can I say. I'm old. And Nick Cave still
turns my crank! I'll never tire of seeing this icon live. From the
first time I saw him live, at the Rialto in 1989, I was a convert to
the Church of Nick. And when he sings " Do You Love Me", I may just
fall to my knees.
read on...
Look at this handsome man!
There are still some tickets left to the show of the festival!
Burt Bacharach tickets can be purchased at Atom Heart Records, Cheap Thrills, L'Oblique or on Admission. It's your chance to witness a piece of pop history and to bond a little more with your grandparents.
Patrick Watson live recording & Duchess Says/Goa Bande à Part performance SOLD OUT
Sorry! It took less than a day to fill all the spots at the CBC studios for the Duchess Says & Goa show, as well as the live recording of Patrick Watson's EP. There will be other surprises throughout the festival, so keep your ears open, sign up to our Facebook group, friend us on MySpace, and follow us on Twitter!
Also, don't miss Patrick Watson speaking on artists' rights at our Symposium panel with the Future of Music Coalition on October 2!
Check out this week's Ici and Hour!
Pop Montreal spokesperson and québécois movie star Marc-André Grondin graces the cover of ICI, while Shad K takes over the front page of Hour! Check out those classic Montreal weeklies for features and info about next week's extravaganza.
The wise ones interested in going to see Shad's show at 10PM on October 3 in the well known Jupiter Room will be happy to know that tickets are now being sold for 7$. You can get a bunch of those or just entertain yourself by browsing through the Tickets section of the web site. Or just click here!
Tickets are also on sale for Burt Bacharach! We have some left so feel free to bring your whole family, and buy christmas presents in advance. It's time to invite that girl (or that guy) you just met in school! Buy tickets here.
Lovely video from a lovely band
Here's the incredible video for the song "Year of the Dog" by the Lovely Sparrows. They are playing at Cagibi for Pop Montreal this year, at 22:30 on October 3. Check it out!
Rent a bike for Pop Montreal!!!
By popular demand and according to the results we got from last month's poll, Pop Montreal will be renting bikes for the festival with the help of the bike repairing, renting and selling shop Vélomakak!
To enhance your whole Pop Montreal experience, you should seriously think about getting one! It is a new service that we are offering this year, and the best way to get around town during the festi. Renting a bike will cost 50$ for the week, which is a lot less that you would pay in other stores that charge at least 25$ a day. Even better, you will be allowed to keep the bike at night. We will also take a 50$ deposit that you will get back upon the return of your vintage two-wheeled vessel on Sunday evening. You can only rent your bike by getting a ticket from this web service.
Helmets and locks are not included so please bring your own from home! Bicycle central will be located in the Notman House (also the main registration) at 51 Sherbrooke W. Trading your e-ticket for a bike and retreiving your deposit will take place there, from 11 AM to 6 PM from October 1 to 4 and from 11 AM to midnight on October 5.
We will also have special bike repair workshops during the festival, supplied by the awesome people at the Mile End Bike Garage! You will learn how to repair your bicycle instead of just watching someone do it. Ain't that pure DIY? We will have more details concerning this workshop in the coming weeks.
