POP MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
CELEBRATES LUCKY #7
October 1-5, 2008
COME AND RAWK AT OUR FESTI!

2008 will be a year like no other for POP Montreal. We have been inspired like never before. A rumbling from the underground has struck our souls and we are happy to offer you the first glimpse at our initial programming. To begin we have the insurmountable songwriting legend Burt Bacharach, perhaps the single most important figure in popular music of the 20^th. As far as legends go there may be no greater voice than that of the Grammy winning Irma Thomas, the undisputed Soul Queen of New Orleans who will make an exclusive appearance at the festival this year. If you're getting excited, hold your breath; we will also have shows by the amazingly prolific and poetic-punk troubadour Nick Cave, the seminal and brilliant WIRE, and the godfathers of experimental electronic psych Silver Apples. In addition, there will be the single most important benchmark for a cappella music, Brooklyn's The Persuasions. Added to this list are other stand-outs including Canadian rap legend, Michie Mee, upstarts like Black Kids, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon and The Dodos, as well as Hot Chip, Vetiver, T. Raumschmiere, Teki Latex, Dark Meat, Ste Catherines, Liam Finn, and reclusive Neil Young collaborator Elyse Weinberg (go ahead! google her). We will also have a special commissioned composers series with, among others, original pieces by Socalled, performed at porn theatre Cinéma L'Amour. This is just the beginning, we have lots more to come including all of our fun segments + new things like: Kids POP, our very first gear exchange and record shop, and the enigmatic art of Mingering Mike. Stay tuned!

CONFIRMED ARTISTS: Burt Bacharach, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Hot Chip, The Persuasions, Dan Deacon, Cori Bishop (aka Elyse Weinberg), United Steel Workers of Montreal, The Dodos, Liam Finn, Wintersleep, Dark Meat, Headlights, Playdoe, Dabaaz, Kim, Eric Bélanger, The Veils, WIRE, Crystal Castles, Black Kids, St Catherines, Vetiver, Silver Apples, Thomas Function, Julie Doiron, Chad Van Gaalen, Dominique Grange & Jacques Tardi, Great Lake Swimmers, Katie Moore, Socalled, Woodhands, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Sam Shalabi, Gatineau, Jason Collett, Chocolat, Irma Thomas, Wedding Present, Evangelicals, Beach House, Jana Hunter, Cex, Teeth Mountain, Teki Latex, D’Urbervilles, Michie Mee, and so much more!

OUR SEGMENTS!

Introducing… KIDS POP
Pop Montreal is pleased to extend the fun to the kids! This year, kids and youth can explore Montreal’s innovative cultural scene at Kids Pop. A variety of shows, demonstrations and workshops will be offered that connect artists with young folks in order to share skills, encourage artistic expression and enjoy Montreal’s cultural offerings.

PUCES POP
In its 4th year, Puces Pop is a DIY festival that celebrates independent creation. It features a marketplace of handmade goods, a record sale and gear swap, a series of free arts & crafts workshops and a mini-seminar on business skills for self-employed artists. It's all kicked off by a fashion show with a $2000 prize!

ART POP
The Visual Arts component of Pop Montreal, Art Pop's purpose is to showcase fun and exciting artists that resonate with the youthful energy of its musical counterpart. Look out for some wild technologies, superheroes, Japanese copycats, French activists, teenage passion, digital vandalism and crazy good times in general. And cute cats too.

SYMPOSIUM - Talk Music to Me!
Pop Montreal's Symposium is a music conference like no other: all programming is artist-driven, interdisciplinary, and reflective of our city's diverse and lively culture. We will be bringing together a discerning and savvy force of thinkers and artists to present panel discussions, keynote interviews, listening sessions, as well as hands-on workshops and round-tables.

FILM POP
Film Pop gets schooled and goes back to its roots! More musically inclined than ever before, with Paris' Vincent Moon's views on All Tomorrow's Parties, workshops on writing music for film, rockabilly the 514 way, NFB 3-D reveries, and some headlining surprises, you'll definitely want to be watching more attentively during this 5th edition of Pop's cinematic offspring.

Glad to hear that you're making your way down the bike path to the party tomorrow evening!  The bike-in begins at dusk, so don your helmets, assemble your bike brigade and head south to 5080 St-Ambroise, along the Lachine canal. And worry not about the way home. After a little dancing, the flocks of people returning home together will give you enough momentum to get up the hill. See you there!