August 14th at Loft 101: Concerts Ahuntsic en Fugue invites you to discover a historic space in the Chabanel neighborhood and celebrate Montreal’s renowned composers, such as André Mathieu, François Dompierre and Claude Champagne. The evening will be hosted by Georges Nicholson. Their upcoming show is expected to be great. Classical music fans will be […]
A First Time in Montreal for Mura Masa
Last night at the Corona Theater was the first Montreal concert by newcomer Mura Masa. The young artist, who is barely 21 years old and whose album came out a mere two weeks ago, managed to draw in quite the crowd. The excitement was palpable as people waited restlessly for the show to begin. The […]
Mac Demarco at Métropolis: Bodysurfing, Beards and Booze
The Hipster King I was not sure I would be able to go and watch Mac Demarco because my kid’s school play was scheduled on the same evening which meant I would have to rush around as usual. But I’ve loved this guy, and all his albums, since the very beginning so I told myself […]
Petit Biscuit: The little sweet who’s going places
A young DJ with huge potential Originally, I wasn’t even sure that I would go and watch Petit Biscuit. For one thing, the show was sold out. For another, I’m not really a big fan of EDM (his musical style). Worst of all, nobody was free to accompany me to the show that evening. As […]
MusicNotes Talks at Collision – A Whole Track on Music and Tech
The main reason I headed down to New Orleans was to checkout the city and its renowned Jazz Festival. Another reason was the Collision Tech Conference. I’ve been involved in startups and technology for many years so it was obviously of interest. I was glad to see there was an entire track about music and […]
Neon Odyssey – Worth the voyage
NEON Odyssey | 19th anniversary of NEON I wanted my first post on this blog to be about all the great shows coming up ( and that already happened) this spring but then I started writing about the Neon Odyssey (19th anniversary of NEON) and realised this event needed a post of its own. I’ve […]