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Maritimers in the Big City- Coyote hits Quai des Brumes November 8th, 2012

November 6th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

If you’re a fan of engaging, progressive indie rock, consider heading out to Quai des Brumes this coming Thursday November 8th to see the Maritime-born Coyote play. Featuring a line-up of boys that all hail either from Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia, Coyote is an emerging group full of youth and talent. The five-piece formed roughly two years ago in Charlottetown, P.E.I, and they bring a Maritime rock element to their danceable indie-flavoured tunes


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Audio Blood Afternoon Soiree

September 27th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

The music started early for me on the second day of POP Montreal. Day one was still hanging around when


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POP Montreal Thursday Lineup

September 19th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

Here we are, day two of POP Montreal, what to see, what to see?? At 2pm on the 20th, there’s a free show at Citizen Vintage (5330 Boulevard Saint-Laurent). Starting things off will be the Tontons, with their catchy, soulful and bluesy tunes, fronted by a very talented vocalist. Also rocking a captivating singer is NOIA, a newly-duoed project based on eclectic beats and interactive live performances


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Cora and Candy at Il Motore

July 25th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

The night of Cora Kim’s CD launch was a classy affair, with a sense of quiet, composed beauty filling the


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Ooh La La instead of Ha Ha Ha: Blood Ballet Cabaret Plays Just For Laughs

July 20th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

In a small tent near Place Des Arts, something sexy is happening. The playful Blood Ballet Cabaret is on, this small troupe of talented performers baring themselves for a surprisingly tame-looking assemblage of round, white-topped tables. The MC of the night is a tall transvestite named Sherwin. Adorably uncomfortable with his French, he nonetheless makes a valiant effort, reading his cue cards closely, stumbling over words and blushing once or twice when applauded


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The Romanticism of Undermän at Le National

July 12th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

In the old fashioned opulence of the National, we were treated to a new take on the literal underdogs of the circus scene: the ‘undermen’ of Undermän. Though a Swedish term, the name works perfectly in English, too. An undermän is the stable part of an acrobatic duo, that is to say the one responsible for the heavy lifting. The three main performers in this piece by Cirkus Cirkör are all ‘undermen’ who have lost their partners and are now trying to readjust and reinvent themselves in the wake of this shift


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Les 7 doigts de la main – Séquence 8

July 11th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

A decade old this year, the Montreal collective Les 7 doigts de la main claims to try to create shows encouraging the audience to identify with the characters and themes on the stage. Their latest show, simply titled Séquence 8, succeeds in this—it is an intimate, funny, and touching show, simultaneously very familiar and utterly surreal and jaw-dropping


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Yuksek: A Sweaty Night at Sala Rossa

July 10th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge

Though our bodies were warmed by the heat of the night and the heat of other people packed into Sala Rossa, we all needed a good opener to warm up our booties. Local act DJ Cherry Cola, who has a long history of working alongside big names, did the job for us nicely, spinning originals and remixes with a good sense of timing. His peaks were always satisfying, his bass was heavy, and he left the crowd bouncing and smiling, ready for the night’s headliner. Sweat was already pouring down the foreheads and the backs of most of the crowd, at it was about to get a lot worse. Or better, depending on how you look at it.



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