On the second day of FME (Festival de Musique Emergente). Started off the day by attending the annual Bonsound Pool Party. Performing by the pool was Les Louanges Cool indie rock jazz music. Give that performance 7/10. Around 5pm I went over to Stage Evolu-son to see Lydia Képinski. She started off singing, where no …
This past weekend I attended FME (Festival de Musique Emergente) which happened from August 30 – September 2, 2018. Some of the acts who I saw have been posted but I want to do a day by day post. Starting off with the first night of the festival. Arrived at Agora des Arts and caught …
The one reason I missed out the whole set by Yonatan Gat was to see the Montreal rock band Teke::Teke at FME 2018. Infusing Japanese Eleki surf-rock with elements of modern music that include shoegaze, post-punk, and psych rock, as well as Latin and Balkan influences. It was very surreal and exciting to see! I …
On the Saturday nights portion of FME 2018. I was eager to see Yonatan Gat having missed out at CMW 2018. Somehow things were getting late at Scène Paramount. I only managed seeing like 15 minutes of the set and missing out the Eastern Medicine Singers. But it was wonderful seeing him shred guitar.
Definitely the big highlight at this year’s FME 2018 was Karkwatson. First of a two-night show. Karkwatson brings together Patrick Watson’s four-piece band and all five members of Karkwa for a complex, flexible, expressive musical languages. It was totally an unbelievable show. So unbelievable that I was bought to tears. Hearing both acts perform Beijing …
On the second night of FME 2018. Watched a wonderful solo performance by Basia Bulat. The various times I have seen Basia perform usually with a full band. It has been a long time since I last seen her play solo. Started off with It Can’t Be You and hearing that tracks just breaks your …
You can say the first night of Bon-Fire 2018 was a warm-up for what was to come on the Saturday’s portion of the festival. Started off a nice sunny day with Alexia Avina, who performed at the Forest Stage. Very nice ambient dream pop music by the Montreal musician. Reminds me of Sea Oleena! L …
Ending off the first night of Bon-Fire 2018 at the Forest Stage was Jessy Lanza! Enjoyed and couldn’t stop dancing to her electro-dance music.
Performing at the Forest stage at Bon-Fire 2018 was Chad VanGaalen. Back by his band members The Bleach Wipes. It was a wonderful hazy glitchy rock set! Preview some new songs and mostly from his 2017 album Light Information plus some oldies.
Ottawa’s Bonnie Doon was the first band to perform at the Bonfire Tent at Bon-Fire 2018. Lots of fun under the tent with indie surf post-rock music!!