Have a listen to the October 15, 2018 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM. Lots of show picks for this weekend in Ottawa. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: Playlist: Rich Aucoin – The Middle Hey Ocean! – The Hurt of Happiness / Vagabond feat. Shad Shad – The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink) …
Lastly here is the final day of Pop Montreal 2018. Decided to go to the fourth night of Wolf Parade’s show at La Sala Rossa. Opening up for them was Freak Heat Waves. This new incarnation is quite different from the last time I saw ages ago. Ditching the guitars for more of a synth-keyboards …
On the fourth day of Pop Montreal 2018. Here was what went on from Saturday. Kind of a chilly afternoon at the Mile End Block Party. It was the Focus Wales BBQ showcase. Not from Wales, Montreal’s Alexa Avina performed a nice dreamy ambient pop music. 8/10. HMS Morris delivered an wonderful indie synth and …
On the third day of Pop Montreal 2018. Here was what went on from Friday. Started off by checking out the Mile End Block Party. Caught most of Jacobus. If you aren’t familiar with his other band Radio Radio, it is mostly Acadian hip-hop and electronic music. 7/10. Made it into the sold out show …
Sorry for the delay on my coverage of Pop Montreal 2018. These were who I saw on the second day of the festival. Began by seeing Toronto’s Luka perform at Phonopolis. Wonderful intimate singer-songwrite folk pop music. 8/10. I actually went to SAT for the first time. It was the last night of the Reb …
Started off the day in Pop Montreal. Went to Phonopolis to see: Markus Floats. Blending ambient, electronic-experimental, avant-garde and synth music. 7/10. Desert Bloom. Electronic and ambient music. 7/10. Joseph Shabason. The Toronto saxophonist performed a wonderful experimental jazz set. Previewing new materials from Anne and from Aytche. 7/10. Opening party! Over at Bar Le …
Here is the December 11, 2017 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1FM. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Julie Doiron & The Wrong Guys – Hope Floats / You Wanted What I Want Mushy Gushy – I Don’t Know Yet Her Harbour – Come Half Moon / Momento Mori The Weather Station – You and …
Have a listen to No Filter for October 2, 2017. Lots of shows and albums coming out in October. HOUR ONE: HOUR TWO: PLAYLIST: Slack Bridges – Beat Back Beat Back *SNEAK PEEK* by Slack Bridges Aerialists – Group Manoeuvre Group Manoeuvre by Aerialists Blakdenim – Switch (Break It Down) Complexus by BLAKDENIM Peach Pit …
I thought I wasn’t going to see Diana at NXNE this year. Missed out on their Drake Hotel Underground show on the first night, I completely forgot that they were playing the Friday show opening up for Warpaint. It was a nice surprised that they had new members in the line-up one being Thomas Gill …
This was the only show I went at this year’s Pop Montreal on a Wednesday night. At first I wasn’t thinking of going but what the heck not. Playing at the show: • Diana • Empress Of