“Regardless of what festival it is, when I look up, I always think ‘I need to get on that fucking stage’.” Sam Olson laughs a big, infectious laugh. She knows full well that she doesn’t want her budding career to be some ‘singing project,’ some personal experiment that will eventually fizzle out when she…
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Aside from moving into a new apartment and buying some clothes from his neighbourhood Renaissance, few things have changed in Airick Woodhead’s world since being signed to Sub Pop. “I feel a bit more sustainable now,” he tells me on the way to his studio at the Torn Curtain, “there’s definitely been a mentality shift.…
Read MoreInterview: Benjamin Booker Lets His Music Speak For Itself
Benjamin Booker is not having the best day. He’s standing on stage at the Sala Rossa for a sound check that was supposed to be done an hour ago; a sound check which, in all due respect, isn’t going well. His manager who seems like a rather level-headed guy—who greeted us at the door…
Read MoreThe Unusual Director of Indie Montreal Music Doc ‘A City is an Island’: Timothy George Kelly
Halfway through the film ‘A City is an Island,’ we see Mac Demarco sitting in the bathroom of his Montreal apartment, giving the camera his best come-hither look as he pees while sitting down. The fluorescent light above the sink casts everything in a murky glow, while Mac, as calm as ever, serenades the camera…
Read MorePOP Montreal 2014 Festival Highlights
Another POP Montreal festival has come and gone, and this year’s was as good as any. Taking over venues and taverns around town from last Wednesday to Sunday, the festival presented over 600 artists in just five days, making for one crazy schedule. While the talent at this year’s edition was endless, here are some…
Read MoreVancouver Meets Montreal: Shad @ The Corona Theatre
The last time I went to see Shad, he performed for a packed house. This time around, the attending bodies hardly made a dent in the venue’s capacity. While this could be attributed to the fact that both openers– Hannah Georgas and We Are The City– are definitely not hip-hop acts, it nonetheless made for…
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