CJLO Pop Montreal 2012 Festival Preview

Just a few short hours, and the wait is finally over! The POP Montreal International Music Festival kicks off tomorrow, September 19th at 11:00 am with four absolutely free Art POP exhibits at Quarters POP, which last the duration of the festival. Are you a voyeur? Then you won't want to miss o F F Love Fan Art Bedroom, a sneaky little peek into the obsessive teenage mind. Lovers of Arcade Fire will definitely want to check out The Art of "The Suburbs" at Nomad Industries; the exhibition features never-before-seen objects and images used to create the cover image of the band's Grammy Award-winning album.

There is a POP for everyone!

Film POP is screening some amazing music documentaries this year, including films about the Canadian all-girl post punk band the Fifth Column, the New York punk and new wave scene, and the award-winning doc featuring teen prodigy and speed-metal guitarist Jason Becker. Plus, you can enjoy a spooky night at the Red Roof Church on Saturday when the 1976 horror classic The Omen screens at midnight. It's all for you, Damien!

The POP Symposium has one of the most talked-about events of the festival, when David Byrne and Win Butler discuss How Music Works on Saturday, September 22nd. Yes! More Arcade Fire. The event is sold out online, but a little POP bird told me there are still tickets available at Drawn & Quarterly. Another top-pick is Jeannette Lee in Conversation with Vivien Goldman; these hip ladies will discuss the post-punk underground, and that event is free!

Kids POP has toddler tunes, workshops, dance activities, and yoga for kids of all ages on Saturday and Sunday. Also over the weekend we have the POP Record Fair and Puces POP for people looking for hard-to-find vinyl and unique, hand-made items.

Sports lovers won't want to miss POP vs JOCK on Saturday, September 22nd at the McGill University Sports Centre. This amazing basket ball game has the Butler brothers (even MORE Arcade Fire!), the McGill Redmen, and the Concordia Stingers playing for charity. Plus, the half-time show features David Byrne & Moment Factory! All proceeds go to the DJ Sports Club, a non-profit charity that offers programs in sports and education to Montreal youth 7 to 17 years old.

Of course, Pop Montreal is all about the music, and so is CJLO!

Bring your ear plugs, because it's going to get LOUD when drone doctors (and CJLO members) AIM LOW hit the stage at Casa del Popolo on Thursday, September 20th. For those who enjoy music that's a little softer and on the electronic-side, check out Echo Beach (featuring Julie Matson from With Gay Abandon) at the Royal Phoenix the same night.

Shhh.... rumour has it there will be a secret show with Archery Guild, AIM LOW, Kestrels, and more! at Entree Des Artistes on Friday, September 21st. We'll definitely keep you posted about that on our Facebook page.

CJLO and Salon Identité present the Sunday Drone Pop Up Party on Sunday, September 23rd starting at 1:00 pm with an afternoon of drone, experimental, and avant-garde music. The party will also include art and video installations, sweet treats, and manicures! You won't want to miss this, so be sure to get there a little early and grab a spot. Later that night, CJLO is sponsoring the Nicky da B show at Eglise POP Little Burgundy.

Also on Sunday, CJLO's very own DJ Sugarface Nene from Beat the World spins the best in world music during the PASA Musik Showcase at Club Lambi.

Oh, and be sure to send the station some good vibes when you spot the CJLO banner at the Wild Nothing show on Wednesday, September 19th.

Without further ado! CJLO staff and on-air personalities give their top picks for Pop Montreal concerts and events for every day of the week. Continue to visit the CJLO Magazine over the weekend for more CJLO POP coverage. 

 

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Mason W
Midnight Love Affair, Sundays 10-11 pm

Gonna be a full five-days of fun and I'm excited! These are my special 2012 POP picks:

WEDNESDAY

• Art POP: o F F Love FAN ART BEDROOM @ Quartiers POP
• SYMPOSIUM & Hotel2Tango: Guy Picciotto in Conversation with Howard Bilerman @ Quartiers POP
• Film POP: Searching for Sugarman @ PHI Centre
• Fixture Records Showcase: Chevalier Avant Garde + Sheer Agony + Freelove Fenner + Brave Radar @ Brasserie Beaubien
• DAM-FUNK + Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire @ Mission Santa Cruz

THURSDAY

• Mozart's Sister @ Parc de la Petite-Italie
• CAVES @ L'Escogriffe
• Doldrums @ Balattou
• The Group Sound @ Barfly
• Zooey @ Royal Phoenix

FRIDAY

• Caves @ Parc de la Petite-Italie
• POP Symposium: Jimmy 'Bo' Horne in conversation with Rollie Pemberton @ Quartiers
• POP Symposium: POP Law @ Quartiers POP
• Bertrand Burgalat + Jef Barbara + TOPS @ Cabaret du Mile-End
• Tim Hecker + Solar Year @ Church of St. John the Evangelist
• Yamantaka // Sonic Titan: Opera 33 @ Rialto Theatre

SATURDAY

• Puces POP: Record Fair @ Ukrainian Federation
• Film POP: Nightclubbing: New York Punk and New Wave – 1975-1980 @ BBAM! Gallery (Part 1)
• POP vs Jock @ McGill University Sports Centre
• Paula @ L'Escogriffe
• Brazilian Money @ Barfly
• Zoe Kiefl + Agor @ Royal Phoenix
• Karneef @ Rodos en Haut
• Each Other @ Casa Del Popolo

SUNDAY

• Puces POP: Record Fair @ Ukrainian Federation
• Film POP: Nightclubbing: New York Punk and New Wave – 1975-1980 @ BBAM! Gallery (Part 2)
• FILM POP: DEEP END – Special Pool Screening! @ Trylon Apartments Pool
• Purity Ring + Evian Christ @ La Tulipe

 

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Prince Palu
The Go-Go Radio Magic Show, Fridays 6-8 pm

Working with a very limited budget and very tight schedule, here is what Prince Palu is planning for POP Montreal 2012:

WEDNESDAY

Film POP: Searching For Sugarman @ PHI Centre

THURSDAY

• Film POP: From Montreal @ Film BOX
• Hot Snakes @ Mission Santa Cruz
• Red Mass @ Club Lambi

SATURDAY

• Puces POP Craft & DIY Fair @ Eglise St. Michel
• Kids POP au Parc @ Parc de la Petite-Italie
• Andre Williams & The Sadies @ Cabaret du Mile-End

 

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MF Gold
CJLO Alumnus, Say Word?!

WEDNESDAY

• Nomadic Massive, Antibalas & K'nann @ Theatre Corona
• Dam-Funk @ Mission Santa Cruz

THURSDAY

• Alaclair Ensemble, Maybe Watson & Loud, Larry, Adjust @ La Sala Rossa
• Joey Baddass @ Le Cabaret du Mile End

FRIDAY

Rah Rah @ O Patro Vys

SATURDAY

Akua @ La Sala Rossa

SUNDAY

Sarah MK + DJ Sugarface Nene @ Club Lambi

  

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Stephanie Dee
Twee Time, Fridays 8-9 pm

I would devote five full days of my life to seeing everything and anything POP if I didn't have to work. Here are my top picks this year; I sure hope I get to do more! 

WEDNESDAY

• Art POP: o F F Love Fan Art Bedroom @ Quarters POP
• Bredrins + Cobra & Vulture + Elephant Stone + Yukon Blonde @ Le Divan Orange

THURSDAY

• Art POP: You'll Dance to Anything @ Quarters POP
• Parlovr + PS I Love You @ Le Divan Orange

FRIDAY

• Art POP: The Art of "The Suburbs" @ Nomad Industries
• Nubians + What Next? + The Nymphets @ L'Escogriffe

SATURDAY

• Jeannette Lee in Converstaion with Vivien Goldman @ Quarters POP
• Art POP/Symposium DIY/DIT @ Quarters POP
• The Sadies & Andre Williams + Cuff the Duke + Sin & the Swoon @ Cabaret du Mile-End

SUNDAY

• Puces POP Craft & DIY Fair @ Eglise St. Michel
• Sarah Mk + DJ Sugarface Nene @ Club Lambi

 

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Beansie Saretsky
CJLO Station Manager & DJ Maiden Voyage, Fridays 12-1 pm

WEDNESDAY

• Film POP: Andrew Bird: Fever Year @ Film BOX
• Freelove Fenner @ Brasserie Beaubien
• DIIV + Wild Nothing @ Il Motore

THURSDAY

• Film POP: She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column @ Film BOX
• Parlovr @ Divan Orange
• METZ @ Mission Santa Cruz
• Hand Cream @ L’Escogriffe
• Peaches DJ Extravaganza @ Eglise POP Little Burgandy

FRIDAY

• St. Vincent and David Byrne @ l’Église St-Jean-Baptiste
• Julia Holter @ Red Roof Church (St. John the Evangelist)
• Yamantaka // Sonic Titan @  Rialto Theatre
• UN @ Sala Rossa
• Tim Hecker @ Red Roof Church (St. John the Evangelist)
• A Tribe Called Red @ Eglise POP Little Burgundy

SATURDAY

• Puces POP: Record Fair @ Ukrainian Federation
• POP Symposium: How to Get The Recording You Want: Creativity and Sound Recording @ Quartiers POP
• Art POP/Symposium: DIY / DIT @ Quartiers POP
• POP Symposium: David Byrne + Win Butler: How Music Works @ Ukrainian Federation
• Film POP: The Omen @ Red Roof Church (St. John the Evangelist)

SUNDAY

• Queer POP @ Cagibi
• Purity Ring @ La Tulipe
• Nicky Da B @ Eglise POP Little Burgundy

 

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Kayleigh Jordan-MacGregor
CJLO Campus Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator

THURSDAY

• Rae Spoon @ O Patro Vys
• Moon King @ Balattou
• AIM LOW @ Casa del Popolo
• AroarA @ Ukrainian Federation
• Cousins + Hooded Fang @ CFC
• Peaches DJ Extravaganza @ Eglise POP Little Burgandy

FRIDAY

• David Byrne & St. Vincent @ Eglise St. Jean Baptiste (just kidding I'm poor)
• Hot Snakes @ Mission Santa Cruz
• Bishop Morocco @ Club Lambi
• Yamantaka // Sonic Titan @  Rialto Theatre

SATURDAY

• Puces POP (I promise this is not just any craft fair, y'all)
• Chilly Gonzalez @ L'Olympia
• Austra @ Mission Santa Cruz

SUNDAY

• Navid Nabab @ Quarters POP
• The Breezes @ Les 3 Minots
• Liars @ Espace POP
• Big K.R.I.T. @ Club Soda
• Sarah Mk + DJ Sugarface Nene @ Club Lambi

 

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Maryana V.
CJLO Magazine Team

THURSDAY

• Vulgar, you! @ Club Lambi
• Peaches DJ Extravaganza @ Eglise POP Little Burgundy

FRIDAY

Gonjasufi @ Foufounes Electriques

SATURDAY

Austra @ Mission Santa Cruz

SUNDAY

Grizzly Bear @ L'Olympia

 

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Looking for even more POP Montreal picks? CJLO presents the following features:

Countdown to POP Montreal by Brian H from Countdown to Armageddon

Top Picks for POP Montreal by Omar Sonics from Hooked on Sonics