Concert Reviews

Pennywise @ Metropolis

September 10 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

When I was in grade nine, Pennywise was the quintessential punk band. Not only did they give me instant cool cred when everyone else was listening to Nickelback, but their music soothed over the rough moments of early high school. When I heard that they were coming to Montreal, and I had the chance of reviewing the show, I jumped at the opportunity. Also, they were playing with pop punk legends Authority Zero and Riverboat Gamblers, as well as local band Fifty Stars Anger. It was the promise of a majorly great show.

88 Fingers Louie @ Foufs

August 30 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

I was overcome by a strange giddiness that I had not felt since the first time I saw Nomeansno live. 88 Fingers Louie is one of the many bands that I loved when I was sixteen but never had the chance to see in a live setting. This concert marks the end of those years as this will be the last band on the teenage bucket list of groups to see live (minus bands that broke up before I knew them, like Operation Ivy). 

Public Enemy (Fear Of A Black Planet 20th Anniversary tour)

August 27 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

The 2010 HARD Tour feat. Crystal Castles/Rusko/Sinden/Destructo

August 24 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Heavy Montreal Roundup 2015 - The review

August 17 2010 // Sean Z. / Idle Matt / Angelica / Philiam / AndrewIXQ // Magazine // Concert Reviews

 

Heavy Montreal came and went again this year and it was a pretty awesome ride.  In addition to doing a live broadcast from the grounds on Sunday and having bands like Exes For Eyes, Sandveiss, Coal Chamber, and Dig It Up stop by to talk with us, we on the CJLO crew got to see a ton of bands and enjoy the hospitality of the Heavy staff, supplied by Evenko.  Here's a list of what we all saw:

Chromeo, Chromeo where for was thou Chromeo?

August 10 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Osheaga Day 2!

August 10 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Osheaga Day 1!

August 8 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Crowded House @ Metropolis

July 28 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Smokey Robinson @ Place Des Arts

July 27 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

People think I’m crazy because I enjoy the solitary drive to and from Toronto.

Why on earth would ANYONE want to spend 5-6 hours isolated in a tiny automobile? For one thing, Tim Horton’s coffee tastes better when you’re in a Kingston rest-area surrounded by the Kingston regulars (Is it just me, or are they still stuck in the '90s?) I could be crazy… but using my sleeve to open doors in their truck stops is NOT the reason why I enjoy the drive.

Nor is it the scenery, or the cushier Ontario roads.
It’s all about the music in my car.

Hindi Zahra w/ Sokoun @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Setting: Super hot night outside, mega ice-box, jet cooled inside. What were they thinking? A nice fog formed at the entrance though...

Konono No. 1 @ Le National

July 22 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Sasparilla and Sassafrass (The Pan-African Hour)

Sasparilla: What a dope show!

Sassafrass: Yes it was dope (monotone).

Sasparilla: Konono No. 1 have a very distinctive sound. By amplifying thumb harps (known in Africa as mbiras) they can distort the timbre of the instruments, creating a hazy, piercing sound, totally unlike anything else I have heard from Africa.

Nuits D'Afrique And CJLO!

July 15 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Summer is back and so is Montreal's most famous world music festival, Festival International Nuits D’Afrique.  From July 13 to 25, 2010 the Nuits d'Afrique invites you to come and dialogue through music with hundreds of artists, singers, and dancers from over 30 countries! With 53 shows this year, come and celebrate African, Caribbean and Latin-American culture, diversity and métissage on our indoor shows or our free outdoor stages. 

Dobet Gnahoré @ Nuits D'Afrique

July 15 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews


Dobet Gnahoré kicked off the 24th Festival Nuits D’Afrique in fine form. Literally.

Propelling herself into mid-air, spinning on the floor like a breakdancer, and gyrating torso muscles you didn’t know existed, Gnahoré demonstrated the breadth of her talents, which are deeply rooted in the traditions of Africa.

Then there’s her voice. Deep and robust, it seems to emanate from within her soul, from an ancient place connected to shamans and tribesmen who came before.

The Flaming Lips @ Metropolis

July 12 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

As July has begun with a sauna of a heatwave in Montreal, the thought of attending a show at Metropolis is the slightest bit daunting, especially when the Humidex is approaching 40 in the celsius column.

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