Concert Reviews

RADIOHEAD @ Parc Jean Drapeau

By Ricky D - The Naked Lunch - 08/06/2008

Some are calling it the concert of the summer: Radiohead somehow managed to cram a good 35,000 fans into Park Jean Drapeau Wednesday night (that’s more seats that you can fit in the Bell Center). Even Coldplay, whose latest album brought them to the top of the charts for the very first time, managed to only sell 19,000 tickets the week prior.


FLOBOTS + The People Under the Stairs @ Le Studio

By Shaun Huet-Hunt - Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em - 08/12/2008

A wonderful Tuesday night in Montreal -- the sun was shining, the birds were singing, the beats were banging and Le Studio held a show to keep curious Montreal residents on their toes. With nothing left to complain about in the Rant Line, residents were forced to pile themselves into a venue with the typical surroundings of a bar needing more than just Boreal beer.


RANCID - NIGHTS 1 & 2 @ Metropolis

By Jackie Hall - Bridge the Gap - 08/05/2008


NAS + Talib Kweli + DJ Green Lantern + Jay Electronica @ Metropolis

By Döc Holidæ - Phantastiq Cypha - 07/22/2008

“Ether.” It was all I could think about as I made my way to the Nas concert. Would Nas spit the track that some called be best diss track ever written? Now that Nas and Jay-Z have put their dislike for each other behind them and have even collaborated on tracks together, it was safe to say he wouldn’t go there…or would he?


SEUN KUTI AND THE EGYPT 80 @ Metropolis

By Luca Petryshyn (aka DJ Spooky) - West African Hour - 07/13/2008

 


BLACK UMFOLOSI @ Le National

By Andrij Radio (aka DJ Dreeko) - West African Hour - 07/15/2008

 


SALAAM @ Ballatou

By Luca Petryshyn (aka DJ Spooky) - West African Hour - 07/16/2008


KRS-ONE @ Le National

By Adrian - Eclectricity - 03/09/2008


CALEXICO @ Le National

By Simon Howell - A Listening Ear - 07/07/2008

Since the late 90's, Calexico -- formed by Joey Burns and John Convertino of Giant Sand -- have been steadily churning out their own blend of horn-infused folk-rock, which touches on traditional Mexican music as well as more typical American folk influences. Their live show, as it turns out, is a fairly straightforward replica of their recorded sound, albeit with a few left turns here and there.


MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE @ Le Medley

By Michelle Ayoub - 06/29/2008

“Yes, NO, do-do-do-do!”

Le Medley, June 29th 2008. The band: Mindless Self Indulgence, touring in support of their new album If. I am still undecided on whether I am the perfect person to write this review, or the absolute worse. On the one hand, I vividly recall sneaking in to seven dollar shows in bars years before I was of age to see this band, on the other hand, I vividly recall sneaking in to seven dollar shows in bars years before I was of age to see this band.


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