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Drop Nineteens is a band you’ve only heard of if you can define the word shoegaze or can at least give it your best shot.  Some shoegaze adjacent bands manage to escape that whole zeitgeist, but Drop Nineteens are one you stumble upon if you’re specifically looking into the genre and its roots. There is often disagreement over the boundaries of the term and defining it without a sigh beforehand is rare. I can do it, however, because I live and breathe this stuff. Shoegaze is 90s-flavored alt-rock with a lot of guitar effects.

On Friday evening, I had the chance to interview Quebec City's “post-everything but a little punk overall” band Dogo Suicide before their show at Turbo Haus. 

POP Montreal returned for its annual weekend of concert after concert spread over 5 days, with over 400 artists and bands playing at over 50 venues across the city. On Friday, CJLO staff attended a few of the shows POP had to offer

Lisa Rupnik

It’s not often you witness a band’s rise to stardom unfold in real-time, but for Irish post-punkers Fontaines DC, it’s evident they’re on the fast track to world-renowned rock star status. With every new release, the shows grow larger, the crowds become more fervent, and the band’s presence in the music world becomes increasingly undeniable.