
The last time The Strange Boys came to Montreal, they played a packed Casa del Popolo and thoroughly rocked the densely packed room with their particularly shambolic blend of backwards-looking garage / blues / retro psych-rock. I know that not because I was there, but because that was the main topic of discussion in the moments leading up to the Suoni Per Il Popolo four-fer taking place on a cool Wednesday night at the slightly remote Il Motore. Hype kills, though, so it seemed best not...