FME 2026: Philippe Larocque’s Top Five Acts To See This Year
By Stephan BoissonneaultSeptember has landed, meaning one of Quebec’s most wacky and experimental festivals, the Festival de Musique Émergente (lovingly referred to as FME), is only hours away. As one of the co-founders of the DIY, alternative music label, Mothland, Philippe Larocque has been helping curate the visionary lineups for the Rouyn-Noranda festival for many years. We […]
FME 2026 I Choses Sauvages: Where the Wild Things Are
By Lyle HendriksBlending ‘80s Italia-glam and a primal, self-aware machismo of the future, Choses Sauvages never fails to electrify a crowd. Headed by the ever-animalistic Félix Bélisle (who was in his finest Freddy Mercury look for FME’s Thursday night), the Saint-Eustache/Montreal funk-punking supergroup takes pleasure in firebombing the dancefloor, demanding motion and mayhem with each long, shapeshifting […]
FME 2026 I Camilla Sparksss Brings the Noise
By Stephan BoissonneaultUsually the weird noise artist is booked a little later in the FME roster, so we all have a moment of reprieve to truly take in the abstract magical energy given off by a place like Rouyn-Noranda. But the FME bookers and Mothland really pulled out the experimental stop early with Camilla Sparksss. As we […]
Souk du Sud 2026 | A Crossroads of Cultures, According to Patrice Agbokou
By Sandra GasanaHe often stays in the background, but this man of many talents really gets things moving, as they say. Originally a bassist, he chose to step behind the scenes to build the infrastructure that allows diverse artists to shine. Whether through his booking agency, Pasa Musik—which also serves as a record label while operating in […]



































