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Electronic / Hip Hop / Noise / Pop / Rock

Montreal Pride Weekend 2020: Adam Lambert and Backxwash

by Patrick Baillargeon

As the pandemic obliges, the Montreal Pride Festival must make the best of a tough situation. So, for this year, the event presents all its programming online, via various platforms. For the musical component this weekend, Fierté Mtl has invited, among others, Montreal DJ Odile Myrtil, who takes over the turntables today – Saturday – from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the festival’s Twitch account.  Singer-songwriter and performer, she’s also resident DJ at the Moonshine nights and has played at Igloofest, Piknic Électronik and Osheaga, among others. On Sunday at 7 p.m., Fierté Mtl hosts Adam Lambert, who filled Freddie Mercury’s shoes in Queen. The rapper Backxwash, whose name is circulating more and more in Montreal and elsewhere, and who’s likely to win the 2020 Polaris Prize (at least, that’s what we think at PAN M 360), opens for Lambert. You can attend this show for free on the event’s Facebook page. Party proudly!

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VOTE READY

by Patrick Baillargeon

Un concert gratuit pour l’inscription des électeurs aura lieu le vendredi 14 août à 19 heures (heure de l’Est), pour motiver les fans à vérifier et à mettre à jour leur inscription sur les listes électorales. Le concert, qui fait partie de la série Live From Out There en direct, comprendra des performances originales auto-enregistrées de The War On Drugs, Robin Pecknold, Daniel Rossen (de Grizzly Bear), Christopher Bear (de Grizzly Bear/Fools), Kyp Malone (de TV On The Radio), Jaleel Bunton (de TV On The Radio), Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Tarriona Tank Ball, Hand Habits, Ciggy, Kam Franklin (de The Suffers), The Building et Allison Russell & Leyla McCalla (de Our Native Daughters). 

Avant l’événement, les fans qui vérifient leur statut d’électeur via HeadCount.org/VoteReady recevront un eTicket gratuit pour le streaming. Toute personne encore non inscrite pourra ensuite facilement s’inscrire pour voter grâce à un formulaire en ligne, mais ceci ne concerne que les Américains. Toutefois, les téléspectateurs internationaux et mineurs pourront bénéficier du même accès en s’engageant à voter lors de la prochaine élection à laquelle ils seront admissibles.

Vérifiez l’inscription des électeurs ici pour le eTicket VOTE READY.

Alternative Rock / Post-Rock / Rock

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

by Patrick Baillargeon

The furious Texas post-punk band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead play three one-hour online shows live from their Austin HQ. The first is co-presented by local promoter Blue Skies Turn Black, to whom the band will donate 20% of their ticket sales.

The quintet, led since 1994 by Jason Reece and Conrad Keely, who share the drums, guitar and microphone respectively, will perform some of the songs from their most recent album X: The Godless Voice and Other Stories, released in early 2020, marks the band’s return to the recording studio, having not released anything since 2014. Those who saw them live on stage last year at Distortion or EMF know that the band is capable of reaching dizzying sound levels. Crank it up! 

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Lolla2020 (Lollapalooza)

by Patrick Baillargeon

Since Lollapalooza won’t take place as planned, this year’s festival presents its online edition of Lolla2020, a free event broadcast on the original dates of the Chicago-based festival, from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2.

The event features more than 150 performances, some live and some from the festival archives. Some of the featured artists include Paul McCartney, Metallica, Gary Clark Jr., Cypress Hill, Chance the Rapper, Outkast, Arcade Fire, Brockhampton, Ellie Goulding, Louis The Child, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Khalid, Kali Uchis, Vic Mensa, H.E.R., Kaskade, Alison Wonderland, Zhu, Michelle Obama, LL Cool J and many more! 

Perry Farrell, founder of Lollapalooza and leader of Jane’s Addiction, will be interviewing iconic artists such as Lars Ulrich, Chuck D, Matt Pinfield, and more. He’ll also conduct a special performance of the Kind Heaven Orchestra featuring Taylor Hawkins, a tribute to David Bowie with pianist Mike Garson, and the first Porno for Pyros reunion in 24 years!  

The broadcast will be live on YouTube starting at 5 p.m. (CDT), that’s 6 p. m. (EST). Bookmark this page to listen to Live From Home, or watch on Lolla.com and YouTube.com/Lollapalooza. 

Jazz

Kamaal Williams with Shabaka Hutchings, Lauren Faith and Alina Bzhezhinska

by Steve Naud

To mark the release of his new album Wu Hen, British keyboardist Kamaal Williams performs live this Thursday in the company of saxophonist and clarinetist Shabaka Hutchings – another pillar of London’s vibrant jazz scene – as well as soul singer Lauren Faith and harpist Alina Bzhezhinska. Donations can be made to fund the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, an organization that works with youth. 

Here’s a tantalizing preview of what awaits the audience:

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Dance-Pop / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Pop

Moon Zooz : Too Many Zooz et Moon Hooch

by Rupert Bottenberg

You can never get too much Too Many Zooz. New York City’s subway superstars have set up a pair of back-to-back livestreamed concerts, the better to bring their rambunctious yet super-tight brass-house funk into your living room. Were Too Many Zooz not enough, they’ve brought on their amazing compatriots Moon Hooch for opening sets. Still want more? How about the Moon Zooz all-in jam that concludes each show? Zoological lunacy guaranteed.

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Punk

Bérurier Noir Tribute Concert

by Patrick Baillargeon

This second tribute to the legendary Bérurier Noir comes live from L’Anti in Quebec City. After the crazy Montreal night at Le Ritz a few months ago, before it all blew up in our faces, Ripcordz bassist Alex, on guitar, and V8, singer from Les Ordures Ioniques, are back with the costumes, the saxophone, the indispensable beat-box and a lot of sweat. A tropical punk fiesta to celebrate the Bérurier spirit! Put the beer on ice, you’re going to need it! For those who want to support L’Anti Bar & Spectacles and local musicians, a $30 package is offered if you’re three or more people tuned in. The first 300 tickets are $8 and the rest will be $10 (both prices + tax and service). Les Bérus are dead, long live les Bérus!

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Isol-Aid

by Patrick Baillargeon

The Australian Isol-AID festival today celebrates four months of local and international talent with Alice Skye, Billy Davis, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Denzel M, French Concession, Jordan Dennis, Kye, Soju Gang, and Yung Shogun, as well as pop sensation Banoffee and his guests Your Smith, Kacy Hill, Mood Killer, Mouth Tooth, and Montreal’s Cecile Believe. Adjust your watches because Australia is 12 hours ahead of our Eastern Standard Time. The party starts via the Isol-AID Instagram page with Cecile Believe at 12:40pm Sydney time. Each artist plays for 20 minutes. A great opportunity to discover a number of Australian artists that we hardly hear about here.

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Indie Rock / Post-Punk

Rough Trade Transmissions: Fontaines D.C.

by Patrick Baillargeon

A few weeks before the release of their second album, which will follow the consequential Dogrel, released just over a year ago, the Irish quintet will give a small live concert on the Instagram TV page of the record store Rough Trade. The Dublin-based band, often associated to the new “post-punk” scene with Shame, Idles, and The Murder Capital (also from Dublin), present several new tracks from A Hero’s Death, out on Partisan Records om July 31.

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Jazz

Anteloper – Tour Beats Vol. 1 (EP launch)

by Steve Naud

Photo: Zachariah Kobrinsky

To mark the launch of the Tour Beats Vol. 1 EP, Anteloper – the duo of Jaimie Branch (trumpet) and Jason Nazary (drums) – perform online straight from The Hideout in Chicago. On the menu: psychedelic jazz enhanced with electronic effects and funky rhythms. The visual aspect of the evening is handled by multimedia artist Kim Alpert. Colourful atmosphere guaranteed!

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metal

Anvil

by Christine Fortier

Crédit photo : AFM Records

Like so many others, Anvil was forced to cancel the tour that they had on their agenda to promote the release of their 18th album, entitled Legal At Last. Consequently, when the owner of L’Anti Bar & Spectacles in Quebec City offered to present a virtual concert live from his venue, the Canadian band, who had already composed five of the songs for their next album, jumped at the chance. According to organizers District 7 Production and L’Anti Bar & Spectacles, fans can expect an impeccable concert in terms of sound, images and lighting.

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Dance-Punk / New Wave / No Wave / Post-Punk

Rough Trade Transmissions present Public Practice

by Patrick Baillargeon

To mark the release of the vinyl and CD of the excellent Gentle Grip, pleasantly received when the digital version was released a few weeks ago, the New York dance-punk/no-wave band will present the thing live from the Rough Trade shop and concert hall in Brooklyn. Public Practice is the meeting of almost everything that was best in post-punk, dance-punk, no wave and new wave from 1978 to 1982. Think Blondie, Talking Heads, ESG, Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, Suicide, Gang of Four, and especially Au Pairs, all executed with accuracy but without an ounce of nostalgia! It’s free and it’s not to be missed. 

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