For the second series of the Insolitudes festival presented at Ausgang Plaza, a mixed evening presents in turn Funk Lion, Djely Tapa and Briga. Funk Lion is embodied by a Quebecer of Haitian origin, his emancipatory and poetic quest is presented as a journey for uprooting at sometimes unusual stations. As for Djely Tapa, the Montreal singer once again offers her repertoire drawing from her Mandingo and Malian roots, without neglecting many updates developed in her adopted city. Violinist, composer and producer, Briga also sings in French and English, Montreal style. Ambitious and charged, her updated compositions have infused the Roma, Balkan, Ottoman, Maghrebian and Montreal teapots.
The Insolitudes Festival presented at Ausgang Plaza by Indie Montreal, welcomes 9 Quebec artists, three thematic programs in as many nights – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Wednesday’s psychedelic menu consists of MIELS, a psych rock keb band with a stoner or laidback edge, followed by Hippie Hourrah, a very psychedelic 70’s keb band, as well as Elephant Stone, a proven mix of psychedelic rock and Indian music.
The Underground Youth • Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
by Geneviève Gendreau
Berliners by adoption The Underground Youth showcase their latest album, Montage Images of Lust & Fear, released in March 2019, during their very first visit to Montreal. Buttressed by the charismatic presence of Craig Dyer, the project’s founder, The Underground Youth unfold an atmospheric post-punk laced with the troubled moods of disillusioned crooner Dyer. The result: ballads bitter rather than sweet, evoking Nick Cave. They will be accompanied by the Mexican band Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, just as worthy of mention for their hushed, irresistibly lunar psychedelia. They’ll also release a new EP the following day, RE – FACTO, on Sonic Cathedral, featuring two original tracks and two remixes. It is, for them too, a first passage through town.
