Photo credit: Asim Overstands
Sisters Priya “Contra” and Bhagya “Eboshi” Ramesh, aka Cartel Madras, roll through town at Bar le Ritz PDB on March 7. Born in Chennai but based in Calgary, this duo is pushing a hard-as-nails rap sound they have branded “Goonda rap”, centering their experience as queer, immigrants and women of colour.
After the passing of Charles Cooper in 2009, and the creation of his own parallel project Sons of Magdalene, American multi-instrumentalist Joshua Eustis is now carrying the Telefon Tel Aviv torch as a solo act. The tour for the album Dreams Are Not Enough marks the return of the former Nine Inch Nails/Puscifer member’s project with this first recording since Immolate Yourself (2009). Released in September 2019 on Ghostly International, this highly anticipated new material doesn’t disappoint in any way. This electronic opus with high-calibre electronics and sumptuous experimental sounds might be worth the decade of waiting. Intensity and emotion will undoubtedly be part of this performance, which underlines the reunion between an artist of great creative sensitivity, and an audience that hardly expected it to happen anymore, especially in such an intimate setting!