Concert Reviews

By Simon Howell - Sound On Sight - 04/04/2009

Some people have a way of making you feel like an asshole - people who seem to use every ounce of their energy radiating good vibes and generally make every effort to be singularly awesome. Andrew Bird is one of those people. While his idiosyncratic brand of string-laden, densely layered indie-pop surely isn't to everyone's liking, his instrumental prowess, boundless energy and lyrical dexterity are, at the very least, noteworthy. By comparison, even impressive performers can seem ordinary.

By Sophia Linhaires - Colour It Indie - 04/09/2009

I can easily say that this was by far the best concert I have been to in quite some time. The show was an overall hit. Though the crowd was fairly small, more people showed up than I expected. I really was convinced it was going to be a dead night due to the fact that Black Kids where playing with Mates of State that very same night. In the end it looks like I made the right choice by going to Late of the Pier and The Whip instead.

By Cory Alder - Rock the Plank - 04/26/2009

By Nathaly Arraiz - Two Hours Of Terror - 04/23/2009

Power. To sum up my experience at the latest performance by Montreal's own Beast, they blew me out with their power. My expectations were surpassed by the attitude of their performance. They might be a new band (their first album debuted November 2008) but these guys are no strangers to the stage.

By Lindsay Wood - Through Being Cool - 04/27/2009

In 1999, a very trendy, easy to listen to and easy to look at group was born. They even had a member named Bjorn…and Peter and John. On Monday, April 28th they came to Montreal with openers Chairlift.

By Josh Mocle - The Kids are So-So - 04/07/2009

Wasting no time on hyperbole, I’m just gonna jump right to the quotable: The World/Inferno Friendship Society skirt the line between innovation and outright inspiration and their entirely unique brand of orchestral, cabaret proto-punk may very well bring new life to a genre rife with cliché and stale personalities (and if you disagree you are wrong.)

By Christine Lariviere - The Lonesome Strangers - 03/30/2009

Late March is always a time for Montreal to shrug off the last of its winter blues, but this is always signaled by the odd day or two of freakishly cold weather…winter’s final death rattle.  So it was in a cumbersome winter jacket, layered with a sweater and t-shirt for good measure that I bustled my way down into the hot, crowded depths of Les Saints on March 30th to catch Friendly Fires playing their first show in Montreal.