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Welcome back to the NHL Winnipeg.

The Jets re-entered the NHL losing 5 to 1 to the Montreal Canadiens in Winnipeg. The over fifteen thousand fans were not discouraged by the scoreline though.

They chanted go jets go to end the game even though the hometeam trailed by four. In attendance for the sold out game were Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

It was not all good news for the Canadiens yesterday. Michael Cammalleri and Jaroslav Spacek were injured in the game.

Winnipeg’s next game is in Chicago while Montreal comes home to face Calgary.

Both games are on Thursday.

Cairo clashes leave 24 dead and more than 200 wounded after Coptic church protest since Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.

The attack took place in Aswan province last week with Coptic Christians blaming on Muslim radicals.

Prime Minister ESSAM SHARAF said what was taking place were not clashes between Muslims and Christians but attempts to provoke chaos and dissent.

Funerals are to be held and the cabinet organizes an emergency meeting on Monday.

Thousands joined the march from the Shubra district of northern Cairo to the state TV building in Maspero Square for a sit-in. But the clashes began here and were spread to Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the demonstrations which led to President Mubarak's resignation.

The Copts, the largest minority in Egypt require presidential permission for churches to be built. Egypt only recognizes conversions from Christianity to Islam, not the other way.

This was my first time at Corona Theater and Papa, the opening act, were taking the stage. They had two members from Girls and three other band members that played an exuberant, joyful set. The audience was eating up every song they performed as the front man controlled them with his glowing positivity. The mutual feeling of happiness to be in that moment was very apparent, and it put everyone in a good mood to take in what was forthcoming. At the end of Papa's set, the front man gave everyone high fives just for a little extra adrenaline. It felt good to be drenched in San Francisco indie vibes.

As Nobunny prepared for their set, it was instantly apparent that this was going to be a freaky show. This four-piece rock band played songs that drew influences from bands like Ramones and Misfits. They stopped in between songs only so the lead singer could play with his rather creepy bunny mask. He was wearing only briefs and a tiny leather jacket. From time to time he would shock the crowd with a little strip tease while moaning sweet nothings into the microphone. In spite of his mic feeding back into his monitor at points, the lead man would continue throwing himself around the stage, climbing up on amplifiers, blowing his nose and shaking his sweaty body directly into the stage. It was slightly juxtaposed to the rest of the band, who seemed well composed, but having a good time nonetheless. They pulled off their goofy, sexy, aggressive set well, and pumped the audience up even more.

Girls kicked off their set with "Laura", the earnest yet awkward confessional tune that represents so many high school romances. Christopher Owens' voice was distinct and heartbreaking. The music invited the listener to an intimate world full of young love, failure and struggle, similar to the songwriting of Brian Wilson. The song "Vomit" started with a dark Pink Floyd-esque guitar melody that evolved into an epic soundscape with screeching guitar solos and classic rock organ chords. A lot of bands have tried to pull off the early rock and roll sound and failed, but Girls keeps the authenticity in tact with honest lyrics and a tight band. During one song, the audience became so heated that some guy jumped on stage and ran to the other side of the crowd hooting and cheering the band on, when shortly after a young girl did the same chasing after him. Christopher just smiled at how cute the whole happening was and played on. Even though Owens may still be "looking for love," his music is perfect for living in love with someone else (as destructive as that may turn out be... especially if you are Christopher Owens). If you haven't got into Girls yet... now is the time.

-Michael Cota

Ten years of Pop? Holy crap!

Some of the best shows I’ve ever seen happened during those years. I think of Nick Cave, Os Mutantes, Loudon Wainwright, Yo La Tengo, Sufjan Stevens, Les Savy Fav, The Asexuals reunion last year…

I’ll probably forget this year; besides the MAMMOTH free Arcade Fire show, there weren’t a whole lot of really high-interest acts. I don’t mean “big-name” acts, just… bands that make you fall out of your seat and say, “WHAT!?!? They still exist? And they’re TOURING?” This year there were a few acts that would’ve fallen into that category (The Raincoats, The Velvelettes, By Divine Right)… but that was about it. Although I’m really enjoying that new Girls record, and Yuck is pretty great… still, you just know they’ll both be playing MTL again within 6 months.

The only band I was willing to spend some of my hard earned… err… student loan on was Redd Kross. I DID fall out of my seat because it was... unexpected. They haven’t released an album since 1997’s Show World, and they haven’t been to Montreal since 2007.

Opening acts Uncle Bad Touch and Les Breastfeeders were pretty excellent, but they weren’t the reason I came in from Ottawa for the weekend. I came purely to see power-pop cult heroes Redd Kross for the first, and probably only time.

How is it possible that most of my friends (even the savviest of music aficionado’s) have never heard of them? It blows my mind; they were never hidden deep within the 80’s-90’s independent scene, and their contemporaries were reasonably popular bands like Dinosaur Jr and Teenage Fanclub. They’ve put out great albums (Born Innocent, Third Eye, Phaseshifter), singles ("Annie’s Gone," "Mess around"), heck, there’s even a music video for “Jimmy’s Fantasy” with a young Jason Lee as the lead role.

Criminally underrated, but not forgotten, Redd Kross’ performance blew me away. Whatever rust that might’ve accumulated over the years was unrecognizable. What you had were the rejuvenated McDonald brothers taking you back to 1987. Songs like “Mess Around”, “Pretty Please Me” and the cover of Bewitched's “Blow You a Kiss in the Wind” were pretty nuts, though I was in full head-banging mode when Phaseshifter hits “Lady in the Front Row” and “Jimmy’s Fantasy” played back-to-back. Did I mention guitarist Robert Hecker’s stage attire? Think Gandhi, in high-waisted orange pants playing a guitar well above the torso. You couldn’t help but stare.

Although I was thrilled with the setlist, there were 3 personal faves I would’ve liked hearing: “Love Is You” off of Neurotica (a 2 minute long song you might’ve written about your girlfriend when you were 16); “Monolith” from Phaseshifter (pne of the happiest songs from their catalogue); and, silly as it sounds, their cover of “Dancing Queen” is terrific. It’s the song that got me into them nearly 10 years ago. 

Oh, and let me add that there needs to be more amazing shows at the Rialto Theater? I hadn’t been there in eight years (though I almost saw Fred Penner there last year). The echo can be a bit much at times, but it’s such a gorgeous and underused venue. The Place can hold a modest-sized crowd, though that night’s audience wasn’t enormous. Looking around, you couldn’t help but notice the high-volume of recognizable MTL music scenesters (past and present), along with local record store owners, clerks, record industry admirers, and oldschool fans that had had September 24th circled on the calendar for months.

I don't know where I fit in, but I was I was glad to be there.

-Michael Bresciani