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Alice Bro Trio, Présenté par Cox Production au Griendel

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   On est vendredi, Alice la chanteuse de Alice Bro Trio cherche un lift pour se rendre à Saint-Jacque de Leeds, plus précisément au Griendel , une microbrasserie qui se spécialise dans les évènements de Folk Sale. Je me propose et ainsi me voilà dans une aventure aux allures farfelues et rocambolesques.      Premièrement qu'est ce que le folk sale, c'est du folk accompagné d'un odeur de botch, loin du folk polie de Dylan. C'est un folk qui nous ramène à la réalité, qui nous dépeint la vie telle quelle de façon stoïque avec une touche d’empathie bien sûr mais tout en étant ferme sur les faits et la dureté parfois ou l’incohérence de la vie. Un folk écopant des injustices sociales, des enfants qui n'ont connu que miséricorde et désenchantement ainsi que les adultes qui ont vieilli sous le regard désabusé de la réalité. Le folk d'Alice Bro Trio, c'est un folk qui bouge, qui nous trimballe un peu partout, qui nous ramène au racine de la vie, la vie est un carr...

Three Strikes Later, Bad Objection demand one more thing, to Let 'em Be!

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Ricardo’s fifteen years old, stuck at school listening to some nonsense iterated by the teacher. He’s bored and all he’s got in mind is music. God damn heavy ass punk rock riffs is what he wants to learn, not the boring old history of Canada. Problem is, Ric’s not at a Rock N Roll High School, but he has friends with whom he’s playing with, practicing relentlessly in hopes of one day playing shows and hopefully to be one of the greats in music history to say the least.  Fast forward to 2024, I met with Rick and Jake, their bassist in their practice room a while ago, smoking cigarettes while joking and laughing around. I wanted to find out, how did it all start?  ‘’It all started with my Dad, he was and still is a big Elvis Presley fan, in fact back when we were in the car, he would constantly play us oldies tapes, those classic rock hits and more rockabilly songs. He also had a big band during the 90's rivaling amongst giants in the Canadian scene. My cousin also played in a b...

Gasoline, Manderine, Cretin and eh, oh yeah Passerine

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 It's tuesday night, I'm fresh out of work and in the far confines of my mind lies one thought, the mates from Shirehead are playing at Hemisphere Gauche, the place where freaks and geeks meet up to collaborate on spewing beer all over the place while speaking unsortable words and phrase.  By nine o'clock I'm at the venue, as I walk, I pass by Chris, the bassist of Truck Violence, he's in a great discussion with someone about life and alls it's underlying meaning. I choose wisely to let em' be reminding myself that The Beatles would've done the same. As I turn the corner to enter the venue, there's Jeremy the drummer of Shirehead and of TrouNoir. We've known each other for a while, he records artist under the name of  Subriver Records for anyone looking to record mix or master their works. Tonight he's a drummer that's all, he's there to have the time of his life! Inside, I pull out money from that 2'50 FEE atm which indeed get...

November 10th, At Blue Dog, War Doves, Charlotte Renaud, 7Gardens and Mellonella

  Blue Dog, October, Movember 10, A Sunday more like Funday. A lot of coons are there. The Snatchers are watching and taking pictures, Ryan Brio the yet to be self-acclaimed Prince-a-like do it all musician is there and even Poolgirl are seen watching tonights incredible lineup. The bands are, Charlotte Renaud a solo artist who glided gracefully across a piano while singing, War Doves the Megadeth lyrically-themed a-like band, Mellonella a Rush-like prog fast paced band and finally 7Gardens whom could be held as the Canadian Eagles without all the drama until now that is. Here we go, I came, t'was cold! I ran up the streets left, right, up, down, dizzy and out. But luckily for me here I am at the corner of Saint Laurent and Duluth, right next to the venue. I put my hat on, it's greatly effing freezing. No alarming psychedelic inducing drugs have been taken so to no one must I state my delirium. Far away eyes spy and see people are there, they're chirping and giggling, smo...

November 2, Barfly, A Hectic Night with Scream For Morphine, Duplah Pootch, 2Pwels, He Lies In Ruins and Skroch

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      It's November 2nd, I'm in Montreal and I desperately wanna go see a show instead of going back home, I write to my friends and one says, 'Go to Barfly I'll be there soon!' The lineup is He Lies In Ruin, Scream For Morphine, Duplah Pootch/Hanichan Gasoline, 2pwels and Shrock. So I run over there and by nine thirty, my friend and I are inside. We are waiting and we notice a huge stack of amps, a thing we rarely see now a days. Not even Traxide handle such heigth of combos and amps. After smoking a gazillion smokes, the show finally starts and we are announced half the bands can't be there and the singer of Duplah Pootch won't be there. Having never seen any of these bands I think to myself that this'll be another wasted night just drinking beer and losing my earsight. Scream for Morphine, a three-piece Jazz noize band who have a rythm guitarist/bassist, a drummer and a pianist start. They are very prog, heavy ass Yes type of prog, and despite all the...

August 31th, Downstairs at La Sottorena or whatever it's called! War Doves, Evergreen and The Snatchers

On Saturday August 31th, I'd finally decided to plunge back in the scene and dab my hands at those rockers and mockers trying to take the spolight and maybe get a deal, feel the breeze of the amps and everyone out of stage enjoying their time forgetting their lousy lives. Up at la Sala Rossa was Bad Objection , Drive By , Excess , Street Justice , Scaramanga , and Skull Gate . Downstairs in the same building was War Doves, Evergreen, and The Snatchers. Lets go downstairs for now, where youth is stiff, and waiting for action. It's dark, loud, noises are issued and I can't understand so I jump in and am greeted by folks of The Snatchers , Evergreen and many more friendly faces. Since seeing both shows, money was thight and so I buy tickets and my friend Jonathan buys the beer just like any young school going kid trying to wash out problems and hardships at shows many nights a week. So by the time I've got the beer in hand Matteo from Evergreen comes out of nowhere and as...

Evergreen, truck violence and eh distraction4eve, Eglise Saint-Edouard 16 August.

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 I came in it was a tad late, everlasting traffic and wild wonders kept me drifting along my way to the church. Last time I went to a church I was thrown out because I'd graffitied in a bible. Obscene I was called and so was the show I was on my way to see. A release show for Truck Violences album called Violence. With my head shaved my scrambled beard and my tired arms, I could only hope their would be violence to stir me up. I came there with a friend and of course I found others from bad objection, Sigil Grove and more attending the night. You knew it was going to be a nighter because every local band was there to witness astounding performances and maybe learn a thing or two about giving a good show. What I didn't know was how hot and physical this night would end up being. At my arrival Evergreen start and their performance is dazzling. The classic grunge posture of Matteo the singer fighting with his guitar is at the rendez vous, Hans the bassist is just grooving loosel...