A/VISION 4 unplugged or earplugs?
I realize MUTEK is about pushing the limits of music and technology and especially exploring experimental music and visuals. HOWEVER, let’s agree that there is music and there is noise. Music has some...
View ArticleOsheaga 2012 feat. Florence + the Machine!
Easily one of the biggest and best music events in Canada, Montreal’s Osheaga Festival kicks off its 2012 edition tonight! To say it’s a big deal is underselling it a bit. The first Osheaga (in 2006)...
View ArticleBlack Keys at Osheaga finale tonight!
Osheaga, get ready to rock: The Black Keys are closing this sold-out spectacular tonight! The outspoken rock duo, comprising Dan Auerbach on guitar and vocals and Patrick Carney on drums, will be...
View ArticleTHE SABBATICAL by Frederick Pinto
Dear Bandmark junkies:As you know, we do our best to bring you slices of what’s hot and happening in the world of music. Usually, this comes in the form of new flavors and cool live shows, but today,...
View ArticleArthur H, a true audio gem…
Drum roll for my favorite show at Pop Montreal 2012! ARTHUR H at one of my favorite venues too THE RIALTO! The night was so so fun… and it was really painless too because I had a drink as I was getting...
View ArticleLots of honey in Mark Mahoney
Sometimes you go buy tickets for a big concert months in advance and show up to the show made epic in your mind from weeks of anticipation. You get there and its ohh-k. Other times, someone reminds you...
View ArticleHands up for Radio Radio! | W00t
I must admit to myself, I was already sold the second they announced their show @ the Mile-End Cabaret. That being said, the show just reinforced my love for the boys “down by the river” which river?...
View ArticleAgent ISIS MISSION Jamaica! | Elephant Man video
We’ve been working, playing with EMPIRE ISIS since we met her a few years back and she’s become a good friend of ours in the process. Whether we are just chilling at her place listening to some draft 1...
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POP goes Montreal in the International Music Festival’s 11th year
POP Montreal, the banner under which so many local events fall, has been considered the spine of the Montreal arts scene since its debut in 2002. Year-round, POP Montreal organizers stand quietly...
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M for Montreal | Cultures, clashes and creativity
It’s back and it’s bad (in the good ’80s way, of course). M for Montreal opens tonight, and judging by the sound of the lineup, it’s everything we’ve come to trust from Montreal’s greatest local...
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M for Montreal: Dive into “Lakes of Canada”
M for Montreal steamrolls onward to Friday night! Crack the PBR, because Lakes of Canada is about to deliver… well… exactly what you expect from a bunch of bearded white guys with ukeleles. If that’s...
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A dark trip through Kensico Country…
“Kensico was born between a long night of love making and a big slap in the face…it feels beautiful and it sadly hurts in the meantime.” Thus begins the journey of Kensico, the bruised brainchild of...
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Gack to the future @ ANACHRONIK Fest (May 2-3, 2014)!
Dust off your bowling shirts and Dickies, blunt those bangs and polish the horn-rimmed specs, because: ANACHRONIK is in town once more, hitting us next week (May 2-3) at a number of Montreal venues....
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15th MUTEK in Montreal | Fills a week with music!
15 years of electronic trailblazing comes to a head tonight! Tuesday the 27th opens the first night of this year’s MUTEK, Montreal’s music festival for future sounds. If Tuesday sounds a little early...
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Shackleton Unchained: May 28 at MUTEK MONTREAL!
MUTEK Montreal is in full swing! Last night, MUTEK’s stage at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal brought us names including ambient soundscaper Tim Hecker, still riding high on the success of his...
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FROM SCRATCH: Nicolas Jaar | Sunday June 1st @ MUTEK 2014!
Montreal’s 15th MUTEK steamrolls along at venues throughout Montreal! While plenty of great acts have come and gone, many hold their breaths awaiting the return of Chilean-American experimentalist...
View ArticleFills Monkeys, incredible drum show | Zoofest 2014
The Fills Monkeys are: Yann Coste and Sebastien Rambaud. 2 incredibly skilled drummers from France. In a nutshell, these guys do not “play”the drums they play with their drums! This duo is our favorite...
View ArticleCity Picks | Week 30
Amidst the slew of festivals, exhibitions and summer fun here in Montreal, BandMark has some special picks to top out week 30. Take a look and don’t miss out! Of course, no Montreal July could be...
View ArticlePOP Montreal | What you NEED to know
Montreal has yet ANOTHER festival, if you can believe it. This one’s called POP Montreal, and it’s been happening for 14 years, so if you haven’t heard of it… well, then you probably haven’t heard...
View ArticleCoeur de Pirate | Pop Montreal
POP Montreal kicked off with a bang this past Wednesday. With all the buzz surrounding this year’s edition of POP Montreal and a massive line-up of 400+ artist’s hitting varying venues around town....
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