Bloodshot Bill : Armen at the Bazaar : Cocobeurre : Wax Mannequin : Scott Dunbar : The Kettle Black : Mike O’Brien : Magnanime : Jesse Dangerously : Hoodoo Man : Jenn Mierau : Cop Car Bonfire : Jon Cohen Experimental : Lederhosen Lucil : Super Fossil Power : Kris Demeanor : Molly Sweeney : Camp Fortune : King Bochek
BLOODSHOT BILL: Listen Website
Bloodshot Bill started playing in his hometown of Montreal, around 1998, with just a guitar and a stomp board. Since then, he has had over 30 releases throughout Europe, the USA and Canada. His hair is slicked with his own brand of hair grease (“Nice ‘n’ Greasy”), and plays his guitar through a custom made Richtone Amp. He’s released an album and a single with Mark Sultan as The Ding- Dongs. Has been in several films & documentaries. Collaborates with King Khan as Tandoori Knights – they’ve released one album & 3 singles together. He usually travels alone as a one man band.
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ARMEN AT THE BAZAAR: Listen Website
Armen Bazarian is anything but a choirboy. Invigorated by the timeless power of the human voice. Armen began exploring pop songcraft in his early teens, writing and recording countless acoustic demos. He fronted rock, emo and orchestral-pop projects, and while the thrill of a band setting strengthened his confidence as a performer. He found that group dynamics ultimately obstructed his stalwart, singular vision. And thus, Armen at the Bazaar was born. Slowly, but forcefully Armen has vanquished the need for a band’s accompaniment; in the studio, by spending countless and sleepless nights honing lush orchestrations and tight arrangements; on stage, through a multi-channel looping and sampling allowing him to be his own backing band rife with layered harmonies of choral chanting, soaring guitars and tribal percussion. While he stands alone, both on the stage and in the studio, his music is anything but empty—his voice full of life and his sound full of colour.
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COCOBEURRE: Listen Website
Cocobeurre is an experiment in sound led by pianist Coco Khan. On her debut album Landing (2011, Felino), Khan collaborates with Oily Chi, King Khan, Johnboyadonis, Roy Vucino and Viola McGowan to create an otherworldly repertoire embedded in both distant future and revered past. Marked by her unparalleled layering of vintage keyboards and a psychotropic lyricism delivered in melancholic reverie, the resulting effect is a groundbreaking minimalist electro.
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WAXMANNEQUIN: Listen Website
Wax Mannequin was born in the smoke and industry of Hamilton; a damaged, underdog town; a perfect breeding ground for strange, variant things. Incorporating folk, scrappy prog-metal and a tireless creative ethic, Wax infused his local influences with road-broken experience to forge something unsettlingly new. Solo (accompanied by heavy devices and an angry, nylon-string guitar) Wax Mannequin has toured incessantly within Canada over the past six years, with more recent forays into Europe and Australia. Wax Mannequin now finds himself a forerunner in a strange new movement: roaming recluses and attention-seekers — solo-performers, equipped with laptops, damaged instruments and decaying minivans, making new sounds, informed by hard travel and rough living.Wax’s thought-provoking live performances and acclaimed recordings have garnered the fervent support.
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SCOTT DUNBAR: Listen Website
Scott Dunbar Smashes out a beat with a rusty chain on a dirty old broiler pan and a suitcase kick drum. This one man show can upstage a full band, without a microphone. A busker on the street-corners and markets of Montréal, you’ll hear him blocks before you see him. The intensity and emotion of the voice and songs are as authentic as they come: earned and undeniably strong. Call it folk, blues, soul – there’s something for everyone in this music. There’s an idea behind this guy’s music, an old idea: a social purposefulness underlies Dunbar’s mission in music. Some stories need to be told, beauties need to be protected, social issues need discussing – exuberant joy and righteous anger must be released, and Dunbar is not afraid or ashamed to bring it to our attention. His performances are all about creating a bridge between people to have a good time while gathering around important issues.
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THE KETTLE BLACK: Listen Website
The Kettle Black Ever since I was a young child, I’ve dreamed of being a T-shirt salesman. But how to make my dream a reality ? I thought, the best way to do this would be to start a band. We called ourselves “Jack Feels Fine” we practiced; we played; we toured; we made a record; we toured some more; then we broke up. I built a recording studio and recorded other bands for awhile. The Askmasters were looking for a bass player and asked me to join. Once again, we practiced; we played; we recorded an album; then we broke up. By the summer of 2003 “Bystander” had broken up (and I was the only member). Now I am called “The Kettle Black” and I own the dot com to prove it. I finished my first recording 2004 and I’m playing shows again. I play acoustic and electric guitars, bass and synth/piano, I use samples, a couple of loop stations and a drum machine. Someone said it sounded like Mr.Wrong and Neil Young jamming with Roland (formerly of Big Black) in Roger Waters living room. I don’t know but it sure is nice to be back on the road selling my T-shirts again.
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MIKE O’BRIEN: Listen Website
Mike O’Brien is a singer songwriter from Montreal, once described as a mixture of Nick Drake and Johnny Cash with a sprinkling of Tom Waits. He released his first record (Cockfight, independent) in 2007, and is currently working on a follow-up record with an expected release for the fall. Along with playing solo shows around Montreal, his guitar skills have allowed him to work extensively as a sideman for such artists as Angela Desveaux, Socalled, David Macleod (Timber) and most recently Vic Chesnutt. Mike O’Brien est un auteur compositeur interprète de Montréal qui présente un produit qui ressemble à un mélange de Nick Drake, Johnny Cash et Tom Waits. On peut l’entendre regulièment sur scène à Montréal avec des spectacles solo dans divers établissements tels le Divan Orange, Casa Del Popolo, Sala Rossa et Il Motore. Son jeu de guitare lui a permis de travailler aussi comme guitariste pour plusieurs artistes comme Angela Desveaux, Socalled,David Macleod (Timber) et Vic Chesnutt.
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MAGNANIME: Listen Website
Magnanime: «Adjectif singulier» Bienveillant, charitable, clément, compréhensif, généreux, indulgent, miséricordieux, tolérant/ Antonymes : avare, avaricieux, égoïste. Sara Magnan aka Magnanime est née en 1984. À 17 ans, elle réalise ses premiers morceaux de musique électronique. Elle étudie la beauté du dancefloor et trouve dans un certain désespoir du night life de Montréal une source d’inspiration pour sa musique.Amoureuse de la techno, Elle exploite le 4/4 comme une structure accessible soutenant ses délires expérimentaux. Toujours à la recherche d’un son honnête, elle utilise ses erreurs et recycle le bruit pour mettre au monde une musique percussive singulière et authentique. Dans une démarche électroacoustique, MAGNANIME danse entre les racines du Tech House, de l’IDM et de l’electronica. Sa musique groove sur un fond glauque-industriel dans le quel s’organise un discours humain, organique et minimal.
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JESSE DANGEROUSLY: Listen Website
Rap Legend Jesse Dangerously: “Wiz Khalifa meets Pat Califia;” “Sapphire meets Sappho meets Saafir meets Jonathan Saffron Foer;” “not the Black Frank White, just the white Frank Black;” “the white version of a Black Zach Galifiniakis;” “like Buck 65 but faster and fat;” “like a teenage Che Guevara meets Christina Aguilara. Jesse Dangerously grew up in Nova Scotia loving rap above all. He embraced hardcore in the early 90s, and found his calling in the independent rap revolution at century’s end. All the while, he was honing his own style, ethos and skill set within a distinctly Haligonian hip-hop identity. ” Jesse will be the first to tell you that he is a Genuine Independent Rap Legend (GIRL)! Others will tell you he’s a gorgeous, fat, feminist sex god. You be the judge!
HOODOO MAN: Listen Website
Hoodoo Man: is a blues & roots one-man-band based in Montreal, Canada. His style is firmly rooted in seminal Mississippi delta, Texas and Chicago blues. Hoodoo Man’s repertoire covers songs from blues patriarchs the likes of Charlie Patton and Tommy Johnson, Tom Waits, J.J. Cale and Chris Smither. Whether he is belting out classics or his own compositions, his unique style and delivery comes through, as he takes each song and makes it his own. He sings, stomps his bass and snare drums, plays slide and finger style guitar, and rack harmonica, all a the same time, creating a juke joint atmosphere where ever he performs. Conceived in 2010 by Montreal bass stalwart, Mike Reilly, as a means of a means of expressing his passion for rustic, urbanized, country and delta blues. A truly unique performance that is not to be missed!JENN MIERAU: Listen Website
Jenn Mierau’s live show blends the vintage warmth of her Wurlitzer with live looping, beatboxing and beatmaking on her MPC2000 sampler – while singing, of course. She is also sometimes joined by a viola. While doing numerous shows in Montreal, including POP Montreal, she’s also brought her music to Toronto, including NXNE and Indie Music Week, as well as to Winnipeg and Southern Ontario. Matching the digital-analog juxtaposition of her recorded work, Jenn has emerged from her cocoon of self-production, the years of going it alone have paid off in a gorgeous way with the icy, versatile, electronic-influenced pop.
JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL: Listen Website
The Jon Cohen Experimental: Striking the finest balance between the spiritual and the supra mundane, Jon Cohen inhales you into his maelstrom of psychedelic mood-altering un-reality. As a solo artist, Cohen is a veritable living orchestra of sound, constructing and layering all instruments piecemeal, part for part, right before your unbelieving eyes. This beat-driven, genre-defying, mood-provoking sound is delivered with the raw precision of an instinct and the boundless energy of self-love. –“Tout est dans le changement”. C’est la philosophie qui met en valeur la musique de Jon Cohen. À la fois pop, expérimental, passéiste et progressif, le son de Mr Cohen (Ex-Dears) fait appel à un buffet énorme d’influences. Jon crée tout seul une musique, à la fois unique et innocente, qui éveille l’esprit et fracasse le corps. Toutes compositions bien pensées, tout instrument bien construit et toutes questions bien répondus en une fraction de seconde comme un instinct animal. Jon n’approche rien du tout sans pure psychedélicatesse.LEDERHOSEN LUCIL: Listen Website
Lederhosen Lucil: a.k.a Krista Muir, was born in Yamabierstein City in 1998. After being released from the genetic mutation lab, Lucil began to explore the world through laughter and music, using her alter ego’s life stories to explore the frailty and hilarity of humankind. After playing numerous shows with Hawksley Workman, Parkside Jones, Shivaree, Rachel Smith, and numerous haus parties, Lederhosen Lucil met the Fembots and musically there was bondage! Soon orders poured in from around the world for her traditional hosemusik. Mixing carnival waltzes with rap, rock, ska, country, new wave, and rockabilly, Lucil puts the oomph in umlaut. For both the sensible and the nonsensical, Lucil has a musical treat for everyone!
KRIS DEMEANOR: Listen Website
Kris Demeanor: was born in Calgary, Alberta, right about the time of the first moon landing, the son of a Swedish beauty queen and a German General Proficiency award winner. He’s a performer who writes and sings about the funny, dark, absurd, maddening, and the joyful for people who like to think, dance, laugh, cry and party. Kris has put out six CDs of original music, a couple of award winning videos, created and performed for the theatre, and toured clubs and folk festivals around Canada, Australia and Europe. His music draws on classic folk story telling, spoken word/rap, and shamelessly hooky pop, which both complicates things for all involved and makes them more interesting.Kris has toured and recorded with the likes of Geoff Berner, Carolyn Mark, Nathan, Ford Pier, Dave Lang, Veda Hille, Wendy McNeill and Kim Barlow.
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MOLLY SWEENEY: Listen Website
Molly Sweeney was born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, the youngest of five children. She grew up in Northern Michigan, returning to Canada to attend university. Working at a music venue in the heart of Montreal’s indie scene and playing the coffeehouse circuit, she met many of her future friends and collaborators, including composer Sam Shalabi, who recruited her to appear on his 2009 Land of Kush album, she sang the title track from Land of Kush’s 2010 album Monogamy.Molly has appeared at Pop Montreal, Suoni per il Popolo, and at the FIMAV festival in Victoriaville. Her multi-octave performances are consistently singled out for critical praise, with Brainwashed.com describing her “smoky vocals” to “a young Shirley Bassey, alternating between fluttering vulnerability, mournful devotion and empowered passion.” As a solo artist, Molly has shared the stage with a diverse slate of musicians including White Magic, Elfin Saddle, Josephine Foster, Scout Niblett, MV and EE, Simon Finn, Matana Roberts and Sally Seltmann. Her debut album, Gold Rings and Fur Pelts was made at the Hotel2Tango in Montreal.
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CAMP FORTUNE: Listen Website
Camp Fortune, aka Nick Scholfield is a one man journey into giant particles of Bouge De La. Nick makes very danceable remixes of montreal artists with live synth and samplers, He dares every one of you to not Shiek Yerbouti! Otherwise you have every right to wait for him outside of CKUT Radio until he’s done hosting his weekly Underground Sounds show and give him wedgies all the way home. His Latest Remix of Miracle Fortress‘ music is irresistible.
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KING BOCHEK: Listen Website
King Bochek alterne entre le folk et le rock n’ roll nonchalant propre à King Bochek. Avec sa part de rythme, c’est surtout le delta blues que King Bochek revient à la charge au moment où le principal intéressé croyait s’en éloigner. King Bochek partage son folk anti-folk teinté de blues country minimaliste. On peut dire King Bochek toute la journée, king bochek king bochek king bochek, c’est mortel!
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