July 8, 2013 – Festivals, Music

L'histoire du couple Amadou Bagayoko - Mariam Doumbia remonte à 1975 alors qu'ils se rencontrent à l'Institut des jeunes aveugles de Bamako (Mali) où ils se découvrent aussitôt des affinités musicale... Details

July 5, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Bad Religion are in their 50s and show no signs of slowing down. “True North,” their 16th studio album released last January, still displays the aggressiveness that’s characterized the Californian gr... Details

July 4, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Belle & Sebastian can boast that it’s followed a perfect course since its formation in 1996. With consistently acclaimed albums, including “If You're Feeling Sinister,” “The Boy with the Arab Strap” ... Details

July 8, 2013 – Festivals, Music

In 2009, Bernard Adamus was a multiple award-winner at the Festival de Petite-Vallée and he also released “Brun,” which immediately attracted attention for its blend of bayou blues and jazz sung with... Details

July 8, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Bruno Mars already has pop star status after just two albums and a few collaborations behind the console. The numbers speak volumes: three top 10 songs, including the superb Locked Out Of Heaven, 6 m... Details

July 6, 2013 – Festivals, Music

The very least you can say is that Béatrice Martin/Cœur de pirate made a grand entrance on the Quebec pop scene in 2008. She’s had a critically acclaimed debut album, several Félix awards, a Juno nom... Details

July 13, 2013 – Festivals, Music

During the 80s, Def Leppard was one of the most popular rock bands on the planet. The tragedies that struck the group over its history—the loss of drummer Rick Allen’s left arm and the death of guita... Details

July 8, 2013 – Festivals, Music

She blew away her native England and all of Europe with a first album that sold 1.5 million copies and was nominated for the BRIT, MTV and Q Awards. "Halcyon," her second album, has only been out sin... Details

July 11, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Imagine music that calls to mind a mashup of Fleetwood Mac, Mumford and Sons and Fleet Foxes, focused on vocal harmonies and guitars, then add in some California sunshine and you’ve got Family of the... Details

July 6, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Two years ago, Karim Ouellet took the stage at Place d’Youville on a sunny afternoon to present songs from his first album, “Plume,” which went on to win the Quebec Indie Music Awards (GAMIQ) for bes... Details

July 7, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Les Trois Accords given free rein to do whatever they want? Hmm... Expect the unexpected. In this vein, the group has a particular theme for the evening: grandmothers. So we should hear their new ... Details

July 8, 2013 – Festivals, Music

One of the things people like most about the Festival is discovering an artist with exceptional talent at the very beginning of their career, just before they hit the road to mainstream success. T... Details

July 10, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Political and outspoken, Loco Locass are one of Quebec’s most popular hip-hop outfits. Since their debut in 1995, the trio comprised of Batlam, Biz, and Shafiik like to shake things up in the popular... Details

July 7, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Matthieu Chédid is the second most-awarded artist in the history of the Victoires de la Musique in France. A prolific musician, in a 16-year career he’s released six studio albums, four live albums a... Details

July 4, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Madeleine Peyroux is known as a jazz singer, but her range extends far beyond the boundaries of the genre. Consider her last album, “The Blue Room.” She ventures into the world of 1960s country and w... Details

July 9, 2013 – Festivals, Music

MGMT resulted from the collaboration of American musicians Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarden. They created a buzz with the release of “Oral Spectacular” in 2007. Their electro-psychedelic ... Details

July 4, 2013 – Festivals, Music

The idea was as crazy as it was irresistible: What if we got Laurence Jalbert, Daniel Lavoie, Paul Piché, Michel Rivard and Richard Séguin together on the same stage to sing their most successful son... Details

July 11, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Musician, poet and activist, Richard Desjardins has hit the mark at each of his performances for over 25 years. His latest album, “L’existoire,” won the Félix award for adult contemporary album of th... Details

July 14, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Robert Charlebois will soon celebrate 50 years of a legendary career. “Lindberg,” “Les ailes d’un ange,” “Demain l’hiver,” “Je reviendrai à Montréal,” “Conception,” “J’t’aime comme un fou”—it’s all C... Details

July 10, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Making music for almost 40 years without becoming irrelevant is a monumental achievement. Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson continue to inspire musicians and music lovers worldwide with their ar... Details

July 6, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Dan Auerbach (voice, guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums) proved beyond a doubt two years ago that power and intensity have nothing to do with the number of musicians. Thousands of fans on the Plains a... Details

July 6, 2013 – Festivals, Music

They say that The Joy Formidable’s incandescent rock is more intense live than on disc. If that’s true, get ready to rock, because “The Big Roar” (2011) and “Wolf's Law” (2013) have won over music lo... Details

July 14, 2013 – Festivals, Music

In 2011, The Sheepdogs won a contest and ended up on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. A few months later, the group from Saskatoon won the Juno award for rock album of the year. They then locked ... Details

July 11, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Tiësto is a megastar in club culture. He’s sold millions of albums worldwide, won nearly 50 awards in his career and has ranked in the top three of DJMag’s Top 100 for ten years. During a show, Ti... Details

July 7, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Voivod has been playing for 30 years. Created at a time when melodic hard rock was considered metal, Voivod offered up an apocalyptic speed metal that immediately found its niche around the world. Al... Details

July 9, 2013 – Festivals, Music

In 1994, Weezer launched a debut album full of guitar-pop anthems that quickly conquered a large audience seeking an alternative to the grunge movement. We still remember “Undone - The Sweater Song” ... Details

July 5, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Wiz Khalifa’s popularity soared after influential Billboard magazine named him best new artist of 2012. The release of “O.N.I.F.C.” in December sped things up: the single “Let It Go,” produced with r... Details

July 5, 2013 – Festivals, Music

Are you ready for the big event in rap? Twenty years after the release of “Enter the Wu-Tang,” the New York group continues to make waves everywhere in the hip-hop world. Even the biggest names in th... Details

July 13, 2013 – Festivals, Music

With her first self-titled album, certified Diamond in France with sales over 500,000 copies, Zaz conquered Europe by hitting the top 10 on charts in six countries. Quebec also recognized her success... Details

July 13, 2013 – Music

Tune in to your favourite classic rock station for an hour or two and you have a good chance of hearing “Juke Box Hero,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You” or the classic “I Want ... Details

July 5, 2013 – Music

Louis-Jean Cormier greatly simplified things to record his first album far from the Karkwa clan. “Le treizième étage” stands out from Karkwa albums by the spareness of the arrangements and the intima... Details

July 12, 2013 – Music

Solange Knowles is fascinated by the female voices that marked the Motown era. She certainly doesn’t deny their influence on her albums so far, though her music is undeniably neo-soul and R&B. Per... Details

July 10, 2013 – Music

Even though his name isn’t discussed like those of Jagger, McCartney and company, Jon Spencer is a sort of legend. Over a 30-year career, he forged and defended a sound that has stood the test of tim... Details

July 7, 2013 – Music

The Raveonettes hail from Copenhagen but their music is inspired by 1960s Britpop and the noise pop of Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain. In six albums, the group has built a legion of fans in D... Details