Montréal-based JOVM mainstays DVTR — Le Couleur‘s Laurence G-Do a.k.a. Demi Lune and Gazoline‘s, Kandle‘s Xavier Caféine‘s and Gab Bouchard‘s JC Tellier, a.k.a. Jean Divorce — have exploded into the Canadian indie scene with the release of their debut EP, 2023’s BONJOUR. The EP earned a plethora of rapturous reviews, landed on a number of Best of 2023 lists and earned the duo the first batch of a growing number of Québec-based music industry awards.
Building upon 2023’s momentum, the duo released an expanded edition of their debut EP, 2024’s BONJOUR (BIS), which featured a couple of bonus tracks.
The Montrealers supported the original and expanded editions of BONJOUR EP with a frenetic and whirlwind world tour that saw the band playing sets across the international club and festival circuit in Asia, Mexico, Germany, Québec and France. During this remarkably busy period,. the duo released a live album on VHS — yes, VHS! — and added a few more awards to their already crowded mantle, including the 2025 Breakout Artist of the Year at the GAMIQ Gala early last year. And they also managed to release new material, including “Né pour flâner (Born to loiter),” and “Couleur peau (Your Next Token Asian Friend).”
The duo along with their live backing band of masked minions/henchmen filmed a blistering and unhinged 17-minute live session on a big rusting ferry on the St. Lawrence River. Live on the Big Rusty Ferry features live version of BONJOUR tracks “Anu Cuni,” “Les flics,” “Vasectomia,” “Rhum cokeMD” and “Sound $ex Change,” and “DVTR,” as well as last year’s standalone “Né pour flâner,” and accurately captures the wild and frenetic energy that has helped the act win fans at clubs and festivals across the globe.
Live on the Big Rusty Ferry comes as the band announced that they’ll be embarking on a European Union tour in March. The tour begins with a February 28, 2026 stop at Rouyn-Noranda‘s Le QG, which I think will be a real rager — and a perfect room for them.
DVTR LIVE WINTER / SPRING 2026
28 FEB — Le QG · Rouyn-Noranda, QC
6 MAR — Mosaïc · Lisieux, FR
7 MAR — Deus Ex Machina · Bordeaux, FR
8 MAR — La Fosse · Laval, FR
9 MAR — La Maroquinerie · Paris, FR
12 MAR — Festival Avec le Temps · Marseille, FR
14 MAR — La Ruelle · Ségur-le-Château, FR
18 MAR — Fury Bar · Rouen, FR
19 MAR — Le Super 9 · Tours, FR
20 MAR — Joker’s Pub · Angers, FR
21 MAR — La Neff · Angoulême, FR
24 MAR — Neue Zukunft · Berlin, DE
26 MAR — Hafenklang · Hamburg, DE
27 MAR — Horst Klub · Kreuzlingen, CH
28 MAR — Gaswerk · Winterthur, CH
29 MAR — Helsinki · Zurich, CH
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