Born and raised in Montreal, QC and based in Brooklyn, Megadon has developed a reputation for being a jack of all trades, as he produces and records all of his own work, and even directs […]
Tag: Montreal QC
If you’ve been a following JOVM over the last month or so, you may have come across a post on the Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Xavier Cafeine. Cafeine’s first two albums, Mal Eduqué Mon Amour and Giselle were released to critical praise in […]
Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla received quite a bit of attention for his Son of Sade: An Ode, an 18 minute instrumental mixtape that honored the British/Nigeria vocalist, Sade and the producer’s own mother, who is also […]
The Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Xavier Cafeine’s first two albums, Mal Eduqué Mon Amour and Giselle were released to critical praise in his native Quebec and they’re considered part of the province’s punk canon as he’s developed a reputation for […]
Comprised of Ben Shemie (vocals, guitar), Joe Yarmush (guitar and bass), Liam O’Neill (drums) and Max Henry (bass and keyboards), the Montreal indie rock quartet of Suuns can trace their origins to the summer of […]
Elephant Stone, led by Rishi Dihr, a renowned sitar player, released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the material on the album used elements of traditional Eastern instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation […]
Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone at the Mercury Lounge 9/9/14
Painted Zeros and Elephant Stone Mercury Lounge September 9, 2014 As I’ve mentioned a few hundred times of late, it’s been a very busy few months here with The Joy of Violent Movement and I’m […]
The Montreal, QC-based Rishi Dihr and his band Elephant Stone released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the album deftly used elements of traditional Eastern songwriting and instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation to create […]
Based out of Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, the sibling trio of Alie, Jaclyn, and Trevor Blumas perform under the band name of Doomsquad, an appropriate name for an act that specializes in a unique brand of down tempo […]
Much like David Bowie,Janelle Monae, Prince and others, the Montreal, QC-based Jef Barbara uses androgyny to play with and blur gender lines and roles – and like those artists that preceded him, Barbara has an uncommonly delicate, strangely […]
Based out of both Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, the sibling trio of Alie, Jaclyn, and Trevor Blumas perform under the band name of Doomsquad, a rather appropriate name for an act that specializes in […]
After the 2011 release of their critically applauded debut, Native Speaker, the Montreal, QC-based band BRAIDS spent the next 18 months touring to support the album. After the departure of a band member and the release of […]
Album Review: Jef Barbara’s Soft to the touch
Jef Barbara Soft to the touch Club Roll Music Release Date: September 30, 2013 Track Listing About singers Soft to the touch Chords (Duet with Laetitia Sadier) Song for the Loveshy Credit D’amour Technic is […]
Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Jef Barbara released his debut effort The Contamination last year and the album gained quite a bit of attention – first, for the fact that the songs were entirely written and recored in French […]
Based in Montreal, QC, Wake island’s members hail from Lebanon, Canada and the US. While touring in Lebanon during a European and Middle Eastern tour, the band recorded a new single “Submarine.” Much like their […]