The act of the soft spoken elegance of Montreal's Parc Jean
Drapeau all but fading, to make way for the shredding, punk rock stylings of
Shane Murphy, was only the first in a weekend-long series of entirely ironic,
mostly enjoyable surprises.Thankfully for music fans, the sheer magnitude of Osheaga's line-up,
Saturday, July 31st & Sunday, August 1st, ensured that nothing put a damper
on the city's biggest celebration of indie, although there were a few
interesting moments along the way.
2. Osheaga 2010 : Day Two Recap (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : QRO Day Two of Osheaga was more of a mixed bag, but there was gold in thar hills of Montreal.
Canada's been batting above its indie-weight for years now, but this is getting ridiculous! The best line-up from the perspective of any alternative music fan ain't Coachella, it ain't Bonnaroo, it ain't Lollapalooza - it's Montreal's Osheaga Music Festival. For two days in July/August, Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île
Sainte-Hélène see music-lovers of any language hosts a killer festival, now in celebrating its fifth anniversary with an amazing line-up:
5. Ozomatli : Fire Away (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Michael Caldwell Capturing on record the heretofore-illusive live concert
energy of Ozomatli, but also sees the band go so soft on other tracks.
6. Owen Pallett (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Autumn Andel Owen Pallett's orchestral synth-pop, with lush boy choir vocals, transported Aladdin Theatre into his fantasy word.
7. Old Man Luedecke (Interviews/Interviews)
Author : Brendan MaGee After
crossing the three thousand or so miles of his homeland in just over
three
weeks, Chris ‘Old Man’ Luedecke caught up with QRO over strawberry
crepes and
Belgian-style tea.
9. Oh No Ono : Eggs (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez You have to give the Danes
credit.Oh No Ono never sells out
on its own style and for that reason it's a true band's band.
10. Owen Pallett : Heartland (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Autumn Andel The artist formerly known as Final Fantasy follows up his Polaris Prize-winning He Poos Clouds with a full 50-person orchestra.
Day Two of Osheaga was more of a mixed bag, but there was gold in thar hills of Montreal.
Day One of Montreal's Osheaga Music Festival saw an amazing line-up.
Capturing on record the heretofore-illusive live concert
energy of Ozomatli, but also sees the band go so soft on other tracks.
Owen Pallett's orchestral synth-pop, with lush boy choir vocals, transported Aladdin Theatre into his fantasy word.
After
crossing the three thousand or so miles of his homeland in just over
three
weeks, Chris ‘Old Man’ Luedecke caught up with QRO over strawberry
crepes and
Belgian-style tea.
With friends at his side,
Juno Award-winning Old Man Luedecke returns to deliver eleven brand-new banjo-based ballads.
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The artist formerly known as Final Fantasy follows up his Polaris Prize-winning He Poos Clouds with a full 50-person orchestra.
The follow up to one of the most blogged over, hyped up and successful debuts ever
released in the 21st century music scene.
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