Articles by Michael Barclay

Conroller. Controller

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Their post-punk death disco sound might be the current trend, but this Toronto quintet has it nailed with the help of sexy singer Nirmala B...

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Even though she played several songs from her 1999 album with the Wooden Stars, she didn’t play the most appropriate song, the one that beg...

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Montreal-via-Guelph singer/songwriter Elizabeth Powell has been a compelling voice and stage presence since her high school days, and her l...

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Cheered on by a hometown crowd that featured his former Local Rabbits band-mates, Elkas flexed his new songs with a power trio, including d...

Graph Nobel

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

A sparse and silent audience didn’t faze this R&B powerhouse, who commanded the stage as if she was opening for Tina Turner, not stuck in t...

Novillero

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

This cross-pollinating Winnipeg group has been pared down to a kick-ass quartet with strong new material and shifty time signatures that ne...

Chris Page

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

"They call me Captain Jaded/but this band is overrated” is a perfect couplet to hear in the middle of a music festival. Page is the singer/...

Pony Da Look

Montreal QC September 25 to 28

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Although the goth-y lead vocals seem at odds with the new wave slumber party vibe, this Toronto crew are tailor made for Montreal’s synth f...