North America
îleSoniq announces phase one line-up for 2017
îleSoniq 2017 is set to take place August 11th & 12th at Parc Jean-Drapeau and on August 10th in downtown Montreal. The summer the festival will welcome music lovers on a newly configured site. For the next two years, îleSoniq will be taking you on an incredible adventure to île Notre-Dame. Only a short walk... Read more »
Carl Cox, Chris Liebing, Laurent Garnier & More For Igloofest 2017! [Husa Sounds]
[Re-Blog – HUSA SOUNDS] Let’s give it up for Montreal, the only place on the face of the Earth that holds festivals welcoming thousands of brave people of every nationality ready to take on the extreme temperatures plunging below 40 degrees Celsius. How do they all do it, you ask? A real combination of musical bliss, flowing drinks, entertaining winter sports... Read more »
Studio On The Rock’s underrated duo takes control of Velvet [Preview]
Summer is over and cooler waves of parties are coming up for the Studio On The Rock crew! This Saturday October 1 join their promising duo Ahwé Benzine in the old port of Montreal as they will play a passionate set with infinite energy at Velvet. All. Night. Long. That’s right! Jade Oueini & Nadim started this project in the... Read more »
Tiga Brings Live Show To North America
Turbo Recordings bossman Tiga debuts his Live Show in North America this October with dates in Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. The show arrives on the continent after nine festival appearances across Europe this past Summer. The project will see him joined on stage by Jori Hulkkonen, while Pfadfinderai, well known for their work with Modeselektor and... Read more »
Piknic Electronik closing out another season on top
Montreal mainstay Piknic Electronik is fresh off an impressive triple header, igniting the long weekend just past with an onslaught of groove and mystical moments. The MTL tastemaker, which has ballooned from a minor independent initiative to a global entity (with expansions in the likes of Melbourne, Dubai, and Santiago recently), came out all guns... Read more »
Ancient Future Festival announces Gab Rhome, Viken Arman, Bambounou & Kora for third day
Budding Montreal’s music festival Ancient Future has announced a special out-door closing day event, free for all festival passport holders. The crew have prepped two stages, which will showcase an ensemble of international talent and a few shining lights from the local scene. Traum Schallplatten producer Viken Arman will be joined at the Scene Evasion... Read more »
Ancient Future festival brings XXYYXX, Kerri Chandler, Scuba, N’to, Worakls and more to Montreal this September
Montreal’s Ancient Future festival welcomes XXYYXX, Kerri Chandler, Scuba, Tokimonsta, N’to, Worakls, Joachim Pastor, Randomer, Project Pablo, Van Did and more to the city’s old port on the weekend of September 9 and 10, once more taking over the inimitable Hangar 16 and the accompanying stretch along the St. Laurent river. Ancient Future 2016 is the second edition of... Read more »
Forrest – Aim Festival 2016 X When We Dip
AIM Festival makes its return to the province of Quebec this July (15-17) with a line-up that includes the likes of Audiofly, Blondish, Carl Craig and Felix Da Housecat. Despite only being in its second year it looks set to become a staple of the Montreal electronic scene, providing a unique European touch to the... Read more »
Montreal’s 8day Collective to host Oliver Schories @ Newspeak
Montreal’s 8day Collective follow up recent parties with Christian Loffler, Oliver Huntemann and Doctor Dru with the highly anticipated arrival of Frenchman Oliver Schories. The melodic maestro, who released his ‘Relatively Definitely’ LP in April, is embarking on a mini North American tour, taking in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto also. The first stop... Read more »
Digitalism’s Mirage Tour is on it’s way to Montreal! [Ticket Giveaway]
After the release of their new album Mirage, the boys from Digitalism have already played NYC, Washington & Philadelphia and are making their way towards both Montreal and Berlin for this coming weekend. It will surely be a high energy electro filled evening that will take you back and bring you forward at the same time!... Read more »