Montreal Cultural Calendar

The original Y2K legends NINA SKY are making a pit stop in Montreal on their 20th anniversary tour. From their timeless hits "Move Ya Body" & “Oye Mi Canto” to their recent tracks and international DJ sets, your favorite twins are sure to make your corazón race and your culo move. They will be sharing the stage with a stellar lineup:

✦ LINEUP ✦

NINA SKY [dj set, nyc]
NIABI b2b MS BABY [duppy grlz]
SAMIA [mex]
EMPRESS

Y2K REGGAETON, PERREO | DEMBOW | LATIN CLUB | BAILE FUNK | CLUB | AFROBEATS ++ music all night

✦ Fairmount Theatre ✦
5240 Park Avenue, Montréal
May 17, 2024
22:00 – 03:00

https://www.facebook.com/events/891955559106664/

Heavy Trip et POP Montréal présentent fièrement...

Myriam Gendron
https://myriamgendron.komi.io

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Jim White & Marisa Anderson
https://thrilljockey.com/artists/jim-white-and-marisa-anderson

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18 mai 2024
Cabaret Le Lion d'Or
1676, rue Ontario Est, Montréal, QC
Portes - 19h00
Billets: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/clo240518001
Affiche par Hugo Jeanson
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heavy-trip.com
popmontreal.com
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Mayday is the third LP by Montreal-based artist, Myriam Gendron. It follows her earlier, critically acclaimed albums, Not So Deep As A Well (2014) and Ma délire –Songs of love, lost & found (2021). Prior to her debut album, Myriam’s primary musical focus was busking in Paris Metro stations, performing the songs of Leonard Cohen and others, accompanying herself on guitar. Through her day job, working at a bookstore, Myriam discovered the poems of American writer, Dorothy Parker, who was better known for her cutting wit than her verse. Inspired by Parker’s words, Myriam wrote music to accompany a suite of them, then recorded the results in her bedroom. These very recordings were issued as her debut LP, and continue to delight listeners who discover them, with their freshness, clarity and humor. Writing in Uncut, Tyler Wilcox described Not So Deep As A Well as, “one of those out-of-nowhere LPs that was so captivating, you couldn’t help raving about it to anyone who would listen.”

After a hiatus, during which she became a mother, Myriam began exploring the complex folk traditions of Quebec, and recorded the 2LP, Ma délire. This project was begun while she was on a sponsored creative retreat in rural Quebec with her young daughter. Myriam had been inspired by the ways in which traditional songs from disparate cultures embrace parallel archetypes. The resulting album (part of which was actually recorded on the fly during this retreat) combines traditional and original lyrics (largely in French) with arrangements that make space for avant-garde musical interludes by such players as guitarist Bill Nace (Body/Head) and percussionist Chris Corsano. Like her debut, Ma délire has been received rhapsodically. In his review for Foxy Digitalis, Brad Rose writes the album, “is a complete and total triumph. There aren’t many artists who understand and can harness the immortal spirit that flows through traditional music like Myriam Gendron. For all her talents as a songwriter, guitarist, and singer, this is her greatest gift.”

Mayday presents an even more syncretic fusion of the elements Myriam uses to create her sound. Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. She is often accompanied on this album by the guitarist Marisa Anderson and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three), whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base. Additional players this time include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie (a fellow fan of trad/avant dynamism), Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba (whose horn actually gets the final “word”). Mayday is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar.

Myriam has privately described the mood of Mayday as dark, in part due to the fact it was assembled after her mother’s passing, but she is always capable of balancing and blending emotional content in a way that makes it ultimately hopeful. The music here certainly possesses a richly serious tone, but Myriam Gendron (like Leonard Cohen) is able to infuse her darkness with a subtle, powerful light that reminds us that even the most pitch-black night is but a transitional state. Beautiful work.


https://www.facebook.com/events/1811096186030394/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgian-echoes-in-montreal-tickets-875537976657?aff=oddtdtcreator

43$

Georgian Folk Dance and Vocal Ensemble "Iverioni" is coming back to Montreal by popular demand with its spectacular live show of Georgian dancing and singing. Join us for an unforgettable evening and experience unique rhythm, character and costumes of Georgian traditional dancing and singing on May 19, 2024 at Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec. Ensemble ,,Iverioni’’ présente un spectacle de danse et de chant géorgiens au Collège de Vanier à Montréal, Québec.Rejoignez-nous pour une soirée inoubliable et découvrez le rythme, le caractère et les costumes uniques de la danse et du chant traditionnels géorgiens.

Come play, sing, share & be merry with ukuleles! Ukulele players of all skill levels. FREE.
Débutants ne soyez pas timides, nous sommes là pour le fun! Pratiquez avec nous vos accords, votre strumming et progressez à votre rythme. Si vous apprenez un ou deux accords dans la soirée c'est gagné!
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Aux Angles Ronds - 5333 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal.
Métro Laurier. Vous pouvez y manger et boire 🍽 🍺
De 18h30 à 21h / 6:30 pm to 9 pm
18h30 : installez-vous et rencontrez les autres joueurs 🙂
1 - 18h45 »» ♬ ON JOUE TOUS ENSEMBLE!
2 - 19h45 »» PAUSE
3 - 20h-20h20 »» ♬ OPEN MIC*
4 - 20h20-21h »» ♬ ON JOUE TOUS ENSEMBLE!
Note : Ce n'est pas un cours. La soirée est GRATUITE!
Il y a quelques tables mais vous pouvez apporter votre lutrin.
On a quelques songbooks à vous prêter ou vous pouvez suivre avec votre voisin. Et il y a aussi les partitions accords/paroles projetées sur un mur. / We have some songbooks to lend you and there are also the chords and lyrics on a wall.
*Open Mic : 5 participants max.
Questions, inscription open mic : ukuleleclubdemontreal@gmail.com