Sunday 25 May 2014

Shake It Up At Osheaga, The Place Of Shaking Hands

MONTREAL In retrospect, seems obvious - bring together some of the best bands in the world in the middle of summer, to carry out on an island across the river from Montreal, with the city skyline as a backdrop.



But it was only eight years ago that Nick Farkas organized the first Osheaga , a festival that is growing in popularity and has developed a reputation as a music destination in North America .

"It was not so evident in the early years, when he was not doing well," Farkas said in an interview.

“Now it looks like a brilliant move.”

The festival is held every August in Jean -Drapeau Park on Île Sainte -Hélène , an island in the St. Lawrence , better known as the site of amusement park La Ronde , and before that the world fair Expo 67 . It is a short subway ride bike from the city center.

“We wanted to create a microcosm of Montrealness on the island with good food, art, music," Farkas said.

About 25,000 people attended the inaugural two-day event in 2006.

Now spread over three days, the festival attracts 45,000 every day and has been sold in the past two years. Seems about to do it again this summer.

This year, from August 1 to 3, the headliners include Jack White, the hip-hop duo Outkast, English rockers Arctic Monkeys, the dark and gloomy songwriter Nick Cave, and Swedish pop star Lykke Li.

The festival has been compared to a scaled-down version of Coachella, the great festival held annually in the California desert.

“It has the same kind of feeling, when you walk on the ground," said Christopher Roberts, director of Toronto’s own popular music and arts festival, NXNE, Osheaga has visited several times.

"It's in a field on a beautiful island in the middle of Montreal, which is just an amazing city.”

While NXNE spans two weekends and features hundreds of events in clubs and theaters in the city, Roberts said Osheaga has a more intimate atmosphere.

“Osheaga is a first time event that occurs in one place and not have this kind of really magical environment, because you're all participating in this unique event together , it really creates this sense of community. "

The “Osheaga, “word the story goes was used by the first European settlers to describe what would become Montreal. Mohawk was originally a word to describe the place "where people gathered to shake hands.”

In these days, where over 100 bands are lined up to perform.

Local talent - as Half -Moon Run, Mac DeMarco, and Le Trouble - will be presented by major international acts.

Osheaga sets are shorter, which makes it easy to discover new bands.

Emerging artists play for 30 minutes, while the headliners finish each day with games that extend over an hour and a half.

There are six stages this year, compared to the previous five years, together with showcases for the visual arts.

One reason for the growth of the party, which is led by the entertainment promoter Evenko are their hosting packages.

They range from the most affordable rooms in the residence halls of the city offers some of the high end hotels in the city.

Farkas said that part of the appeal of Osheaga is that you can combine with a summer trip to Montreal.

A three-day pass for the event starts at $ 250 and goes up to $ 950 for those seeking VIP benefits. Packages that include travel, accommodation, along with tickets starting at $ 424.

Thursday 22 May 2014

Against Me! To Play Toronto's Trans* Pride

By Gregory AdamsAgainst Me! Have had a busy 2014 supporting their new LP Transgender Dysphoria Blues, but loved punk crew has managed to slot in another upcoming Canadian appearance. At the top of the rest of the globe-trotting tour schedule group , which now are appearing in the event of Pride Toronto Trans * in June.

A press release confirms that the act will be presented in the sample * Trans Pride Parade Post- March at Yonge -Dundas Square, June 27, with Against Me! Spearheading a bill of three bands. Also performing that night will be local costumes and Crackpuppy Cliks. The show is set to start at 8:30 pm local time, although the actual kickoff time will depend on when the march ends at the plaza.


 
You will find the rest of Against Me! ‘S current program, which also includes an appearance at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal in August, below.

As previously reported, the singer Laura Jane Grace is getting her own reality show called More than explore his life as a transgender woman, as well as focusing on “other members of the trans community whose experiences are woefully underrepresented and misunderstood in the media . " A release date has not been delivered by the program, but is being developed by AOL Originals.

Tour Dates :

05/23 San Diego , CA - House of Blues #

24 /05 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy #

05.25 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy #

26.05 Las Vegas, NV - Punk Rock Bowling

27.5 Ventura , CA - Ventura Theater #

6.1 Hunxe , DE - Ruhrpott Rodeo

06/03 Prague , CR - Lucerna Music Bar
6.4
Hamburg , DE - Knust

06/05 Berlin , DE - Lido

6.6 Dresden , DE - Beatpol

06/08 Wershofen , DE - Rock am Ring

9.6 Nuremberg , DE - Rock am Park

06/10 Vienna , AT - Arena

6.11 Dornbirn, AT - Conrad Sohm

6.12 Bern, FR - Reitschule

13/06 Luxembourg, LU - Den Atelier

6.14 Ysselsteyn , NL - Jera on Air
6.15 Leicestshire , UK - Download Festival

6.17 Madrid , ES - Sala La Riviera

6.18 Barcelona , ES - Sala Razzmatazz

19 /06 Vitoria , ES - Sala Jimmy Jazz

6.21 Clisson , FR - Hellfest

27/06 Toronto , ON - Yonge -Dundas Square
07/18-20 Louisville, KY - Festival Saltillo

08/01-03 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Montreal's Island Festival Osheaga Draws Top Music Acts, Big Crowds

This file photo from Oct. 20, 2012 shows Jack White performing at the Bridge School Benefit Concert in Mountain View, California festival on the island of Montreal Osheaga draws some of the best musical acts and big crowds.



MONTREAL - In retrospect, it seems obvious - bring together some of the best groups in the world on an island in the middle of summer , to carry across the river from Montreal, with the city skyline as a backdrop .

But it was only eight years ago that Nick Farkas organized the first Osheaga , a festival that is growing in popularity and has developed a reputation as a music destination in North America .

"It was not so evident in the early years, when he was not doing well," Farkas said in an interview.

“Now it looks like a brilliant move.”

The festival is held every August at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Ile Sainte -Helene, an island in the St. Lawrence, better known as the site of the La Ronde amusement park and, previously, the Expo 67 world fair. It is a short subway ride bike from the city center.

“We wanted to create a microcosm of Montrealness on the island with good food, art, music," Farkas said.

About 25,000 people attended the inaugural two-day event in 2006.

Now spread over three days, the festival attracts 45,000 every day and has been sold in the past two years. Seems about to do it again this summer.

This year, from August 1 to 3, the headliners include Jack White, the hip-hop duo Outkast , English rockers Arctic Monkeys , the dark and gloomy songwriter Nick Cave, and Swedish pop star Lykke Li .

The festival has been compared to a scaled-down version of Coachella, the great festival held annually in the California desert.

“It has the same kind of feeling, when you walk on the ground," said Christopher Roberts, director of Toronto’s own popular music and arts festival, NXNE, Osheaga has visited several times.

"It's in a field on a beautiful island in the middle of Montreal, which is just an amazing city.”

While NXNE spans two weekends and features hundreds of events in clubs and theaters in the city, Roberts said Osheaga has a more intimate atmosphere.

“Osheaga is a first time event that occurs in one place and not have this kind of really magical environment, because you're all participating in this unique event together , it really creates this sense of community. "

The ' Osheaga, “word the story goes was used by the first European settlers to describe what would become Montreal. Mohawk was originally a word to describe the place" where the citizens met trembling hands. "

In these days, where over 100 bands are lined up to perform.

Local talent - as Half -Moon Run, Mac DeMarco, and Le Trouble - will be presented by major international acts.

Osheaga sets are shorter, which makes it easy to discover new bands.

Emerging artists play for 30 minutes, while the headliners finish each day with games that extend over an hour and a half.

There are six stages this year, compared to the previous five years, together with showcases for the visual arts.

One reason for the growth of the party, which is led by the entertainment promoter Evenko are their hosting packages.

They range from the most affordable rooms in the residence halls of the city offers some of the high end hotels in the city.

Farkas said that part of the appeal of Osheaga is that you can combine with a summer trip to Montreal.

A three-day pass for the event starts at $ 250 and goes up to $ 950 for those seeking VIP benefits. Packages that include travel, accommodation, along with tickets starting at $ 424.

Sunday 18 May 2014

Hospitality Announce July & August Dates, Appearances At Osheaga And Merge 25 Festival

Hospitality is literally all over the map: Brooklyn trio is currently touring Europe for the first time, which included a performance by Cloud Nothings in Stockholm last night and concludes with a performance at Primavera in Barcelona. Americans Shows were announced today, including stops in 25 Merge in North Carolina, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal, and dates with other family members Combine Ex Hex among others.



The problem is the second album of the band, now available in combination store, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Rdio, and independent local record store. Bust magazine says the problem is that “an album that effortlessly striking that balance the nervous escapism, existentialism, and the mountains of emptiness."

Hospitality on tour :
May 15, Gothenburg , SE - Pustervik
May 16, Aarhus, Denmark - Pop Revo
May 17 in Hamburg , DE - Kampnagel
May 18, Berlin , DE - Bi Nuu
May 19 Offenbach DE - Hafen 2
20 May in Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Botanique
May 21 Brighton , UK - Sticky Mikes Frog Bar
May 22 Leeds , UK - Brudenell Social Club
May 23 Glasgow , UK - Broadcast
May 24 Dublin, IE - Whelan
May 26 in London, United Kingdom - Sebright Arms
May 27 Lille , FR - Peniche
May 28 Paris, FR - La Flèche d' Or
June 7 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club w / Jenny Lewis
June 21, Brooklyn , NY - Celebrate Brooklyn w / Dum Dum Girls , teen
July 23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda *
July 24 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
July 25, Carrboro , NC - Cat's Cradle (Merge 25)
July 27 Charlottesville , VA - The Southern *
July 29 Hamden , CT - The Space ^
July 30 Boston, MA - The Sinclair ^
July 31 Burlington , VT - Monkey House ^
August 01 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival of Music and Arts
August 2 Toronto , ON - Horseshoe Tavern ^
August 3 Detroit , MI - The touch of love ^
August 5 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^
August 6th Cleveland , OH - Grog Shop ^
August 7 Pittsburgh , PA - Club Cafe ^
* W / Ex Hex
^ W / Frankie Cosmos, Porches .

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Honor Quincy Jones, Arts & Crafts, HMV Canada, More

The Canadian music industry gathered in Toronto soon - to about Kool Haus on Canadian Music Week to honor more than 40 companies and individuals in 2014 and Canadian Music Industry Awards broadcast , which includes labels, agencies management , promoters , radio , venues and retail ( see full list below). These were all announced at a screen through the voice; while the time on stage was dedicated to its own taxes of six awarded a legacy and an impact.



Next to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame Industry were Attic Records founder Al Mair, musician Tom Cochrane, and Astral founder, president and CEO Ian Greenberg, while popular music icon Bruce Cockburn Allan Slaight Humanitarian received the Spirit Award and Ski Paul Rogers Media was given the Lifetime Achievement Award Allan Waters Broadcast. Liz Janik was selected for Rosalie Trombley Award, celebrating the pioneering women in radio.

The evening began with a special video tribute to the musical legend of 81 -year-old Quincy Jones - one of the CMW celebrity interviews at the conference - which took the stage after a huge ovation to present your artist, 20 age, Montrealer Nikki Yanofsky .


"The next model is a girl who I think represents the next generation of female vocalists,"
Jones said. "She is an accomplished singer and songwriter, performer who has shared the stage with heavyweights such as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Celine Dion and many others, so you know she's not a joke.” He also mentioned that he is the executive producer of his newly released album, “little secret ".

Gary Slaight of Slaight Music and artist manager Bernie Finkelstein handed over Cockburn Humanitarian Award, named after Gary’s father, Allan, who built the media empire of standard diffusion. The family consists of notable philanthropists.

"I am very honored to be the recipient of a Humanitarian Spirit Award this year,"
said Cockburn. "I think it's wonderful that there is an award to honor the spirit of our concern for others welfare. That spirit is easily eclipsed by the last one and we kindly reach. Nourish the more, the better."

Later, he added. "I do not know if I've done anything special to deserve this I think each of us has the moral responsibility to share what we can of our material and personnel resources, especially those of us for whom life is less precarious than it is for many of our brothers and sisters. The world is full of pain and what we can do to reduce the amount of it, let's do it. "

The complete list of 2014 Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Award Winner

Musical Director of the Year : Major Market

Lynch - X929 ( CFEX ) - Calgary

Musical Director of the Year: Secondary Market

Anna Zee - Q104 ( CFRQ ) - Halifax

Musical Director of the Year: Small market


Jeff Winskell - Sun FM ( CHSU ) - Kelowna

On- Air Talent of the Year : Major Market

Roger Darren and Marilyn - Chum FM - Toronto

On- Air Talent of the Year: Secondary Market

Tucker & Sarah - 97.5 Virgin Radio ( CIQM ) - London

Program Director of the Year : Major Market

Al Ford - Sonic 102.9 ( CHDI ) - Edmonton

Program Director of the Year: Secondary Market

Wendy Duff - Chym FM - Kitchener

Program Director of the Year: Small market

Mark Burley - Sun FM ( CHSU ) - Kelowna

Promotion of the Year

Kid Mitchell - Q107 ( CILQ ) - Toronto

Station of the Year: Small market

99.9 Sun FM ( CHSU ) - Kelowna

Season : Country

Country 105 ( ckry ) - Calgary

Station of the Year: CHR

Kiss 92.5 ( CKI ) - Toronto

Season : Hot AC


Chum FM - Toronto

Season : Rock

Sonic 102.9 ( CHDI ) - Edmonton

Station of the Year : Gold Classic

Boom 97.3 ( CHBM ) - Toronto

Station of the Year: Multicultural

Chin - TORONTO

Season : News / Talk

680 News (CFTR ) - Toronto

Station of the Year: Media Market

HTZ FM ( CHTZ ) - St. Catharines

Station of the Year : Mainstream AC

98.1 CHFI - Toronto



TOURING LIVE

Performing Arts Center of the Year ( Over 1,500 Capacity)

Massey Hall, Toronto

Performing Arts Center of the Year ( In 1500 capacity )


Vogue Theatre , Vancouver

Major Facility of the Year ( Over 8,000 Capacity)


The Molson Amphitheatre , Toronto

Major Facility of the Year ( In 8000 capacity )

GM Centre , Oshawa * tie

Rogers K -Rock Centre, Kingston * tie

Festival of the Year

Osheaga , Montreal

Management Company of the Year

Arts & Crafts , Toronto

Booking Agency of the Year

The Agency Group

Promoter of the Year

Live Nation Entertainment

Casino / Specialty Venue of the Year

Casino Rama , Orillia

Hotel Club of the year

Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver

RETAIL

Independent Record Store of the Year


Turn East, Toronto

Digital Music Retail Services of the Year

iTunes

Digital Music Streaming Service of the Year


Soundcloud

Chain Mass Merchant / Retailer of the Year

HMV Canada



RECORDING INDUSTRY

Music Journalist / Blogger of the Year

Alan Cross , a journal of things musical

Recording Studio of the Year

Metalworks recording and mastering , Mississauga

Canadian Independent Label of the Year

Dine Alone Records

Independent Distributor of the Year

eOne Music Canada

Music Publisher of the Year

Universal Music Publishing

Label of the Year

Universal Music Canada

Sunday 11 May 2014

OSHEAGA ANNOUNCES LINE-UP AND GOES ON SALE

OUTKAST, JACK WHITE, ARCTIC MONKEYS, Modest Mouse, Lorde and scheduled to play MORE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR 

CALL TRAINING - After a teaser interactive campaign where fans can uncover clues about who is playing the festival this year, the line-up for the 2014 Osheaga Festival was announced today. Tickets for the event also went on sale announcement.

The line includes: Outkast, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, The Replacements, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Foster the People, Modest Mouse, Half Moon Run, Chvrches, Chromeo, Band of Horses, The Temper Trap, Haim, Sam Roberts Band, Cut Copy, and Portugal. Man, Serena Ryder and many many more.

See below for complete formation:


Tuesday 6 May 2014

Buzz Builds On Courtney



While the mainstream Australian media and 56th Logie Awards ceremony last Sunday still favor international musical acts most people, there is a wave of Australians are recognized, appreciated and supported abroad.

Headquartered in Melbourne 26 years old, indie folk -rock poet Courtney Barnett made ​​his debut on U.S. television last week, Avant Gardener performing live on The Tonight Show. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and seen by millions worldwide, the show was, until recently, hosted by Jay Leno and Johnny Carson previously. 

The international buzz surrounding Barnett began last October, when his band presented at the conference in New York CMJ (College Music Journal) and defended by many taste -making, including longest running weekly music magazine in the world, NME. Last month, Barnett and his band perform at the biggest music festival Coachella in California, which featured six Australian acts, including Flume, and the Preatures Jagwar Ma. 

This month is touring the UK, followed by dates across the U.S. Including Lollapalooza, Firefly, Outside Lands Festival and Osheaga . In late July it will return to Australia to play Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay and the release of a new album, which was recorded with producer Burke Reid and Dan Luscombe.

Sunday 4 May 2014

Osheaga Festival 2014: OutKast, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, And More

The Replacements, Skrillex, Lorde, Haim, Chance the rapper, and Against Me! , Also on deck


Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde , Skrillex , The Replacements, and yes, OutKast is all set to hit Montreal this summer for Music and Arts Festival Osheaga . Showcase three days of this year is scheduled to run from August 1 to 3 at Parc Jean -Drapeau, a pair of islands located in the St. Lawrence River.

Once again, the organizers have lined up an impressive list of talent including: Haim , Chance the rapper, Against Me , Modest Mouse, men, Pusha T, Danny Brown, the Dismemberment Plan , CHVRCHES , Mac DeMarco , Manchester Orchestra , J. Cole, AWOLNATION , Childish Gambino , Half Moon Run , Band of Horses , Local Natives ,

The Temper Trap, 1975, Tiga , the Glitch Mob, Cut Copy, Flume , Old Crow Medicine Show , Kid Ink, Volcano Choir , London Grammar, Zomboy , Joey Bada $ $, Ingrid Michaelson, Duke Dumont, Shlohmo , Kaytranada , Cyril Hahn, Kongos , Vance Joy Jagwar Ma , temples , Matt Mays, Mowgli , St. Lucia ,

Kate Nash , White Denim Jimmy Hunt , Bas , Cherub, Courtney Barnett, Hospitality , Stand, Koala dream , & Sick Young , Wild Child , beaches , Von outcasts , Beat Market, and Le Trouble are on the bill .

Three -day and VIP passes, plus accommodation and travel packages are now available through the website of Osheaga. A single day passes will go on sale at a later date subject to availability.