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Indigenous Righters
Three Native writers—Louise B. Halfe, Daniel David Moses and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm—graced Concordia with their presence and words Friday night as part of Creative Process and Performance in Indigenous Writing, a string of multi-faculty events to promote awareness of indigenous writing in Montreal.
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POP Montreal
Do you know that feeling of emptying an entire package of Pop Rocks into your mouth? The incredible, three-dimensional, blissful moment that is part sweetness and part, well, magic? POP Montreal offers just that for all of your senses, particularly your lovely lobes.
POP Montreal is in its ninth year and to those in the know, it is arguably the best festival in Canada. -
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How To POP Your Cherry
How does a virgin festivalgoer sift through the vertigo-inducing plethora of POP-related events?
Although POP Montreal is only five days long, it manages to boast an overwhelming amount of shows, workshops, conferences, screenings and activities. Their schedule booklet could double as a booster seat.
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POP! Goes the Free Stuff
If you thought the never-ending list of $5 shows was bliss, get a load of all the free events planned during the festival.
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Fringe Picks
The Link chooses some musical acts we’re most excited to see at POP. Thank us later.
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Featured Label: Arbutus Records
“Making shit happen.”
This simple credo, which was an unofficial motto for the now-closed Lab Synthèse loftspace, has been carried over to Arbutus Records. -
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Indie Montreal meets Project Noise
Over the past two years, Indie Montreal has become a catalyst in promoting the local music scene, offering a stage for bands too small-time for the city’s other indie promoters, but too hot to ignore.
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Hit the Road, Jack
‘Making it’ has become an increasingly difficult task in the music industry. Bands have to focus on what they love if they want to succeed.
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Puces POP
Puces POP is one of Montreal’s largest marketplaces of artists, crafters, fashion designers and record connoisseurs.
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Meditative States
Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven became indie sensations upon the release of their second album, Beast Rest Forth Mouth, last October.