Pop Montréal 2016 Guide

September 21st-25th

Have you always dreamed of going to Brasserie Beaubien, the Ukrainian Federation, to the Montreal Symphony House or the Rialto? Have you never seen L’Esco, the Balattou, the La Rockette or TRH Bar ? Has it been 15 years since you’ve visited La Tulipe or the Petit Campus ?Pop Montréal is here for you. This festival will help you rediscover your city and hear lots (lots!) of music. It’s a musical flood. Grab a raft!

• Wally Badarou, Lexis, Vesuvio Solo - September 21st  - Sala Rosa  

Wally Badarou is a French artist originally from Benin. He’s a singer, songwriter, musician and producer. If we had to name drop every group he’s ever worked with, we’d be here for days. And he was almost a pilot too.

Check out his website and marvel. 

• The Seth Bogart Show - September 21st - Piccolo Little Burgundy  

I sincerely don’t know who this is, but his POP site bio has me sold. Multidisciplinary arts, YES? Need more convincing, check the site yourself.

• John Cale - September 22nd - Rialto   

Velvet Underground, that ring a bell? Yeah, that little 50s American rock group! John Cale helped start it (not Lou Reed, the other guy). He’s this year’s Pop Montreal “legend”. PS: He’s not stuck in the past, his latest album dropped this year.

• Kode9 et Babyfather - September 22nd - S.A.T 

Kode9 
This Londoner, an electronic music producer and DJ, is the man behind Hyperdub Records (The Bug, Burial, Cooly G, DJ Rashad, Fatima Al Qadiri, Ikonika, Jessy Lanza, Kyle Hall, Martyn, more).

Sonic spectres and influences: dubstep, drum’n’bass, garage, dub, dancehall. Get ready for bass!

Babyfather  
The latest project from Dean Blunt (Hype Williams) signed to Hyperdub. Pitchfork described his last album as such: “It is a painfully raw, emotionally generous, politically charged, intensely intelligent, sometimes unlistenable album”. That’s enough proof of quality for us!

• Colin Stetson - September 23rd - Fédération Ukrainienne  

I had the opportunity to discover Colin Stetson at Pop Montreal a few years back, thanks to a friend who dragged me out after exclaiming: “WHAT? You DON’T know Colin Stetson?”.I was flabbergasted by what I heard. He plays saxophone and it’s completely nuts. He amazing breath control allows him to play for minutes in a row, he hits the keys like percussion and he can’t sing with the best of them too. Yes, this is an amazing one.

• Princess Vitarah,, Uniiqu3, D.R.A.M. et 69BOYZ - September 24th - Piccolo Little Burgundy  

Uniiqu3
I’ve been waiting for this one. I was so happy when the POP team announced it in the first wave. Get ready for Jersey Club, bouncy hip hop, sensual r&b and more...

Interview HERE.
Boiler Room HERE. 

Ready???

Princess Vitarah
Rumor has it she’s an absolute favourite of the festival staff. I’m acting accordingly and making sure I’m there. All I found on the wonderful world of the internet: - one song : Nigerian Pussy. Some lyrics : “Naija pussy is the cream of the crop.”
- One of video for said song : watch it here.  
- another one. 

REady??

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We’ll let you choose the rest of your personal program. We’re wishing you your best Pop Montreal yet for this 15th edition.

PS : Pop also means conferences and panels with the Symposium, locally made goods at Puces Pop, “capital A” Art Pop, Film Pop, and Kids Pop

PS2 : THANK YOU POP ! Hugs and kisses