Dead Fawn - LFH - April 24th 2010

Band : Dead Fawn

Venue : LFH

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 24th 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : I had no clue what to expect from this band. I could only find very little information and no sound clip anywhere. They were pretty good actually, a nice and surprising organ sound accompained by cool projections. A trippy set to finish a nice evening.

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Aun - LFH - April 24th 2010

Band : Aun

Venue : LFH

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 24th 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : Aun played as a duo this time (I actually think it was the first time) and I really enjoyed the set, more on the ambient side and therefore more subtle. A good one.

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Rie Rea - LFH - April 24th 2010

Band : Rei Rea

Venue : LFH

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 24th 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : A short, dark and ambient set to start the evening. A nice combination of acoustic instruments and cymbals with electronic pedals. Very enjoyable.

LIM - Le Cagibi - April 21st 2010

Band : LIM

Venue : Le Cagibi

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 21st 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : For their debut concert as LIM, the duo built their own dream machine. A cool way to take us away from the cosy atmosphere of Le Cagibi to their dark universe. The enterprise was quite successful, although maybe a bit too short a performance to fully let yourself go. A very nice first shot.

RDC - Le Cagibi - April 21st 2010

Band : RDC

Venue : Le Cagibi

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 21st 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : Another nice show by Peter, slightly longer than last time, reaching the 15 minutes mark. Harsh and intense as expected and a pretty nice way to start the evening. Too bad the venue's speaker system was acting up.

Red Sparowes - Sala Rossa - April 16th 2010

Band : Red Sparowes

Venue : Sala Rossa

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 16th 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

n/a

Comments : Despite the heavy rain, I still found the motivation to go to the Sala, as I had really enjoyed the Red Sparrows show a few years ago at the Eurockéennes festival. One of the two bands who were supposed to open did not make it across the Canadian border, but somehow the show still started later than expected (it was as if both opening bands had played). I found Red Sparrows much less impressive than last time. There seems to have been quite a few changes in the line up since. Still it was a good show. There was no encore, so a longer set with an earlier start would have been nice.

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Baby Dee - Sala Rossa - April 12th 2010

Band : Baby Dee

Venue :Sala Rossa

Town (country) : Montreal, QC (Canada)

Date : April 12th 2010

Grade : 4/5

Setlist :

April Day

Hymn To Anne

The Robin's Tiny Throat

Brother Slug

Prelude

A Book Of Songs For Anne Marie

Lilacs

The Earlie King

Big Titty Bee Girl (From Dino Town)

The Dance Of Diminishing Possibilities

Set Me As A Seal

As Morning Holds A Star

A Compass Of The Light

Comments : I have to admit I was more familiar with Baby Dee's collaborative work than her own before tonight. This, along with my friend's very passionate views of her, was the main reason I checked out the gig. I am glad I did. A really nice and intimate show by a fantastic virtuose musician.

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Zëro - Musée De La Mine - April 8th 2010

Band : Zëro

Venue : Musée De La Mine (Festival Avatarium)

Town (country) : Saint Etienne (France)

Date : April 8th 2010

Grade : 2/5

Setlist :

The Opening

Dreamland Circus Sideshow

Cars, Buses Etc...

Load Out

Pigeon Jelly

Enough... Never Enough

? (new)

Viandox

Cheeese

Bobby Fischer

Sick To The Bone

The Cage

?

?

Comments : I absolutely love that venue. The old coal museum in St Etienne hosts a couple of festivals every year and it is always a pleasure to go there. As a big fan of Bästard, I was pretty happy to finally see their new project Zëro. Some really great moments towards the middle of the show although I was not entirely convinced and felt that the concert was maybe a bit too long.

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Little Claw - Sonic - April 7th 2010

Band : Little Claw

Venue : Sonic

Town (country) : Lyon (France)

Date : April 7th 2010

Grade : 3/5

Setlist :

Hobo Baby Zeus

Human Taste

Summerphile

Frankie

World Of Tired

Golden Boy

Crawl Around Inside

Polar Bear

Wayword Chief

Klee

?

Comments : It is good to be back at my old headquarters for one night. A nice evening in Lyon and a nice concert, good musicians and an interesting low female voice.

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Gentle Veincut - L'assommoir - April 3rd 2010

Band : Gentle Veincut

Venue : L'assommoir

Town (country) : Saint Etienne (France)

Date : April 3rd 2010

Grade : 2/5

Setlist :

Welcome To Vomit Lake

? (new)

Spltlt

Red Necktie

Grandmother's Chicken Soup

Porthole View

Friendly Neighborhood

Hairy Sam

Kill Bill

Concrete Landing

Sonnenbeden

Heads Off

Disco

Comments : An interesting combination of almost spoken lyrics over noise/hardcore music. However, the interest started to wane and after a few songs, everything started to sound the same to me. A nice evening anyways.