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Osheaga 2019 Podcast – Sunday Part 1

by on July 18, 2019 at 6:39 pm
Posted In: Homepage, Music, Osheaga, Osheaga Podcast, Other podcasts, Podcast, Podcasting

The Osheaga Arts & Music Festival is absolutely one of the biggest events of the summer in a city that is defined by having a million big events in the summer. And this year, it’s going to be even bigger. The last two editions of Osheaga took place on a temporary site that made the best of re-purposed sections of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve but 2019 will mark the return of the festival to the original site. By original site I of course mean a newly renovated site that boasts a capacity somewhere over 65,000 people.

So to celebrate Osheaga being even bigger than ever we are making our 9to5.cc podcast specials even bigger than ever. How much bigger? Twice as bigger. That’s right, instead of one episode a day, Sarah and I will be breaking down our picks for each day across two episodes. When are we starting? Right now.

Our fifth episode is all about guys named Sebastian. Or at least partially about guys named Sebastian. There are also a lot of pro tips. Expect our last episode some time next week because we are just two weeks away from Osheaga!

Enjoy the show!

Episode 1 (Friday Part 1) is here.
Episode 2 (Friday Part 2) is here.
Episode 3 (Saturday Part 1) is here.
Episode 4 (Saturday Part 2) is here.

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Osheaga is August 2nd to 4th at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 13h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

 

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Osheaga 2019 Podcast Series

by on June 28, 2019 at 3:48 pm
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The Osheaga Arts & Music Festival is absolutely one of the biggest events of the summer in a city that is defined by having a million big events in the summer. And this year, it’s going to be even bigger. The last two editions of Osheaga took place on a temporary site that made the best of re-purposed sections of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve but 2019 will mark the return of the festival to the original site. By original site I of course mean a newly renovated site that boasts a capacity somewhere over 65,000 people.

So to celebrate Osheaga being even bigger than ever we are making our 9to5.cc podcast specials even bigger than ever. How much bigger? Twice as bigger. That’s right, instead of one episode a day, Sarah and I will be breaking down our picks for each day across two episodes. When are we starting? Right now.

Check out these podcasts:

  • Episode 1: Friday Part 1

    Our first episode is dedicated to “bands” playing on Friday. We’ll be back in two weeks to explore some of our favorite picks with more of a electronic or hip-hop slant. Expect a new episode around the 15th and 30th of each month all summer long right up until the festival.

 

Our second episode is dedicated to  some of our favorite picks with more of a electronic or hip-hop slant. Expect a new episode around the 15th and 30th of each month all summer long right up until the festival.

 

 

 

  • Episode 3: Saturday Part 1

    Our third episode is sadly, as per Sarah, missing a “vibe” but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good fun. Expect a new episode around the 15th and 30th of each month all summer long right up until the festival.

Our fourth episode is all about feeling good about yourself.  Expect a new episode around the 15th and 30th of each month all summer long right up until the festival.

 

Our fifth episode is all about guys named Sebastian. Or at least partially about guys named Sebastian. There are also a lot of pro tips. Expect our last episode some time next week because we are just two weeks away from Osheaga!

 

 

 

Our final preview episode (we’ll have a “Comedown” episode on Monday August 5th) is a little about romance and a little bit about being a badass lady. Also! Check out Go Plug Yourself on Thursday for our full length episode with We Are Monroe!

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Osheaga 2019 Podcast – Saturday Part 2

by on June 28, 2019 at 2:28 pm
Posted In: Montreal, Osheaga, Osheaga Podcast, Other podcasts, Podcast, Podcasting

The Osheaga Arts & Music Festival is absolutely one of the biggest events of the summer in a city that is defined by having a million big events in the summer. And this year, it’s going to be even bigger. The last two editions of Osheaga took place on a temporary site that made the best of re-purposed sections of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve but 2019 will mark the return of the festival to the original site. By original site I of course mean a newly renovated site that boasts a capacity somewhere over 65,000 people.

So to celebrate Osheaga being even bigger than ever we are making our 9to5.cc podcast specials even bigger than ever. How much bigger? Twice as bigger. That’s right, instead of one episode a day, Sarah and I will be breaking down our picks for each day across two episodes. When are we starting? Right now.

Our fourth episode is all about feeling good about yourself.  Expect a new episode around the 15th and 30th of each month all summer long right up until the festival.

Enjoy the show!

Episode 1 (Friday Part 1) is here.
Episode 2 (Friday Part 2) is here.
Episode 3 (Saturday Part 1) is here.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

Osheaga is August 2nd to 4th at Parc Jean Drapeau, music starts at 13h each day. Check out osheaga.com for more info and tickets.

All audio clips are copyright of their respective owners and used solely with the intention of promoting Osheaga.

Our intro song is Paradise Engineering (instrumental) by YACHT and is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Osheaga 2017: Day 3

by on August 7, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Keith, Montreal, Osheaga

As the laundry machines spin and spin and the house is slowly getting cleaned up after a weekend of nearly nonstop partying, we reflect on the third and final day of Osheaga.

Sunday did not start well for us. The battery meter on my camera flat-out lied to me and told me that I was going into the day with around 66% power. Somehow on the trip to the festival site it died completely. Stupid lying camera. That meant that all of today’s photos had to be shot on my phone. Fortunately my phone’s camera is pretty sweet. Secondly, the lineup to get into the site was disastrous. Sarah had to wait for over 45 minutes just to get in.

The good news is that it was all up hill from there.

With Sarah still stuck in the never ending line I took the opportunity to bounce around to catch a couple of songs of performers woefully booked at the same time. I managed to catch the tail end of Bishop Briggs set and then head over to the Island Stage to watch some of Weval‘s set as well. The crowds for both acts were a good indication that the Osheaga festival goers had kept something left in the tank for an epic finale to their weekend.

I caught just one song from Phantogram’s set while I got my first beer of the day and honestly, I am glad to report that they’ve upped their energy level from the last time I had seen them play (Osheaga 2014 if my memory serves). Phantogram has always been a band that I have enjoyed in the studio but never really clicked with me live. Either way, it seems like 3 extra years of touring has helped them knock the kinks out of their live performance.20170806_154102 ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Osheaga 2017: Day 1

by on August 5, 2017 at 12:57 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Montreal, Osheaga

Disclaimer: Due to the weather delay many artists had their set lists cut short and moved around. As a result we didn’t quite get to see everything that we planned to. It also prevented me from busting out my camera and capturing some of the awesomeness that occured in the rain.

Hey everyone! It’s Saturday morning (bordering on afternoon) and I’m actively trying to sort out all of the music and madness of Day 1 Osheaga. All day music festivals are kind of an assault on your senses. With multiple musicians playing at the same time that you need to pick and choose from, games and activities set up by sponsership partners and just a generally immersive vibe it can be a lot to take in. Add the mayhem of some pretty severe scattered showers and piecing it all together becomes tricky.

After braving the storm and the walk to the new festival site, we were alerted by the official Osheaga app that there was no music right now due to the weather. We took the time instead to scope things out a little at the main stage area and lo and behold London Grammar took to the stage to serenade us with a shortened set.

Due to some rain that may or may not have happened my shoes were completely slogged with water. Sarah decided that this would be a good opportunity to head to the Vans area to try and win me a pair of shoes. She did not. But imagine if she did? It would have been an Osheaga miracle.

BADBADNOTGOOD delivered their trippy stylings at the Sonnet Green Stage and when asked to describe their music the best I could come up with was “weird experimental electro jazz” and I stand by that statement. Walter, staring off in the direction of the stage nodded and said “yeah, this is really good.”

After that we made our way to the the Perrier green house indoor stage to drink Perrier cocktails and watch Sophie Jones spin while someone, I’m going to assume her friend, danced on stage next to her and was really, really into it. I kind of hope she wasn’t her friend. I hope she was just a really big fan of Perrier. Despite there not being too many people in the “greenhouse”, Sophie was spinning a variety of crowd pleasing jams that had the small dance floor moving.DSC_0908

Now it’s time for a cautionary tale. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Osheaga 2017: 5 “Non Headliner” Acts to Check Out

by on August 3, 2017 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Keith, Montreal, Osheaga
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Photo by Pierre Bourgault

While it’s no secret that the headliners of any festival are the biggest draw, it’s always fun to check out the smaller stages and maybe make some musical discoveries. The vibe at the smaller stages can be more intimate, less crowded and sometimes you’ll get lucky and the see “the next big thing” before they break out a month from now.

At a festival the size of Osheaga there’s a very good chance you haven’t heard of all of the bands on the lineup. If you’re the type to go to the festival earlier in the day to check out some of the lesser known acts it can be pretty daunting to figure out just where to go.

All week we’ve been talking to a few local artists from Quebec that would all make excellent choices (Men I Trust, CRi, Beat Market, Heartstreets, Le Couleur).

And now, here are a few more picks to check out that you might be less familiar with: ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Osheaga 2017: Relax About the Weather

by on August 3, 2017 at 9:58 am
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Montreal, Osheaga
This dude's not sweating it. Photo by Susan Moss.

This dude’s not sweating it. Photo by Susan Moss.

A certain blog that happens to be based out of Montreal (a “Montreal blog” if you will) has published an 86 word article about how much the weather is going to suck this weekend at Osheaga. Despite its short length, it still manages to contain a handful of grammatical errors. The main feature of the article is a picture of The Weather Network’s weekend forecast with a red box around it. This poorly written garbage has been shared well over 1000 times on Facebook. To give you an idea of how little effort went into this article: this paragraph is already longer than the entire thing.

I’m no weather doctor, but how about you do me a favour and relax.

I’m not saying there won’t be any bad weather this weekend (although if Mother Nature decided to join the list of people calling out that blog as liars it would make me literally laugh out loud). I’m saying that if you take a closer look at the forecast it says that a lot of the rain will be limited to Friday overnight and Saturday morning, and the rest of the showers will be scattered.

Also, for that matter, who cares? With the amount of humidity this week we were all going to be drenched in our own sweat. To say nothing of the sweat of 10’s of thousands of strangers rubbing against us.

Finally, I would like to introduce you to the Dollar Store. Any number of dollar stores will allow you to buy a poncho for under 2$. Bust it out, enjoy your music and when the sun comes back out just roll it up and shove it in a plastic bag for safe keeping until the next scattered shower starts.  It can even be a clear poncho so your fleek Osheaga look will still be visible underneath! Fleek!

Here’s what not to do: Panic and freak out.

In the meantime, this will be me:

He's just really into Lorde.

He’s just really into Lorde.

Osheaga kicks off tomorrow at noon with Rue de Bois at La serre Perrier. Main stages start at 1 pm with Joseph, Samito and Lophile. Full schedule HERE.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Osheaga 2017: CRi is Ready to Feel the Vibe of the Crowd

by on August 1, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Posted In: Homepage, Keith, Montreal, Osheaga

16649304_1328015227237388_1089382409669379984_nWhile I write this, I’m listening to King Tubby’s album “Dub Fever”. Why? Because Montreal’s own CRi mentioned that King Tubby was in inspiration to him and it had honestly been a long time since I had listened to dub music.

Which is not to say that Osheaga festival goers can expect dub when they see CRi perform, they are much more likely to experience his (along with Ouri) signature sun drenched synths and steady basslines that are sure to get anyone who’s ready to dance moving.

Earlier this year, CRi was unsure about what lay in store for the future. But these days he seems fully devoted to making new music. Here’s what he had to say as he gets ready to perform at this year’s Osheaga music festival:

Keith: Osheaga has become one of the biggest festivals of the year in Canada, and even North America and it’s hosted right here in Montreal. With so many fans coming in from out of town for the festival, how important is it you to represent Montreal, in Montreal on such an international stage?

Cri: I’m very glad to be part of this major event I’ll try to do my best to be a good Montreal representative. I can’t wait to play alongside artists that I admire. To be a part of this lineup is a great opportunity. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Osheaga 2017: Beat Market Is Making Groovy Bad Ass Stuff

by on July 31, 2017 at 4:27 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Keith, Osheaga

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When you typically see EDM performers live, all too often your met with with the visual of the artist and a mixer connected to a laptop. Certainly there is a skill and an art to that setup, but it is undeniably different than the energy you normally associate with tradtional live music.

When they formed, Montreal-based Beat Market had set out as an early goal to bring their backgrounds as true musicians to their style of electronic music. This is readily apparent in their performmances which successfully capture a sense of “organic” electronic music.

With energy and style they are sure to get the festival goers at Osheaga dancing.

9to5.cc asked Beat Market a few questions as they get geared up for this weekend’s festivities: ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Osheaga 2017: Men I Trust Make Magic in their Music

by on July 28, 2017 at 2:13 pm
Posted In: Blogs, Homepage, Montreal, Osheaga

a0357073465_16With this year’s edition of Osheaga right around the corner, 9to5.cc is taking the time to reach out to some of the local, Quebec artists that will be showcased at Montreal’s biggest music festival.

First up is “Men I Trust”, who’ve released two full length albums since 2014. The band has fully embraced the “DIY” ethos of music making and are fully involved with every creative element of the band.

This means they not only compose and record all of their music but they also master, mix and edit all of their tracks. Not only that, but they also shoot and direct all of their music videos (each one visually beautiful in their own right as well).

I asked Dragos a few questions about their upcoming time at Osheaga.

Keith: Obviously, Osheaga is a huge festival and the headliners tend to be big stars from all over the world. How important is it to you that local Quebecois artists be given the time to shine at Osheaga?

Dragos: It is important because there are a lot of emerging artists that are at an international level in the local scene. Osheaga is a perfect festival for them to shine. It makes the artists and the people happy to see the local scene in such a huge event.  Shout out to our friends Kroy and Geoffroy who will be there too.

K: Conversely, last year Men I Trust had a tour of China and the video for “Plain View” consists mostly of footage of the band from that tour. What was it like to be a Canadian band so far away from home? 

D: China was so good to us. We had a blast. People were really welcoming, nice and caring. As a public, they are so enthusiastic during shows! We were moved to see some people singing the lyrics and really knowing our material so far from home. They really gave us a big wave of love and we hope to be back there soon! ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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