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Osheaga 2017: Le Couleur are a Fun and Fancy Party

by on July 31, 2017 at 12:59 pm
Posted In: Homepage, Keith, Montreal, Osheaga

xl_artist_125_20170712110230_8f481045Montreal based electro-pop-disco out Le Couleur are currently in the midst of what they’re calling the “Starlite Summer Tour”. The next stop? None other than the biggest music festival in the city: Osheaga.

We caught up with the band quickly to talk about what it’s like being one of only a few acts that will be performing in French, the band’s unique visual style and more.

Keith: You’re one of only a few bands that will be performing in French, what does it mean to Le Couleur to be one of the bands representing Montreal at a festival like Osheaga?

Le Couleur: It’s very flattering!  We think it’s something important for the festival as well as the French culture here.  French and/or local artists bring something special to the festival when you think about it – Otherwise it maybe looks like just any other festival with big names as headliners.  We believe it’s cool and interesting for the audience to discover new bands that they wouldn’t hear about in another context. ↓ 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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9to5 Entertainment System 66: Scott Tells You About a Comic You Should Read

by on August 7, 2014 at 10:38 pm
Posted In: 9ES, Podcast, Podcasting

Sophie was around for the beginning but then she had to go to watch Space Station 76 over at Fantasia. Today is the last day of Fantasia and for that we are sad (well, sort of, hot damn I am sick of editing podcasts). Nevertheless, in order to make sure that this 9to5 Entertainment System was NOT about Fantasia (since that’s almost all we’ve been doing for the past few weeks) we enlisted our secret weapon. That’s right, Scott’s back! He didn’t go to Fantasia! So this podcast is about music and sports! Yes!9esportland

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The bed music during our advertising is Tone Commander!
The bed music while we explain what the episode is about is Son of a Bit “Chased by a Running Chupacabra” used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Finally, the song we use in the intro is “Shiny Spaceship” by the 8-bit Ninjas.  Used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

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