“”Deleted Scenes’ recent album, Birdseed Shirt, often sounds as if it’s been gently glazed with cold medication, but that doesn’t mean it’s creatively sluggish. All that fine-tuned, morose reverb and space opens up on a band that has enough subtle craft to explore everything from its mopey side (“Get Your Shit Together For The Holidays”) to psych-rock aggression (“Mortal Sin”).”
–The Onion

INTENSIVE CARE (Montreal, QC)
http://www.myspace.com/intensivecareband

“”Ces jeunes montrealais pourraient ouvrir la voie à une nouvelle generation locale” / “these young Montrealers could very well open doors for a new local generation”
— ICI

MEDICATIONS (Washington, DC//Dischord Records)
http://www.myspace.com/medications
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14159-completely-removed/

“It’s been five years since we last heard from Washington, D.C.’s Medications. Devin Ocampo and Chad Molter formed the band from the ashes of Faraquet, and on the group’s debut EP and first LP, there was a clear tension between the knotty, agile post-punk of their former group and a more pop-informed tendency. Five years later, drummer Andrew Becker has moved on, and that more melodic side of the band has won out. Perhaps having to cover the drums as well as the guitar and bass put the remaining duo in a more studio-oriented frame of mind, but whatever the reason, there’s more layering here, and a much greater focus on tunes, resulting in the band’s best album.”

–Pitchfork Media

–Noah

Parlovr Blogotheque Session

–Noah

July 25th @ Le Divan Orange
Deleted Scenes + Intensive Care

August 24th @ Le Divan Orange

Reversing Falls + Cotton Mouth + Guests

August 27th @ Cagibi

Canon Bros + Guests

+ Many more TBA for the Fall!

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Islands ticket giveaway!

Send in to “noahbick@passovah.com” your idea for our Pop Montreal Showcase headliner and enter for a chance to win 2 tickets to Islands this Friday July 16th @ The Belmont.

— Noah

We also have a bunch of shows coming up next week.

1) WOMEN (one of my favourite bands in the country) have a side project called Friendo who are playing Bar Saint Laurent 2 on Tuesday the 15th.

2) Fringe Pop, which is happening the 12, and then from 17-20th kicks off next week.

3) We are also doing a show for Happy Hollows, Grooms and The Breezes June 19th @ The Jupiter Room

Enjoy!

–Noah

Also we have two shows coming up. One is the Luyas at the Rialto , and then other is Rah Rah at le Divan Orange.

Check out this press the Rialto show got in the Hour.

http://www.hour.ca/music/music_news.aspx?iIDArticle=15743&rssIDArticle=6641

Also here is a sweet video of Weezer with Kenny G (a Martin Horn favourite.)

–Take care,

Noah

2) On a much brighter note… we are doing a huge show at the Rialto! Stay tuned for all the details.

—Noah

Check out the new track which is streaming on their Myspace page called “Black Hand.”

http://www.myspace.com/cottonmouthmontreal

–Noah

May 23rd @ Green Room
Tin Star Orphans + BURLS + Brigitte Naggar & Zak Rosen

May 28 @ Green Room
Kara Keith + Slow Hand Motem + Super Fossil Power
Green Room Showcase #5!

June 9 @ Le Divan Orange
Rah Rah + JEM + Distant Shores

June 10th @ Green Room
In Good Company + Open Fields

June 15th @ Green Room
Friendo (MEM WOMEN) + Yourself and the Air + Silver Dapple
Co Production with Blue Skies Turn Black

June 19th@ Green Room
Happy Hollows + Grooms
Co Production with Blue Skies Turn Black

June 17-20th @ Parc Des Ameriques
Fringe Pop!

July 25th @ Le Divan Orange
Deleted Scenes + Intensive Care

More to come!

–Noah

While Jamie Thompson is presenting his recently transplanted project “The Small is Beautiful” to our fair town, David Mitchell will be celebrating the release of his 3″ on local label This Quiet Army.

Flist will be warming up for his C.D. release June 2nd at Club Lambi.

Show will start around 9pm and is 5 bucks.

–Noah

Cotton Mouth

May 1st Montreal @ Le Divan Orange w/ Mixylodian

May 5th Waterloo @ Trepid House w/ The Luyas

May 6th Toronto @ The Drake w/ The Luyas

May 7th Ottawa @ Raw Sugar w/ The Luyas

June 18th Montreal @ Fringe Pop

June 19th Toronto @ Rancho Relaxo (NXNE)

The Hoof and The Heel

June 18th Guelph @ The Jimmy Jazz

June 19th Toronto @ The Drake (POP MTL NXNE SHOWCASE)

June 20th Montreal @ Fringe Pop

— Noah