PopMontreal Posts

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 5: Purity Ring Continue to Hypnotize Audiences

Buzz act Purity Ring closed out the Pop Montreal festival in hypnotizing fashion. ... Read More »

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 4: Arcade Fire's Win Butler Talks About His Fat Elvis Jumpsuit

Pop Montreal 2012 day four was all about the Arcade Fire and David Byrne... talking and playing basketball. ... Read More »

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 3: YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN Debut Heavy New Opera

Pop Montreal 2012's third day was all about genre-bending theater metal act YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, who debuted a new opera piece. ... Read More »

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 2: Grimes, F---ed Up's Yacht Club Side-Project

Day two of the Pop Montreal festival featured breakout star Grimes and a number of acts that wanted to be like her. ... Read More »

Pop Montreal 2012, Day 1: Diamond Rings to Rule Them All, Plus Broken Social Diaspora

Pop Montreal festival kicked off with Diamond Rings and a number of post-Broken Social Scene appearances. ... Read More »

F---ed Up Teach 'Yo Gabba Gabba' Dance Moves to Pop Montreal Crowd

The second night of POP Montreal saw F--ked Up headline an eclectic bill in an even more eclectic venue. ... Read More »

Arcade Fire Perform to a 'Most Polite Giant Mob' of 75,000 at Free Montreal Show

Arcade Fire played a free outdoor Pop Montreal show Thursday night (Sept. 22) to, what lead singer Win Butler described as, "the most polite giant mob I've ever seen." ... Read More »

Japandroids Jump-Start POP Montreal With New Songs and Support From No Joy

Japandroids kicked off the 10th annual POP Montreal music festival Sept. 21 with a sold-out show filled with fans eager for a taste of new material from the buzz band. ... Read More »

Pop Montreal Rings in 10-Year Anniversary With Arcade Fire + 'Bicycle Symphony'

Pop Montreal celebrates its 10th edition this week, a major milestone for any music festival, but for co-founder Dan Seligman, this is just the beginning. ... Read More »

Arcade Fire Announce Free Pop Montreal Concert Celebrating Their Hometown

The folks behind Pop Montreal hardly need to drum up any more goodwill, but that's exactly what they're doing by hosting a free Arcade Fire show on Sept. 22. ... Read More »

Chromeo, Redd Kross, Japandroids Part of Pop Montreal's 'Sneak Peak' Lineup

With Montreal music lovers abuzz with how they will squeeze all that Osheaga Festival, the fall is already starting to come together with Pop Montreal's initial "sneak peek" lineup. ... Read More »