Reviews
The Montreal Ska Festival is a bit of a bittersweet event for ska fans. For those who grew up in the Montreal underground when ska was a big...
Articles By Tracey Lindeman
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![Montreal Ska Fest with Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison, Rude City Riot and the Slackers Various venues, Montreal QC, October 16-19]()
Montreal Ska Fest with Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison, Rude City Riot and the Slackers Various venues, Montreal QC, October 16-19 Published Oct 20, 2013 -
![Skatalites / Stooges Brass Band Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal QC, July 18]()
ReviewsSkatalites / Stooges Brass Band Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal QC, July 18 Published Jul 19, 2013A sweltering heat wave in Montreal broke momentarily last night — long enough for Jamaican ska legends to deliver almost an hour and a...
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![The Specials Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 7]()
ReviewsThe Specials Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 7 Published Jul 08, 2013My abbreviated list of best shows ever attended has grown by one more. After a nearly 30-year absence from Montreal, British Two-Tone ska...
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![Preservation Hall Jazz Band Place des Arts, Montreal QC, July 5]()
ReviewsPreservation Hall Jazz Band Place des Arts, Montreal QC, July 5 Published Jul 06, 2013Preservation Hall Jazz Band, founded in 1961 as the house band for a venue of the same name in New Orleans' French Quarter, has been a revol...
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![Wanda Jackson / Bettye LaVette Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 4]()
ReviewsWanda Jackson / Bettye LaVette Metropolis, Montreal QC, July 4 Published Jul 05, 2013At 76, Wanda Jackson is still a force to be reckoned with. She's a one-woman encyclopaedia of rock'n'roll history, taking the time to regale...
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![Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Club Soda, Montreal QC, June 30]()
ReviewsTrombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Club Soda, Montreal QC, June 30 Published Jul 01, 2013With bulging cheeks and bulging eyes, Trombone Shorty delivered on Sunday night what will surely be a defining moment of the 34th annual Mon...
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![Amnesia Rockfest with FLAG, Deftones and Rise Against Montebello QC, June 14-15]()
ReviewsAmnesia Rockfest with FLAG, Deftones and Rise Against Montebello QC, June 14-15 Published Jun 17, 2013Those who left Rockfest without at least a little bit of a bad taste in their mouths were probably too drunk to notice (or care about) what...
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![Pouzza Fest Montreal QC, May 17 to 19]()
ReviewsPouzza Fest Montreal QC, May 17 to 19 Published May 20, 2013It began innocently enough — a band here, a beer there, a couple hot dogs thrown in for good measure. Then there was the (real) lobster on s...
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![Fu Manchu / Bloodnstuff / Hey Sugar Club Soda, Montreal QC, April 16]()
ReviewsFu Manchu / Bloodnstuff / Hey Sugar Club Soda, Montreal QC, April 16 Published Apr 17, 2013Never accuse Fu Manchu of not being heavy enough — one pair of earplugs would not have sufficed at last night's rendition of The Action Is G...
