Leí on her new EP KEPHER and refusing to play small. "I'm not trying to be the 'next' anyone. I'm too busy being the first Leí." Read the full interview... montrealrocks.ca/lei-on-rebir...

Converge will play Théâtre Fairmount on April 8th. Tickets via Extensive Enterprise from Feb 13. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

"The world is waiting for this, whether it knows it or not. It was either gonna be flying or falling in style." Waterpistol on playing their first show months after forming, blending 60s psych with 90s shoegaze, and their new single Felin out February 14. ❤️ montrealrocks.ca/waterpistol-...

BRING ME THE HORIZON played to 50,000 fans in São Paulo and called it their best performance yet. Now it's coming to cinemas worldwide March 25 and 28. Watch the trailer. montrealrocks.ca/watch-the-tr...

From hunting Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 to recording an album together. Napalm Death and Melvins' true collaboration Savage Imperial Death March drops April 10. montrealrocks.ca/melvins-and-...

Flore Laurentienne built an entire album series from the same chords in different orders, each arrangement meant to capture the changing face of the St. Lawrence River. Volume III drops April 10 via @secretcityrecords.bsky.social montrealrocks.ca/flore-lauren...

The Black Keys recorded their new album while Dan Auerbach's father was dying. Raw, primal, just jamming to scream for a bit. They play Place Bell on October 16. montrealrocks.ca/the-black-ke...

Our review of Cardinals' debut Masquerade is up. “Unhurried, occasionally stubborn, confident enough to let things sit unresolved.” FFO: early Fontaines DC, The Pogues, moody post-punk with folk grit. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Taverne Tour turns ten this week, cramming over 100 acts into Plateau bars when winter fatigue hits hardest. Protomartyr, Lydia Lunch, Christopher Owens, and dozens of Montreal artists across three nights. Full lineup at the link. montrealrocks.ca/taverne-tour...

"Montrealers will know the SAAQ, our finest purgatory." Common Holly's new EP They will draw halos around our heads drops February 27. She plays P'tit Ours on February 12. montrealrocks.ca/common-holly...

Journey plays Bell Centre March 11 on their farewell tour. 53 years of anthems, one last Montreal show. montrealrocks.ca/journey-will...

Converge: "Full volume. No guests, no studio tricks, no bullshit. Just forward motion, mounting pressure, and a band that won't look away." Read our full review. FFO: Botch, Coalesce montrealrocks.ca/album-review... @epitaphrecords.bsky.social

Billy Talent and Alexisonfire are playing the Bell Centre this July, performing Billy Talent II and Crisis in full. Twenty years since those albums came out. Two Ontario bands that grew up together on the road, back in Montreal for one night. montrealrocks.ca/billy-talent...

Alice Costelloe sounds calm, too calm, like someone repeating a story until the sharp edges wear down. Analogue warmth, imperfect instrumentation, melodies that move without rushing. Read our full review. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Ellur writes from inside uncertainty without turning it into spectacle. Her melodies stick, but they're never sugar-coated. FFO Sam Fender, Holly Humberstone Read our full review at the link. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Canadian prog duo Crown Lands return with Apocalypse, anchored by a 19-minute title track they built section by section on a whiteboard. Their most ambitious work yet arrives May 15. montrealrocks.ca/crown-lands-...

The Black Keys made Peaches! while Dan Auerbach cared for his sick father. Everything tracked live, raw, in one take. Auerbach says he just needed to scream for a bit. montrealrocks.ca/the-black-ke...

Beatrice Deer's new album tells Inuit survival stories through indie rock. One track follows an elderly woman who killed a polar bear with her walking stick during the 1900s famine. Out April 3. montrealrocks.ca/beatrice-dee...

After more than a year of silence, Montreal’s La Tulipe is finally cleared to reopen. The legal fight is over, but the hard part may only be starting. montrealrocks.ca/la-tulipe-cl...

Ice Cube, Papa Roach, and Wyclef Jean headline FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières this summer. The festival sold 18,900 passes in 36 hours and added its first country night ever. montrealrocks.ca/festivoix-an...

"She's the only one on stage, orchestrating the beats and the violin as well as the furious vocal delivery, from start to finish." Sudan Archives in Montreal. Read our full review. montrealrocks.ca/sudan-archiv...

Broken Social Scene Return With New Album and Tour montrealrocks.ca/broken-socia... | via @montrealrocks.ca

"There was a time when I really didn't know if I would sing again." Six years after a vocal injury, Chicago's Gia Margaret returns with Singing, her first vocal album since 2018. Stars' Amy Millan adds her own voice to the record. montrealrocks.ca/gia-margaret...

Swiss modern metal band Ad Infinitum bring their Into the Abyss tour to Foufounes Electriques February 11, with Seven Spires and Tulip supporting. Tickets via Extensive Enterprise montrealrocks.ca/ad-infinitum...

Two pillars of Quebec black metal share a stage. Miserere Luminis launch Sidera while Délétère mark 10 years of Les Heures de la Peste. Piranha Bar, May 22. 🤘 montrealrocks.ca/miserere-lum...

Cadence Weapon shifts to live instrumentation for Forager, his new album out April 24. The single Alpenflage is out today. Free Forager Markets hit Montreal's Essai Futile May 2. montrealrocks.ca/cadence-weap...

"Maybe I'm just better at living with it than you are, but I'm the one crying in my car." Toronto's Charlotte Cornfield shares Living With It featuring Feist from her new album. montrealrocks.ca/charlotte-co...

"That moment when everything seems fragile, but you still choose to believe." Montreal singer-songwriter Ryan Kennedy shares the Wicked Ways video from South of the Border. montrealrocks.ca/ryan-kennedy...

"@ratboysband.bsky.social keep the brightness but stop using it as camouflage. Humour and dread sit in the same verse without cancelling each other out." Our review of Singin' to an Empty Chair. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Scottish rock giants Biffy Clyro return to North America this spring with their Futique tour, hitting Théâtre Beanfield on May 3. Tickets on sale February 6. montrealrocks.ca/biffy-clyro-...

"Our moms would have wanted us to do this." Broken Social Scene reunite with producer David Newfeld after 20 years for Remember the Humans, their first album in nearly a decade. montrealrocks.ca/broken-socia...

"I'm mischievous, cheeky, probably quite annoying to some people. I'm either your favourite cousin or your least favourite cousin." British comedian Ed Gamble plays Club Soda Saturday, talks metal and Montreal. Tickets via Just For Laughs or Ed's website. montrealrocks.ca/comedian-ed-...

Black Country, New Road are bringing their next chapter to North America this summer, starting with Montreal and Toronto before heading south. montrealrocks.ca/bcnr-announc...

Dublin's Sprints turn rage into release. "A chemical reaction of explosive catharsis." Read our full review of their hometown show. FFO: Shame, Fontaines D.C., IDLES montrealrocks.ca/sprints-live...

Puscifer's Normal Isn't is hungry and sharp: "black lipstick, stiff collars, and synths built to glare at you." For fans of darkwave hooks and gallows humour. Read our full review... montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

The @vanswarpedtour.bsky.social is returning to Montreal this summer. Jimmy Eat World is the first band announced for the August dates at Parc Jean-Drapeau. More artists revealed daily. montrealrocks.ca/jimmy-eat-wo...

Heads up: Ghost hit the Centre Bell stage at 7pm Friday. No opening act, so it’s an early start. Don’t roll in late.

Ailbhe Reddy's KISS BIG circles pain instead of stating it directly, shifting from whisper to roar without warning. For fans of Julia Jacklin, Phoebe Bridgers. Read our full review. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Dylan De Braga couldn't touch his guitar for two months after a brutal breakup. When he finally did, Hold the Door arrived in minutes. His debut single is out now. montrealrocks.ca/montreals-dy...

URNE - Setting Fire to the Sky. Progressive sludge that stomps, spirals, and threatens to collapse before pulling back. Tighter and louder than ever. Read the full review. FFO: Mastodon, Gojira. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Sharon Osbourne is in talks to revive OzzFest by 2027, continuing what Ozzy started 30 years ago. She's also planning a classical tour featuring orchestras performing Black Sabbath songs with state-of-the-art visuals. montrealrocks.ca/sharon-osbou...

Shawn Van De Peppel on If Ever You're Lonely: 'Even the sad songs feel good.' Voice, guitar, and 50s/60s simplicity. FFO Elvis, Motown, Simon & Garfunkel. Read our full interview. montrealrocks.ca/from-drums-t...

Sabaton have postponed their North American tour, including the April 9 Place Bell date, after bassist Pär Sundström was advised to rest for arm inflammation. Tickets remain valid for rescheduled dates. montrealrocks.ca/sabaton-post...

The full @progstormfestival.bsky.social lineup dropped. Cynic, Car Bomb, Pure Reason Revolution headline three nights at Club Soda. Some of these bands haven't played here, or North America, in decades. montrealrocks.ca/progstorm-fe...

Dom Dolla, Chris Lake & Friends, Above & Beyond, Boris Brejcha, deadmau5, and Rezz headline îLESONIQ in August. Tickets drop Thursday at noon. montrealrocks.ca/ilesoniq-ann...

Alex Krawczyk's Wonders Await documents the work of staying present when retreat would be easier. No grand gestures, just songs that understand falling in love is a physical sensation, not a metaphor. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Sébastien Lafleur's Baby, c'est qui? is an electro-beach track built around sun-destination romance gone sideways, featuring theremin, stylophone, and Ondes Martenot. montrealrocks.ca/sebastien-la...

During a sold-out show in Tasmania, Dave Grohl dropped the news: Foo Fighters have finished their new album. The follow-up to 2023's grief-stricken But Here We Are is complete. montrealrocks.ca/a-new-foo-fi...

Mayhem's Liturgy of Death: "Comfortable with discomfort." Eight relentless tracks, no mercy, pure black metal tension. Full review at the link. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...