Slaughter To Prevail turned Olympia Theatre into “a non-stop, crushing force of heavy music,” with the pit in constant overdrive. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/slaughter-to...

Karim Lakhdar answered one question about the person he lost with a single word. The rest of our interview with Atsuko Chiba fills in what that word carries. FFO: Talk Talk, Portishead, records that take a while to shake. montrealrocks.ca/atsuko-chiba...

Prior to the New Candys' show with @raatsmtl.bsky.social and White Sun at La Sotterenea on May 1st, let's Dive into this interview of the iconic Italian band by @montrealrocks.ca : montrealrocks.ca/new-candys-t... #interview #musicinterview #newcandys #montrealshows

Carpenter Brut, HEALTH, and DESIRE shared a night that felt like “a multimedia, cinematic experience… a throbbing 80s-infused synth techno soundtrack,” even if something didn’t fully land. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/carpenter-br...

Thirteen years of silence, then VHS tapes started showing up at people's houses. Boards Of Canada have announced a new album. FFO: The wait being worth it. montrealrocks.ca/boards-of-ca...

“You can hear a pin drop… then it explodes into a cacophony of sound midway through.” @theantlers.bsky.social turn Bar Le Ritz into something quietly intense, then overwhelming in all the right ways. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/the-antlers-...

We will be playing La Sotterenea on May 1st, in support to New Candys, along with White Sun. Book your tickets here: www.universe.com/events/new-c... #music #montreal #show @montrealrocks.ca @iciradiocanada.bsky.social @fip.fr @gcbrecords.bsky.social @cultmtl.com @exclaimdotca.bsky.social

New interview: link3 – On the Outline. We caught up with James Barry to talk about the making of his debut album, recorded entirely with a single SM57 in a Saint Laurent apartment and analogue-mastered in LA. montrealrocks.ca/james-barry-...

New review: Carla dal Forno – Confession. Diaristic, dub-inflected, quietly unsettling. Out Friday via Kallista Records montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

FUZION made a record about watching the world fall apart and losing her lighter at the same time. Who can relate? New interview with the Montreal artist on her second album The World Is Ending And I Lost My Lighter — out now. montrealrocks.ca/the-world-is...

“That song has such an instantly captivating vocal melody that the entire audience couldn’t help but belt at the top of their lungs.” Microwave mark ten years of Much Love at Danforth Music Hall. Read our review. For fans of: The Hotelier, Circa Survive montrealrocks.ca/microwave-da...

@convergecult.bsky.social walked into a sold-out Beanfield and didn't let it breathe for a second. Bannon pacing the stage, Koller driving everything into the red. One of the best shows of the year. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/converge-spy...

Orders jumping from 1,000 to 15,000 mid-call, and a Quebec pressing plant suddenly in the middle of it. Drummond Vinyl, Angine de Poitrine, and Alex Henry Foster all cross paths in this one. montrealrocks.ca/drummond-vin...

They Might Be Giants frontman John Flansburgh broke several ribs in a drunk driving accident a couple of years back. He mentions it once, says he's healed, and then starts talking about a Maurice Sendak book from his childhood. We spoke to him about all of it. montrealrocks.ca/they-might-b...

Franz Schuller says GrimSkunk wrote one of these songs in half an hour after watching an Agnostic Front documentary. It sounds like it. GrimSkunk just dropped two new tracks, and they don’t quite point in the same direction. montrealrocks.ca/grimskunk-re...

Maryze released Shy Prty Grl today, somewhere between a club track and something more uneasy. FFO: Charli XCX, Slayyyter montrealrocks.ca/maryze-share...

A federal jury just found Live Nation liable for operating as a monopoly, with Ticketmaster overcharging fans per ticket. Now it moves to the judge, and the question of how much of it gets broken up. montrealrocks.ca/live-nation-...

We chatted with Daniel Isaiah about recording Western Medicine with a band in the room, no click track, just four days at Mixart. montrealrocks.ca/daniel-isaia...

Guitars slipping out of sync, vocals holding steady while everything else drifts. Montreal trio Hush just shared Funhouse, the last piece before the album lands. FFO: Broadcast, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Portishead montrealrocks.ca/hush-release...

Tori Amos brings in a biker gang called the Gasoline Girls, and suddenly the escape in her new record shifts direction. It’s not just another chapter. FFO: Scarlet’s Walk-era Tori Amos, but less settled montrealrocks.ca/tori-amos-sh...

A fire alarm cut through the song Jason halfway, and suddenly everyone was out on St Catherine Street, not sure if the night was over. Perfume Genius came back and picked it up like nothing had broken. FFO: quiet rooms, interrupted moments montrealrocks.ca/perfume-geni...

It starts with a conductor walking onstage holding two lightsabers, and the room already knows what’s coming. The FILMharmonique Orchestra plays A New Hope live at @placedesarts.bsky.social Read our review. FFO: John Williams, big-screen nostalgia montrealrocks.ca/star-wars-a-...

Seven years away, and Sticky Fingers walked back into MTelus with a shirtless Freddy Crabs punting a soccer ball into the crowd. Claude Bailey on lead vocals had a lot to prove. Ruby Waters opened in a tutu. FFO: DMA's, Ocean Alley, Skegss montrealrocks.ca/ruby-waters-...

Brittany Kennell worked inside a country club and turned what she saw into a song. Listen! montrealrocks.ca/brittany-ken...

Spirit Adrift are calling it after this one, but Infinite Illumination doesn’t feel like a goodbye so much as a line they refuse to step back from. FFO: Pentagram, early Metallica, Saint Vitus montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Enter Shikari just dropped a new album, Lose Your Self, with no warning. No singles, no build-up, just 12 tracks all at once. It’s heavier, darker, and feels built to be heard in one go. FFO: Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, The Prodigy montrealrocks.ca/enter-shikar...

After a decade between albums, Tiga is back in a moment where the wave seems to be rising again. In our new interview, he talks about creative quiet periods, boldness without irony, and why Hot Life feels right now. FFO: Confidence Man, The Dare, Dom Dolla montrealrocks.ca/tiga-leans-i...

Dame Festive returns to Lachine May 30–31, with P'tit Belliveau, The Lost Fingers and Caracol leading a free two-day takeover of Notre-Dame Street. 24 artists, open air, no tickets. FFO: folk, swing, street festivals that actually feel like neighbourhoods montrealrocks.ca/dame-festive...

Omayela built The Wav Garden Mixtape Vol. 1 live on stream, capturing songs as they happened rather than after the fact. It’s raw, multilingual, and surprisingly intimate in places. FFO: Smino, Kaytranada, early Majid Jordan montrealrocks.ca/omayela-turn...

LOOK | LISTEN: 'Bye Parula Share New Single I Don’t Know' montrealrocks.ca/bye-parula-s... | via @montrealrocks.ca | 'Something Out Of Nothing' album out June 5

Piknic Électronik Montréal has revealed its 2026 lineup, with Jayda G, Nia Archives, Dombresky, Daphni, and Eris Drew set for Parc Jean-Drapeau this summer. The full season runs May to October. FFO: late afternoons turning into long nights, dancing by the water montrealrocks.ca/piknic-elect...

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Montreal artist Tamara Weber’s latest album, Destinations, traces a path from busking across continents to finding a voice that feels fully her own. We spoke with her about the shift, the solitude behind “I’m Here,” and what changed. montrealrocks.ca/tamara-weber...

Montreal’s Second Field Fight Club trace their name back to real high school fights, but the music goes somewhere heavier and harder to pin down. We spoke with the band about noise, instinct, and what comes next. FFO: Deftones, Boris, Whirr montrealrocks.ca/second-field...

Bye Parula have shared I don’t know, a second look at their new album ahead of its June release, with a Montreal launch show already lined up. It’s a different angle on the same obsession they introduced with KISSBURN. montrealrocks.ca/bye-parula-s...

Yes, it's another Angine de Poitrine post for your timeline! ∆ This time, my review and photos from their Montreal show on Friday. Enjoy!

Something strange took over Club Soda on Friday, and everyone in the room went along with it. Angine de Poitrine didn’t so much play a set as pull the crowd into their orbit. FFO: King Crimson, Primus, that one YouTube rabbit hole you never escaped montrealrocks.ca/angine-de-po...

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been denied entry into the U.K., stopping a major summer headline slot before it could happen. The decision follows months of backlash and raises new questions about where things go next. FFO: polarizing figures, industry fallout montrealrocks.ca/ye-barred-fr...

The Last Ten Seconds of Life hit Montreal this week, bringing their new material to Foufounes Electriques just days before The Dead Ones drops. FFO: Signs Of The Swarm, Fit For An Autopsy, Distant montrealrocks.ca/the-last-ten...

Lady Gaga has cancelled tonight’s Montreal stop on The MAYHEM Ball due to a respiratory infection. Refunds are being issued, and no rescheduled date has been announced. montrealrocks.ca/lady-gaga-ca...

Holly Humberstone’s Cruel World doesn’t always go where you expect. The most interesting moments aren’t the obvious ones. Full review up now. FFO: Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers, The 1975 montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

@convergecult.bsky.social opened their latest tour with a set packed with new material, including the first live plays of songs from Love Is Not Enough and the upcoming Hum Of Hurt. They play Beanfield Theatre on Wednesday. montrealrocks.ca/watch-conver...

The Strokes have confirmed a new album, their first in six years. Reality Awaits is due this summer, with a teaser already hinting at what’s coming. Festival season might bring the first real glimpse. montrealrocks.ca/the-strokes-...

of Montreal return with aethermead, their 20th album, alongside a new single and a sprawling North American tour. The record follows a move to Brooklyn and a period of personal upheaval that reshaped Kevin Barnes’ writing. FFO: Animal Collective, MGMT montrealrocks.ca/of-montreal-...

Winterlvst quietly debuted their new project in Montreal with a short but immersive set, leaning into atmosphere over introductions and letting the music speak. It felt like the start of something still unfolding. FFO: dark synthwave, Kittie, Blackguard montrealrocks.ca/winterlvst-t...

Geordie Greep turned a 3.5-hour set into something closer to controlled chaos, stretching songs into sprawling, unpredictable shapes while the crowd tried to keep up. It felt less like a gig and more like watching something take form in real time. montrealrocks.ca/geordie-gree...

Lady Gaga opened The Mayhem Ball in full chaos mode. It was part concert, part theatre, and something closer to a spectacle than most shows ever reach. FFO: theatrical pop, high-concept live shows, artists who treat the stage like a world of its own montrealrocks.ca/lady-gaga-be...

Goo Goo Dolls have cancelled the rest of their Canadian tour after John Rzeznik was diagnosed with pneumonia. The Place Bell show in Laval won’t go ahead, and refunds will be issued. The band says they’ll be back once he’s recovered. montrealrocks.ca/goo-goo-doll...

The night before their Club Soda headline show, Angine de Poitrine played a secret set for about 100 people at Quai des Brumes. No announcement, just a packed room and word getting around. Watch! FFO: experimental live sets, bands that blur performance & chaos montrealrocks.ca/watch-angine...

Magi Merlin Announces Debut Album montrealrocks.ca/magi-merlin-... | via @montrealrocks.ca