Chet Faker turned MTELUS into another dimension. "A mysterious, almost magical world built from shadows, groove, and voice." For fans of: late-night headphone music brought to life on a stage. montrealrocks.ca/chet-faker-m...

Simple Plan back in Montreal for F1 weekend, proving their songs still land even in front of a crowd full of F1 caps. "Even in an unusual setting, their songs still land." For fans of: early 2000s pop-punk and Montreal homecomings. montrealrocks.ca/simple-plan-...

10,000 people under the same sky, moving toward the same bassline. Solomun opened Montreal's summer at Piknic Électronik and the city felt it. montrealrocks.ca/solomun-pikn...

Warning's first album in twenty years drops today. Rituals of Shame opens with thirteen minutes of doom that doesn't waste a second of them. Our review: montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Montreal's Elephant Stone return with "Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll" — the second single from ASHA, their new album named after frontman Rishi Dhir's late mother. Out now, album August 28. montrealrocks.ca/montreals-el...

Jack Antonoff and Bleachers hit MTELUS on the Bleachers Forever tour, a theatrical, career-spanning ninety minutes from a six-piece band that swung between rock, jazz and gospel. Antonoff even apologized for not headlining Montreal sooner. Momo Boyd opened. montrealrocks.ca/bleachers-mt...

Violins, cellos and banjos filled Bar le Ritz as Mama's Broke marked the release of Reunion. Angelic harmonies and dark lyrics in a warm, intimate room. Creekbed Carter opened and Montreal's El Balcón closed with a flamenco stomp. Review and photos on the site. montrealrocks.ca/mamas-broke-...

Oliver Tree, dead at 32 after a helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro. montrealrocks.ca/oliver-tree-...

"Serving us awkward emo kid turned hot alt-pop princess." PinkPantheress at L'Olympia was something else. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/pinkpanthere...

"Stoic bands, pure chaos crowd, music was loud." August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction turned MTelus into a war zone. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/august-burns...

RAATS is playing Casa Del Popolo (Montréal) on July 10. @raatsmtl.bsky.social #montreal @montrealrocks.ca @francemusique.fr @konbini.com.web.brid.gy @cultmtl.com @cjlo.com

Billy Sherwood on taking over from Chris Squire, the new Yes album Aurora, and why prog is pushing back against AI. Full interview: montrealrocks.ca/interview-bi... #Yes #BillySherwood #ProgRock

Montreal duo Born At Midnite have announced their debut album, Eternal BAM Nation, out June 26 on Arbutus Records. The project brings together Amery Sandford and David Carriere (TOPS, Marci), drawing on punk, techno, house, and new wave. Full story 👉 montrealrocks.ca/born-at-midn...

Montreal rock trio Les Shirley have shared their new single "PLAYER2," the second track from their forthcoming album HAIL MARY, due September 25. The album follows a summer run across Quebec, with a broader Canadian tour through spring 2027. montrealrocks.ca/les-shirley-...

Montreal's The Satisfactory have released their self-titled debut album. The record draws on late '60s and early '70s rock, moving between folk passages, guitar-forward songs, and psychedelic stretches. montrealrocks.ca/the-satisfac...

Voivod's Symphonique is out now. Live with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, 12 songs, 73 minutes of career-spanning material. Out on Century Media on CD, digital, and double vinyl. 🎸🎻 montrealrocks.ca/voivod-relea...

Amenra returned to Montreal and it was never going to be just a metal show. It was always going to be something closer to a ritual. Eight songs. No stage banter. Just one of the most emotionally devastating live acts on the planet doing exactly what they do. montrealrocks.ca/amenra-the-k...

Audrey Hobert showed up to MTELUS in Groucho glasses, seven feet tall in an elongated trench coat, and immediately made it clear this was not going to be a typical pop show. montrealrocks.ca/audrey-hober...

Corrosion Of Conformity hit Fairmount Theatre last month with Whores. and Montreal's own UUBBUURRUU. Pepper Keenan and Woody Weatherman tore through four decades of riffs, pulling from the new double album Good God / Baad Man. montrealrocks.ca/corrosion-of...

Chapterhouse returned to the stage after 16 years, marking the 35th anniversary of Whirlpool with a three-guitar wall of sound at the Fairmount. Minneapolis openers she's green nearly stole it, drawing from their Swallowtail EP out July 10. Read our review: montrealrocks.ca/chapterhouse...

New review up. Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower. Out now via ANTI-. "He's figuring out how to live without someone. The admission doesn't arrive as revelation. More like a note found in a coat pocket from two winters ago." montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

parallel's Marty Plaskon makes music the way most people are too scared to. His new single Finish Line is out today. We sat down with him to talk bedroom production, touring Europe, and writing about the hard stuff. FFO: King Krule, Mac DeMarco, Bon Iver. montrealrocks.ca/parallels-ma...

Cumbia-punk band Kon-Fusion drop their new album Arriba de su muro this Friday, June 5, with a full carnival at Le Belmont. Free hot dogs and a piñata included. montrealrocks.ca/montreals-ko...

We sat down with Maisie Peters in Montreal to talk about her new album Florescence, featuring Julia Michaels and Marcus Mumford for the first time, her love of indie bookstores, growing up online, and the Tiny Desk she is still chasing. montrealrocks.ca/maisie-peter...

New interview: Piknic Électronik Montréal turns 23 this year, and co-founder Nicolas Cournoyer sat down with us to talk about how a small Sunday gathering of 200 people at Parc Jean-Drapeau grew into one of Montreal's most beloved outdoor festivals. montrealrocks.ca/piknic-elect...

New concert review: Searows @ Studio TD. Tender, restrained, and emotionally precise, Alec Duckart delivered a set built entirely around Death In The Business of Whaling, under a looming whalebone set piece that set the tone perfectly. montrealrocks.ca/searows-stud...

Montreal's own Somaya brings reggae textures and Middle Eastern sounds to her second single, sitting in that specific feeling of things falling apart while you're still pretending they aren't. From her debut album LAYALI, out August 28 via @bonsound. montrealrocks.ca/montreals-so... ---

🎸 CONTEST — Win tickets to Amyl and The Sniffers at Place Bell this Friday! To enter: tag a friend in the comments below. Contest closes Thursday, June 4 at midnight. Winner announced Friday morning. Good luck! 🤘 montrealrocks.ca/%f0%9f%8e%b8...

Our review of Elias Rønnenfelt @ SAT A detached, swaggering solo set from the Iceage frontman, stripping his songs down to raw, raucous rock with just a bassist and a drummer. montrealrocks.ca/elias-ronnen...

Beck Zegans' debut solo album Engraving of Armor is out, and it's beautiful and heavy in the same breath. Warm, raspy vocals knotted into fuzz guitars, with a machine-like pulse running under everything. For fans of Sonic Youth, Fontaines D.C., Nick Drake. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Amon Amarth + Dethklok + Castle Rat at Bell Centre. Fair warning: this one's a little different. Our reviewer Rich was so done repeating himself that he rewrote the whole night as a bedtime story for metalheads instead. Honestly, it works. 🤘 montrealrocks.ca/dethklok-amo...

"The best show of 2026 so far, without a doubt." Biffy Clyro brought the house down at Théâtre Beanfield last month. Nine years since their last Montreal show, but it was worth the wait. montrealrocks.ca/biffy-clyro-...

Sevendust went into their 15th album, ONE, with no plan and no expectations. Morgan Rose talked to us about nearly cutting the first single, handing producer Elvis Baskette the reins, and what the title really means after 30 years together. montrealrocks.ca/thirty-years...

June in Montreal: Amyl and the Sniffers, RÜFÜS DU SOL at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Black Country New Road, OrelSan, Bleachers, Evanescence… 20 shows still to come, all with ticket links and YouTube previews. What are you seeing? 🎸 montrealrocks.ca/21-concerts-...

3F: Festival Femmes Fatales brings two nights of women and femme artists to Le P'tit Ours on June 19 and 20. The lineup features Ema Jean, Rachel Dara Band, Those Trees, Death Proof, Ash Lex, and Blackmagic, with proceeds going to Women in Music. montrealrocks.ca/3f-festival-...

La Sécurité – Bingo! The Montreal five-piece's sophomore LP, recorded for Bella Union and Mothland. Bilingual art rock that moves between no wave, noise rock, and shoegaze without settling into any of them. Out June 12. montrealrocks.ca/la-securites...

Julia Jacklin is coming to the Beanfield Theatre on November 17, part of a world tour following her signing to 4AD. Tickets on sale Friday June 5 montrealrocks.ca/julia-jackli...

Soul of the City — Montreal's first dedicated soul and R&B festival. Aug 12–16, Casa del Popolo, La Sala Rossa and La Sotterenea. Check out the impressive lineup. montrealrocks.ca/soul-of-the-...

Mastodon drop "Your Ghost Again," their first single since Brent Hinds' departure and death. Tour with Deafheaven and Alcest hits Montreal September 27. montrealrocks.ca/mastodon-rel...

Montreal blackened thrash band Shroud have announced their debut album Pax Nocturna, out June 4. Formed during the pandemic, the four-piece pull from black, death, and thrash metal across nine tracks. For fans of Watain, Dissection, and Skeletonwitch. montrealrocks.ca/montreals-sh...

Just Mustard turned Bar Le Ritz into something dark, loud, and strangely hypnotic. “The set explodes into life with a flurry of distorted guitars… and drums so heavy my hair bounces.” Read our review. For fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, DIIV montrealrocks.ca/just-mustard...

Amenra are playing Montreal tomorrow night at Theatre Beanfield with Dopethrone and The Keening. One of only two North American stops on their 2026 tour. If you know, you know. If you don't, read up before you go. For fans of Neurosis, Cult of Luna, Oathbreaker. montrealrocks.ca/amenra-play-...

Gladie, Noun, and Puberty Well brought excellent vibes, sharp performances, and a packed room to Casa Del Popolo earlier this month. For fans of: Screaming Females, indie punk, DIY shows Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/gladie-noun-...

POP Montreal has announced the full lineup for its 25th anniversary, running September 23-27. Highlights include Luna, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, High Vis, La Sécurité, Spencer Krug, Julie Doiron, Think About Life, and a three-night return of Divan Orange. montrealrocks.ca/pop-montreal...

New review: Marmozets – CO.WAR.DICE. "A weird, unstable confidence that flickers between snarl and surrender, sometimes mid-bar." Seven years away. Worth the wait. For fans of: Paramore, Spiritbox, Death From Above 1979. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

“The silence in the room was palpable.” Leith Ross closed the I Can See The Future tour in Montreal with a set that swung between awkward jokes, grief, tenderness, and total emotional collapse. Wyatt C. Louis opened the night beautifully too. Read our review. montrealrocks.ca/leith-ross-w...

she's green talk Wisconsin moss, sold-out shows in China, writing about lust mistaken for love seven years on, and finding hope in grim times. The Minneapolis five-piece play Théâtre Fairmount tonight with Chapterhouse. FFO Slowdive, Slow Pulp, Cocteau Twins. montrealrocks.ca/inside-the-f...

We spoke with Ask Ophelia about their new single Mint Castle, a song about the emotional environments we grow up in and what happens when they start to crack. Read the full interview on Montreal Rocks. montrealrocks.ca/ask-ophelia-...

The Offspring are returning to Montreal for a rare MTELUS club show focused entirely on deep cuts and early punk material rather than the usual festival setlist. Read more at Montreal Rocks. FFO: Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion montrealrocks.ca/the-offsprin...

The Smashing Pumpkins are bringing their Rats In A Cage tour to Montreal’s Bell Centre on October 9, built around a full Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness set plus material spanning nearly four decades. Read more at Montreal Rocks. montrealrocks.ca/smashing-pum...