Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 acts are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area. Along with music, Pop Montreal has film, art events as well as a conference and a cultural fair called Puces Pop.

The name of the festival was inspired by the Halifax Pop Explosion.

Since its creation by Daniel Seligman, Noelle Sorbara, and Peter Rowan in 2002, Pop Montreal presented concerts of important rock, indie-rock, alternative, hip hop and folk artists from North America and Europe as Beck, Billy Childish, Interpol, TTC or Franz Ferdinand along with local favorites The Dears, Les Breastfeeders, We Are Wolves, Arcade Fire and the The Unicorns. In 2006, Pop welcomed the Future of Music Policy Summit and continues to challenge industry standards while staging an incredible array of international and local talent. Highlighted artists in 2006 included Roky Erickson, Vashti Bunyan, Joanna Newsom, Gary Wilson, Gonzales, Dr. Octagon, Spank Rock, TTC, Think About Life, Kid Sister, Sloan, Cadence Weapon, The Russian Futurists, Beirut, Akron/Family, Born Ruffians, Patrick Watson, Handsome Furs, Socalled and more.

The 2007 line-up was announced on July 19th, and features Patti Smith, Cody ChesnuTT, Pere Ubu, Half Japanese, Mort Sahl, Ron Sexsmith, Michel Pagliaro, Black Mountain, Oakley Hall, Sunset Rubdown, The National, A-Trak, Kid Sister, Caribou, Born Ruffians, Final Fantasy, Chromeo, Tiga, Bobby Conn, Yelle, DJ /rupture, Tony Rebel, Jr Kelly, Starvin Hungry, Bionic, Trigger Effect, Lotusland, Magnolia Electric Co., Chad VanGaalen, The Watson Twins, MSTRKRFT, DJ Mehdi, Jay Reatard, Qui, Megasoid, Glitch Mob, The Cool Kids, Gary Lucas, Earlimart, Ndidi Onukwulu, Miracle Fortress, Taqaq, Fujiya and Miyagi, Daedalus, Filastine, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Barmitzvah Brothers, Maga Bo, Georgie James, Tiombe Lockhart, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Library Science, Yip Yip, Basia Bulat and We're Marching On.

Staff members and volunteers from the festival in current and previous years have been: Hilary Leftick, Dounia Mikou, Guillaume Decouflet (of Baile Montreal, and a DJ under the moniker Khiasma), Melanie Turner, Patricia Boushel, graphic designer Jason Delmarr, provincial wrestling champion Nicolas Jules Robinson.

Film Pop

The PopCast

The Popcast is a podcast hosted by Andrew Rose that previews participating festival artists, local bands, and live festival highlight moments. It began in 2005.

External links

* [http://www.popmontreal.com Pop Montreal home page]