Poutine Pix - 152

It's the El Niño version of the Midnight Poutine podcast. That means we serve up a warm storm of fabulous tunes for you. Actually, considering how sunny it is around here, we spend a surprising amount of time talking about snow this week. In particular, we yap about the delightful Under the Snow festival that fellow MP writer Phil was raving about earlier this week. It's one of Montreal's quieter (as in under-promoted) festivals, but it's well worth checking out.

Pick a Piper - Rooms
Clues - You Have My Eyes Now
The Darling Demaes - Winter in Montreal
Boats - Sunrise on the Muffin District
JT and the Clouds - Fever Dream
Scout Niblett - Kidnapped by Neptune
Sweet Mother Logic - Ghost Army
Real Estate - Beach Comber
Postcards - Enemy
Light Bulb Alley - Stranger in a Strange Town
Chansons D’Amour - 8
The Dillinger Escape Plan - 43 Percent Burnt

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Poutine Pix - 151

After the glorious anniversary celebrations last week (thank you so much for all the kind comments!), the show gets back to normal for episode 151. Well, as close to normal as we get around Midnight Poutine. This week we feature some hidden gems, some old favourites, and a dedication to a tiny dancer. We also talk about the first annual Women of Rock showcase fundraiser just in time for International Women’s Day.

Efterklang - Modern Drift
Yukon Blonde - Wind Blows
Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach The End)
Makeout Videotape - I Guess the Lord is in New York
L’Ours - Souvenirs D’Hier
Green Go - Cash Money Gremlins
Sit Down Tracy - Make it a Knife
Language Arts - Coughdrop
Luxury Pond - Dear Shark
Ladyfingers - Wonderful Boy
Vivian Girls - He’s Gone
Vidya Lutchman - The Void
Triggered Response - Plastic People
Pierced Arrows - Paranoia

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Poutine Pix - 150

Happy Birthday Blue Skies Turn Black. The local concert promoter celebrates 10 years of bringing interesting, challenging, and innovative music to Montreal this weekend with a series of free shows up at Il Motore. Even though the Midnight Poutine podcast is marking an anniversary of our own this week (Yay Episode #150!), we're babies in this city compared to them. Our hats are off and our glasses are raised for everyone at BSTB.

The Besnard Lakes - Albatross
Snailhouse - They Won’t Believe You
Oxen Talk - Pommier, Rideau, Portemanteau
Camaromance - Out of Luck
Wilco - I’m Always in Love
Shortpants Romance - Hiroshima Skies
Organ Mood - Modulor
Poirier - Marathon
Pom Pom War - Cha Cha
Black Joe Lewis - I’m Broke
Kae Sun - A Day Goes By
Gigi French - Jardinier
Erin Lang - Lightning
Blue Hawaii - Blue Gowns
Ultrathin - Break-in

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Poutine Pix - 149

It's a moody and contemplative set on this week's Midnight Poutine podcast. Maybe it's because we're worried about turning 150 next week. Maybe this is our mid-life crisis. Or maybe we're bummed that we weren't invited to host some kind of Olympic podcast, that we won't get a chance to own the podium. Whatever the case, our grief is your gain. Here's 15 stellar tracks to prove it:

Dinosaur Bones - Ice Hotels
Silly Kissers - Ghost in Your Heart
The Hoof and the Heel - Tigers
The Crown Vandals - Coleander
Sasha Borodin - Longings
El Perro Del Mar - Change of Heart
Phantogram - When I'm Small
Flow Child - With a Stolen God
The Tanuki Project - Right Place
Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Action
Orion Rigel Dommisse - Ashes from your Burning Land
Kurt Vile - Overnite Religion
Steve Brockley - Late Night Nancy
The Pink Noise - Love for Sale
The Horny Bitches - Chicks with Dicks

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Poutine Pix - 148

It’s an ode to Valentine’s day on this week's Midnight Poutine podcast. We cover all sorts of special showcases happening over the next few days, for the lonely or the lovers. And while we’d like to send each of you a special card that says “Bee Mine” (and there’s a picture of a bee on it), you’ll have to settle for this audio love letter (i.e. more ridiculous banter).

Jordi Rosen - Garance et Baptiste
The Sadies - Anna Leigh
Woodpigeon - My Denial in Argyle
Eddy Blake and the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers - Caffeine and Nicotine
Leif Vollebekk - 1921
Basia Bulat - Gold Rush
Stars - Take Me to the Riot
The Antlers - Bear
Bateau Noir - Parade
Axxe - Saturday Night (Neon Workout Mix)
Kram Ran - A Death & Kill
AIDS Wolf - Pressing Graphite

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Poutine Pix - 147

Bravo February. You made it. And if you stay sunny and pleasant like this, we're happy to have you. The change of month seems to have brought its fair share of music to the city this weekend, including the 9th edition of the Féstival Voix D'Amériques (a tastefully curated showcase featuring spoken word, poetry and more). We also talk about livin' on a prayer, secret shows and spherical mattresses on this week's Midnight Poutine Podcast:

Sleepless Nights - Everybody's Dancing
The Matavaras - Overthrown
Lightbulb Alley - Bad Day
Attack in Black - Liberties
$100 - Careless Love
Sean Nicholas Savage - Kisses Like a Girl
The Magnetic Fields - California Girls
La Roux - Quicksand
Elephant Stone - The Seven Seas
The Luyas - Spherical Mattress
Music for Money - La Marche
Ismism - Ananhedonialess

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Poutine Pix - 146

It seems like Montreal’s various music scenes are finally, officially, back from the holidays. There are more shows this week than we can shake a stick at (yes, that was us you saw running rampant down your street, waving branches and other stick-like objects). Join us as we sift through the chaos. Making things even more exciting, a Concordia video crew drops in on the Midnight Poutine studio to film us “in action”. They haven’t said anything, but I’m pretty sure they’re making the 4D sequel to Avatar.

By Divine Right - I Love a Girl
Jane's Party - No Good for Me
The Wind Up Radio Sessions - Me and My Doe
The Abramson Singers - Take a Camera
Ani Difranco - Garden of Simple
The Balconies - Serious Bedtime
The Darcys - House Built Around Your Voice
Zeroes - The Disappearance of the Skyscraper
Sunfields - Palace
The Beatdown - Get Ready (Temptations cover)
Jeff the brotherhood - Heavy Damage
The Peelies - Merde in French
Champion - Clear Beach
Grand Trine - I am a Magnet

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