Come out and get your fill of punk rock glory at Pouzza Fest, running May 17th through May 19th happening at various venues around the city.

Here are a couple shots from day one of this year's Pouzza Fest.

One of the most interesting, bizarre, and wonderful things cooking in Montreal right now is Le Pop D'Epoque, a digital baroque opera featuring a few of montreal's biggest artists. Promising everything from holograms to 18th-century period instruments, this should truly be a unique performance - the world's first digital baroque opera.

Recently I spoke with artistic director Aleks Sch�rmer about the project, its indiegogo funding campaign, and what we can expect when it debuts on June 22nd.

It takes a special vision and a lot of drive to start a new festival in Montreal's extremely saturated market. That's exactly what Jon Cohen had when he held the first One Man Band Festival last year. Inspired by his own life experiences trying to tour with a band and then alone, and noting meteoric rise of solo artists from Owen Pallett to Grimes, it seemed like the right time to take a risk and try something new. The second instalment of the festival is next weekend and features artists like Montag, Danny Lutz, Jenn Mireau, Ira Lee, Elgin Skye, and Cohen's own Jon Cohen Experimental.

Come on down to Pub Saint-Ciboire tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. for an evening of live music featuring locals Adam's Always Late.

On a beau �tre pendu toute la journ�e � son internet pour trouver la perle rare niveau musique, arpenter les blogs, on pourra n�anmoins dire que cela reste une affaire de transmission, et rien ne vaut l'enthousiasme d'un ami qui vous poussera � aller visiter une page Bandcamp pour s'en rendre compte. C'est un de ces mails qui m'a fait cliquer sur la page de Nora Zion. Mais c'est sa voix qui m'a fait y rester. Il n'y avait, dans ce que j'�coutais, rien d'original, incroyablement nouveau mais plut�t quelque chose de percutant. Juste d'apaisant et �mouvant. Une voix m�re, calme et chaude; la sobri�t� extr�me des arrangements. Le piano dans le fond, le tout assagissant et attentif, posant du velours sur ses m�lodies comme si on la disait venue d'une autre �poque.