Suuns live at the Montreal Jazz Festival

Suuns will be performing at the Montreal International Jazz Festival this year. They will be closing the Nuits Heineken series at Club Soda on July 7th.
Tickets go on sale Saturday May 4th at noon.

SUUNS @ FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL
SUNDAY JULY 7th - 11PM
CLUB SODA - 1225 SAINT-LAURENT
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Review in Les Inrocks for The End of That

« De Wilco aux longues digressions du rock des seventies en passant par les plates-bandes d’Arcade Fire ici joyeusement piétinées, les amalgames indiffèrent vite, car Plants And Animals parvient à un épanouissement dans le classicisme rock qui n’appartient qu’à lui. »

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The Barr Brothers + The National

Exciting news! The Barr Brothers are opening for the mighty National in Montreal this summer! Both bands will play under the stars on the Lachine Canal on the 13th, to buy your tickets, click here.

The new album from The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" will be out on May 21st, while The Barr Brothers are currently in studio working on their sophomore album.

The National + The Barr Brothers
Thursday June 13th
Lachine Canal, Centennial Esplanade
$54

Suuns live from SXSW on KEXP

Diamond Rings to perform at Osheaga this year

Cool beans! Diamond Rings is set to perform at this year's edition of Osheaga Music & Arts Festival this summer in Montreal. Other performers include Vampire Weekend, The Cure, Mumford & Sons, New Order, Phoenix and much more.

We'll keep you posted when the day-to-day schedule is out so you don't miss Diamond Rings outside at Parc Jean-Drapeau!

Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
Featuring Diamond Rings and many others.
August 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 2013
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Patrick Watson to perform with l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

Patrick Watson is proud to announce two shows with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec on November 7th and 8th.

Patrick Watson and his band will be performing pieces from their most recent album, Adventures in Your Own Backyard, as well as other songs from their existing repertoire. The entire performance will be executed with new arrangements under the direction of orchestra leader Stéphane Laforest. The shows are presented as part of the Coup de foudre Hydro-Québec series and are on-sale now.

Here are all upcoming tour dates:
03/28/13 Boston, MA || The Sinclair &
03/30/13 Magog, QC || Vieux-Clocher de Magog % SOLD-OUT
03/31/13 Sainte-Thérèse, QC || Théâtre Lionel-Groulx #
04/02/13 Terrebonne, QC || Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne %
04/03/13 L'Assomption, QC || Théâtre Hector Charland #
04/05/13 Baie-Saint-Paul, QC || La Ferme # SOLD-OUT
04/06/13 Saguenay Lac Saint-Jean || Théâtre Palace Arvida %
06/15/13 Manchester, TN || Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/28/13 Antibes, France || Nuits Carrés
06/29/13 Marmande, France || Garorock
06/30/13 Laval, France || Théâtre de Laval
07/04/13 Cluse, France || Musiques en Stock
07/07/13 Paris, France || Pleyel (Days Off Festival) *
07/12/13 Winnipeg, MB || Winnipeg Folk Festival (main stage)
11/07/13 Quebec City, QC || Grand Théâtre de Québec !
11/08/13 Quebec City, QC || Grand Théâtre de Québec !

& with Jocie Adams (The Low Anthem)
% with Leif Vollebekk
# with Thus:Owls
* with l'Orchestre National d’Île-de-France
! with l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

"Images du futur" available today!

"Images du futur" is available everywhere in Canada via Secret City today! Out in digital, CD and LP, the sophomore album from Suuns is already getting raving reviews, here's a quick look at what the press has been saying so far:

"Images du Futur is a heavy, slow rock album that will be jarring for those expecting big hooks, but it’s also rewarding for anyone willing to formulate their own interpretation. 4 étoiles "
- The Gazette

"Pop hooks aside, Images Du Futur is not a feel-good record. But if you can deal with some dark, creepy, bummer vibes, it reveals new layers with each listen. 4 stars"
- NOW Toronto

« Plaintives, indolentes, lascives, les mélodies (vocales et synthétiques) se déversent en contrepoint sur des pulsations binaires, hypnotiques, addictives. Hors du commun, ces ambiances spectrales et choix harmoniques relèvent à la voix d'une solide culture rock et d'une connaissance musicale supérieure à la moyenne. Parce qu'elles plongent l'auditeur dans des fluides étranges et le ramènent à la surface au moment opportun, ces Images du futur sont en bonne voie de marquer l'imaginaire. De zéros à héros? 4 étoiles »
- La Presse

Diamond Rings opens for OMD on upcoming tour

Diamond Rings is proud to announce that he will be supporting British New Wave pioneers, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) through two strings of shows in April and July, which include Canadian dates in Vancouver and Toronto.

Currently in the midst of his headlining Runaway Love tour in Western Canada, Diamond Rings has also confirmed a number of live dates at SXSW. He will bring his March tour to a rousing close at CMW in Toronto on March 22nd, where he will be performing alongside Metric, Matt Mays and Yukon Blonde at the SiriusXM Indie Awards. Further information and tickets are available via Diamond Rings’ official website.

UPCOMING 2013 TOUR DATES
March 06 – Calgary, AB @ The Commonwealth
March 07 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
March 08 – Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
March 09 – Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid
March 14 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Waterloo Records In-Store @ Waterloo Records – 1pm
March 14 – Austin, TX – SXSW – FILTER/Dickies Day Party @ Lustre Pearl – 4pm
March 14 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Express Showcase @ Austin Music Hall – 7:15pm
March 15 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Brooklyn Vegan Day Party @ Old Emo’s – 1:30pm
March 15 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Spotify House (DJ gig) @ Spotify House – 4-6pm
March 15 – Austin, TX – SXSW – VEVOtv Showcase (acoustic) @ Ghost Room – 8pm
March 22 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus - SiriusXM Indie Awards
April 5 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore *
April 6 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox*
April 7 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom*
April 10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot*
April 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency*
April 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre*
July 7 – Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Bluesfest @ LeBreton Flats
July 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall*
July 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer*
July 13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
July 15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Club*
July 17 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5*
July 19 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall*
July 20 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall*
July 22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre*
July 23 – Chicago, IL @ Metro*
August 10 – Squamish, BC @ Squamish Valley Music Festival

*w/OMD

Disc of the week in La Presse for "Images du futur"

Suuns, qui signifie zéros en langue thai, peut se targuer d'avoir créé un son qui n'a rien à voir avec l'idée qu'on se fait du « Montreal sound ».

Fondé sur des rythmes virils et métronomiques, futés riffs de guitare, chants d'attitude rock, post-punk, post krautrock, post-Velvet. Bien que totalement rock dans la dégaine, le quartette puise dans le minimalisme contemporain de la musique instrumentale dite sérieuse comme dans celui des musiques électroniques également associées au minimalisme.

Plaintives, indolentes, lascives, les mélodies (vocales et synthétiques) se déversent en contrepoint sur des pulsations binaires, hypnotiques, addictives. Hors du commun, ces ambiances spectrales et choix harmoniques relèvent à la voix d'une solide culture rock et d'une connaissance musicale supérieure à la moyenne. Parce qu'elles plongent l'auditeur dans des fluides étranges et le ramènent à la surface au moment opportun, ces Images du futur sont en bonne voie de marquer l'imaginaire. De zéros à héros?

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4 star review in NOW Toronto for "Images du futur"

Montreal’s Suuns made a strong first impression with their 2010 debut, Zeroes QC, combining ominous, pulsing synths with dissonant post-punk guitars and unexpected bursts of pop harmonies. Rather than mess with a good thing, they’ve simply refined that bag of tricks on the sequel, once again working with producer Jace Lasek.

Recorded with the Montreal student protests filling the streets around them every day, Images Du Futur is more dissonant than its predecessor. The uneasy, tightly coiled mood can start to feel oppressive, but then suddenly a big major-key melody comes out of nowhere to break the tension.

Pop hooks aside, Images Du Futur is not a feel-good record. But if you can deal with some dark, creepy, bummer vibes, it reveals new layers with each listen.

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