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Sun. Aug. 3 – Aug. 4 :: Osheaga Festival :: Parc Jean Drapeau

et ready for phonetic butchery to begin anew: Montreal’s annual Osheaga Music and Arts Festival has announced its 2008 line-up. Here are the fest's highlights:

Your parent’s favourite post-post punk band, The Killers, headline day one, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing (provided they’re still rocking facial hair and the-Boss fetishes). For your pre-post-punk (i.e. punk) fascination, Iggy and the Stooges are also on the bill. The standout, though, is Cat Power. The last time I saw Chan and co. in Montreal, she waxed remorseful and mumbled half-coherently, but the songs remained delicate and beautiful. She wore rubber boots. I was in love, but not in a creepy way. The always fantastic Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and hometown heroes, Plants and Animals, are also on deck.

The stronger of the two days, Monday will have your ears surreptitiously sneaking off into the porta-potty for some alone time. Disregarding the light-radio headliner (Jack Johnson), the day has a surfeit of cool-kid allure. Though relegated to the penultimate slot, Broken Social Scene should be atop the marquee: a Scenester get-together is typically stirring. Speaking of collectives, the best Ukrainian gypsy cabaret art punk band in the history of Ukrainian gypsy cabaret art punk, Gogol Bordello, could steal the entire gig with its cavalcade of eastward-winking ebullience. –S.T. Full Story

Tickets are $67.50 for a single day or $120 for weekend passes @ Soundcentral, Atom Heart, L’Oblique, Cheap Thrills, and Admission or 514-790-1245
Show begins @ 2:00pm

Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, QC

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Mon. Jul. 7 :: Calexico :: Le National

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Tue. Jul. 8 :: Brutal Knights :: La Sala Rossa

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Tue. Jul. 8 :: The Black Crowes :: Metropolis

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Wed. Jul. 9 :: Nomo :: Petit Campus

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Wed. Jul. 9 :: Wyclef/Akon :: Bell Centre

Actor, activist, preacher's son, Haitian ambassado.. more

Fri. Jul. 11 :: The Bravery :: Le National

The embarrassment of fighting over Aaron Carter ha.. more

Sat. Jul. 12 :: Boris :: La Sala Rossa

When you hear the name Boris, you think of bears, .. more

Mon. Jul. 14 :: The Watson Twins :: Club Lambi

I’m not going to try to deny it, twins freak me ou.. more

Tue. Jul. 15 :: No Age :: La Sala Rossa

Some may think that a life with no age would be fa.. more

Tue. Jul. 15 :: Fleet Foxes :: Le Divan Orange

In the real world, fast foxes' grub-gathering savv.. more

Fri. Jul. 18 :: Joan of Arc :: Club Lambi

Inconsistent is one of the words that can be used .. more

Sun. Jul. 20 :: Vans Warped Tour :: Parc Jean-Drapeau

Several years ago, I tutored a kid; let's call him.. more

Mon. Jul. 21 :: Film School :: Le Divan Orange

Film School’s easy listening alternative/psychedel.. more

Wed. Jul. 23 :: El Guincho/Atlas Sound :: La Sala Rossa

Atlas Sound, a young singer from the suburbs of Ge.. more

Sun. Jul. 27 :: AIDS Wolf :: Casa del Popolo

Getting bit by a wolf sucks: it hurts, it can give.. more

Tue. Jul. 29 :: Coldplay :: Bell Centre

The spastic and socially conscious Chris Martin is.. more

Sun. Aug. 3 :: Wolf Parade :: Metropolis

Two years ago, Bryan decided to get married on the.. more

Sun. Aug. 3 – Aug. 4 :: Osheaga Festival :: Parc Jean Drapeau

Get ready for phonetic butchery to begin anew: Mon.. more

Tue. Aug. 5 :: The Got To Get Got :: Le Divan Orange

You’ve got to give this band credit for coming up .. more

Wed. Aug. 6 :: Radiohead :: Parc Jean-Drapeau

Occasionally, a hole in the English language is pl.. more

Tue. Aug. 5 – Aug. 6 :: Rancid :: Metropolis

Add some extra glue to your Mohawk: the weather is.. more

Thu. Aug. 7 :: Margot and the Nuclear So and So's :: La Sala Rosa

If you're adopted sister was Gwyneth Paltrow in a .. more

Thu. Aug. 21 :: Airbourne :: Le National

I once met a woman who had traveled pretty much ar.. more

Fri. Aug. 22 :: Paramore :: Metropolis

Paramore is a homonym for paramour, or secret love.. more

Fri. Aug. 15 - Aug. 25 :: Celine Dion :: Bell Centre

Celine Dion is on the loose! Run, my friends, whil.. more

Tue. Aug. 26 :: Doveman :: La Sala Rossa

Peaceful superheroes often take brutal beatings. .. more

Fri. Sep. 5 :: Oasis/Ryan Adams :: Bell Centre

Anglophiles rejoice: Oasis finally returns. Do you.. more

Sat. Sep. 20 :: Sigur Rós :: Jacques Cartier Pier

I've never been to Iceland, but, judging from thei.. more

Sat. Sep. 20 :: Mudhoney :: La Sala Rossa

Honey sweetens up Camomile tea, so why not mud? I .. more

Tue. Sep. 23 :: Mogwai :: Metropolis

You can’t fully appreciate the heat unless you’ve .. more

Sun. May 18 – Sep. 28 :: Piknic Électronik :: Parc Jean Drapeau

I wanted to re-imagine Shakespearean plays with ro.. more

Wed. Oct. 1 :: Hot Chip :: Metropolis

With their catchy tune, Ready for the Floor, Briti.. more

Sat. Oct. 11 :: Okkervil River :: Les Saints

Famous rivers: Seine, Thames, Mississippi, Rubicon.. more

Wed. Oct. 22-23 :: Madonna :: Bell Centre

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Sun. Oct. 26 :: Lenny Kravitz :: Bell Centre

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Wed. Nov. 5 :: Feist :: Bell Centre

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