Montreal Rocks

Live review: Theo Katzman played Studio TD solo, just guitars, piano and his voice, in his first Montreal show since 2023. Review and photos by Andres Amaya. #TheoKatzman #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/theo-katzman...

Meshuggah bring their 40th anniversary tour, The Forty-Year Anomaly Tour, to Place Bell in Laval on 13 February 2027, with Testament and Blood Incantation. General on-sale Friday, 30 October at 10 a.m. #Meshuggah #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/meshuggah-br...

Dead Man's Bones, the duo of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, have released "Lost in the Night," their first new music since 2009. They recorded it in a single day on a farm outside Los Angeles. Out now on ANTI- Records. #DeadMansBones #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/dead-mans-bo...

Live review: Slayyyter brought her WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA Tour to Beanfield Theatre, with Pearly Drops opening. Jamie Siddall was there. #Slayyyter #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/slayyyter-pe...

Turnstile closed the North American leg of their Never Enough Tour with a free benefit show at the Washington Monument. Organizers aimed for $100,000; by Sunday the fundraiser had passed $220,000. #Turnstile #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/turnstile-ra...

Paul Farran has released "Eclipsed," the second single from Stems from Darkness, a 12-track album and companion memoir due in 2027. He presents the project live in Montreal for the first time on 26 March 2027. #PaulFarran #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/paul-farran-...

Charlotte Cardin plays the Bell Centre for the first time on 22 October 2027, closing the Canadian leg of her Midnight, mon amour tour. General on-sale is Thursday, 29 October at 10 a.m. #CharlotteCardin #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/charlotte-ca...

"Mouzourakis and Bethel draw on books, art and history with melodies that stay with you after the references have registered. ...an oustanding debut" @montrealrocks.ca dives deep into Tommy Lefroy's 'The Precariat' montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Alex Henry Foster's new album The Fragile Beauty is out today. Randal Wark spoke with him about faith, Tangier and life after Your Favorite Enemies. His 19 November Montreal show has been rescheduled. montrealrocks.ca/interview-al...

Raye has won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second album, This Music May Contain Hope, beating a shortlist that included Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean, Dave and Suede. The prize is worth £25,000. montrealrocks.ca/raye-wins-th...

Syilx songwriter Francis Baptiste plays Turbo Haus on 7 November, ahead of his album Talk To Me So I Don't Forget, out 2 February 2027. I t is written half in English, half in Nsyilxcen, an endangered language he is still learning. montrealrocks.ca/francis-bapt...

Théo Abellard, winner of Télé-Québec's Piano public, returns to Parc-Extension, where he grew up, for a free concert: Saturday 7 November, 4 p.m., Maison de la culture de Parc-Extension. montrealrocks.ca/theo-abellar...

Wolves in the Throne Room's eighth album, Estuary, is out 23 October on Relapse Records. Our review of a record set a thousand years after civilization collapses. They play Foufounes Électriques on 23 January 2027. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

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Montreal's Helena Deland announces her third album, Eternity Shrugs, out 22 January 2027 on Chivi Chivi, and shares the new single "Tip of My Tongue". She plays Théâtre Outremont in Montreal on 15 April 2027. montrealrocks.ca/helena-delan...

Dominiq Hamel launches his album En Suspens with a listening walk up Mount Royal on Saturday 24 October, meeting at the Cartier Monument at 2 p.m. The concert-film with Émilie Sigouin screens 28 October at the SANAAQ Centre. montrealrocks.ca/dominiq-hame...

Les Shirley talk Hail Mary, fem rage, the Gisèle Pelicot trial and how a Bandcamp message got them opening for the Foo Fighters. The Montreal trio launch the album 19 November at Théâtre Plaza, during M for Montreal. montrealrocks.ca/les-shirley-...

Igloofest has announced its 2027 lineup: deadmau5, Fatboy Slim, KAYTRANADA, Boris Brejcha, Subtronics and more, Thursday to Saturday from 14 January to 6 February in the Old Port. Presale opens 22 October. montrealrocks.ca/igloofest-20...

Alabama Shakes played MTelus last month, weeks after releasing I Must Be Dreaming, their first album in over a decade. Seven of the 19 songs were new. Emily King opened. Review and photos: montrealrocks.ca/alabama-shak... @alabamashakes.com

Tim Kingsbury and Patrick Stickles join the Million Dollar Bash, a Dylan and The Band tribute at Theatre Beanfield, 6 November. montrealrocks.ca/bob-dylan-tr...

Ashley Maher brings a Dakar reunion to L'Entracte on 30 October, with four Montreal-based musicians from her Senegal sessions. montrealrocks.ca/ashley-maher...

Angèle's bilingual third album Instinct is out, with Justice, Soulwax and Caroline Polachek. She plays the Bell Centre on 17 April 2027. montrealrocks.ca/angele-relea...

Thundercat plays MTELUS on Tuesday 20 October, the night after his 42nd birthday. We talked Suicidal Tendencies, the Lemon Twigs, Kaytranada, Gino Vannelli and why he's not a fan of seated crowds. montrealrocks.ca/thundercat-o...

Castle Rat's Riley Pinkerton on building beasts for the stage, writing The Bestiary and a possible comic, ahead of Monday's show at Theatre Beanfield in Montreal with Unto Others and Wraith Knight. montrealrocks.ca/castle-rat-b...

IAN SWEET's Jilian Medford talks Shiverstruck, teaching music to toddlers and Montreal bagels ahead of Saturday's show at La Sotterenea. Interview by Annette Aghazarian. montrealrocks.ca/ian-sweet-fi...

Album review: So Faint, the new duo of Hannah Georgas and Lyn Heinemann, pair bright guitar hooks with songs about grief, crushes and devotion on their self-titled debut, out 16 October via Beetle Bomb Records. montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Out tomorrow on LuckyMe: jg, the third solo album from Montreal producer and DJ Jacques Greene. Across 11 tracks, Greene turns toward the dancefloor, with guests including CFCF, Ouri, Jonah Yano, DJ BORING and umru. montrealrocks.ca/jacques-gree...

Land Of Talk shares "Dogs" and "Cats", a double single from LASTS, the Montreal project's sixth album, due 13 November via Next Door Records in Canada and Saddle Creek elsewhere. montrealrocks.ca/land-of-talk...

Sunniva recorded most of her debut album, Fantasy Prologue, in her bedroom with an SM57. Now her recent cover of bôa’s Duvet has passed two million YouTube views. We caught up with the Montreal singer-songwriter about the community growing around her music. montrealrocks.ca/sunniva-find...

Cleopatrick play Theatre Fairmount in Montreal Saturday, 17 October, the last of three Canadian dates this week. The run follows new single “WHAAT” and a just-announced 36-date world tour for 2027. montrealrocks.ca/cleopatrick-...

Big D and the Kids Table play Newspeak in Montreal Friday, 16 October, touring behind The Good Ole American Saturday Night (SideOneDummy). Support from Devon Kay & The Solutions. montrealrocks.ca/big-d-and-th...

Fontaines D.C. release Dopamine Chamber on 16 October via XL Recordings: 11 tracks produced by James Ford, pushing further into synths and strings, with Rosalía on "Where Is Gone?". Our review: montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

M POUR MONTRÉAL/M FOR MONTREAL returns from 18 to 21 November with more than 80 artists across the city. Le Ren, Basht., Do Nothing and SUUNS are among the lineup, alongside Secret City Records’ 20th-anniversary show. We’ve picked out some highlights. montrealrocks.ca/m-pour-montr...

Basht.'s debut album Poor Advice traces bad counsel from Ireland’s church and state through to today’s boardrooms and wars, without losing sight of the personal cost. The Dublin four-piece play Quai des Brumes on November 19 with Museums, as part of M FOR MONTREAL montrealrocks.ca/album-review...

Massimadi Festival opens its 18th edition Thursday, October 15, at Theatre Plaza: an excerpt of My Gender Is Black plus sets from Dee Joyce, DJ Tokyo Mamii, Ohemaa, Big Sissy, & more. Free with booking. The festival runs to November 8 with more than 40 films. montrealrocks.ca/massimadi-fe...

Taylor McCluskey's Live from Piccolo Studios EP is out and dedicated to photographer Susan Moss. Four more songs recorded at Hotel2Tango are due November 20. montrealrocks.ca/taylor-mcclu...

Simple Plan are touring Canada coast to coast for the first time in more than a decade. The Montreal date is the Bell Centre on 12 February, with Yellowcard and Bowling for Soup. Fifteen cities in eight provinces, Victoria to Halifax. Tickets on sale now! montrealrocks.ca/simple-plan-...

Thierry Larose's Le X du Y is out now, finishing an unreleased 1988 Sylvain Lelièvre song along the way. MTelus launch Feb 5 2027. montrealrocks.ca/thierry-laro...

Five writers. Five nights. 35 acts. @popmontreal.bsky.social's 25th edition, reviewed in everyone's own words. Chad VanGaalen, Nardwuar, Towa Bird, Plants and Animals, Le Ren, Shad, Puberty Well, shishi, Elbow Kiss, Minyo Crusaders & a lot of rooms worth being in. montrealrocks.ca/five-writers...

LUMIÈRE's new single "Simone" is about his family's dog, who died in 2024: "she's bitten all of us before, and we've forgiven her every time." It's Étienne Côté's first track with Warren Spicer of Plants and Animals as co-producer, out now on Bonsound. montrealrocks.ca/lumiere-shar...

October in Montreal, arena floors to back rooms. Gorillaz. The Smashing Pumpkins. Olivia Rodrigo. Sting. Thundercat. Cradle Of Filth. she's green. IAN SWEET. 23 shows, Bell Centre to Bar le Ritz PDB. montrealrocks.ca/23-concerts-... 7 October: Metric or Teddy Swims?

YHWH Nailgun brought their experimental sound to La Sala Rossa in Montreal. Noise, rhythm and controlled chaos, captured by Dominic Blewett. 📷

AC/DC at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal. ⚡ Walls of Marshall amps, a sea of 45,000 fans and enough flames, cannons and fireworks to match the riffs. A few frames from one of the biggest rock shows Montreal has seen this year. 📸 Ryan Rumpel #ACDC #MontrealRocks #MontrealConcerts

45,000 fans, walls of Marshall amps, flames, cannons and two-and-a-half hours of rock ’n’ roll. AC/DC returned to Montreal in spectacular fashion. Read Simon Williams’ review, with photos by Ryan Rumpel: montrealrocks.ca/ac-dc-parc-j... #ACDC #Montreal

Kim Gordon brought the uncompromising noise of her solo catalogue to Montreal, blending industrial beats, detuned guitars and deadpan vocals into something tense, abrasive and entirely her own. A few frames from the night. 📸 Dominic Blewett

From longtime fans reliving their teenage years to children discovering them for the first time, @simpleplan.bsky.social brought generations together at Gatineau’s FMG Festival Read the review: montrealrocks.ca/simple-plan-... #SimplePlan #FMGFestival #MontrealRocks #ConcertReview

A sold-out MTelus turned into a political rally as PRESIDENT brought cult theatrics, guitar-heavy arrangements and a Deftones cover to Montreal. Openers Showing Teeth made a case for a future headline slot too. #PRESIDENT #MontrealRocks montrealrocks.ca/president-sh...

The Charlatans packed decades of indie anthems into an intimate night at Theatre Fairmount, from Weirdo and One to Another to a crowdsurfing finale during Sproston Green. FRANKIE ROSE opened with a shadowy set of electronic dark wave. montrealrocks.ca/the-charlata...

Squirrel Flower talks about creative independence, refusing to settle down, and the road that brought her to Montreal. Read the interview, then catch her at @popmontreal.bsky.social tomorrow. montrealrocks.ca/squirrel-flo...

Montreal Rocks editor Steve Gerrard once DJed for Oasis at Wembley. Now he reviews Don’t Look Back in Anger, a joyous and emotional reunion film that avoids some of the harder questions. Read the review: montrealrocks.ca/oasis-dont-l... #Oasis #DontLookBackInAnger