Our guitars were once a little sick and now they are better, thanks to Doc. Steven Balogh. The good doctor is also a luthier and is showcasing his guitars with a Guitarnissage on Monday, March 1st at Cagibi (5490 St. Laurent. corner St. Viateur). More from Steven: Finally ready to show the instruments I’ve been [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Guitarnissage
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged cagibi, Chris Burns, Gavin John Sheehan, guitarnissage, guitars, Jonathan Cummins, luthier, Molly Sweeney, Sam Shalabi, Sebastien Fournier, STEVEN BALOGH on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I hope we shall have many sweet little concerts together.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged contest, emma, green go, hardboiled egg, jane austen, meet you at the show, sandman viper command, Women in Music: An Anthology of Source Readings from the Middle Ages to the Present on February 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“…I am delighted to find myself in such a circle, I hope we shall have many sweet little concerts together. I think, Miss Woodhouse, you and I must establish a musical club and have regular weekly meetings at your house or ours. Will not it be a good plan? If we exert ourselves, I think [...]
Rebel girl, you are the queen of my world
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, Do the right thing, tagged archive, bikini kill, carta marina, CHUO, Do You Hear What I Hear, gritTV, kathleen hanna, Montreal, NPR Monitor Mix, NYU, Riot Grrrl, shameless magazine, shameless women, zines on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hey there, here’s a quick refresher about why it’s important to remember that your politics are worth fighting for, archiving and talking about: a recent interview with Kathleen Hanna over on GritTV on the eve of her “papers” (zines, correspondence, etc) being donated to NYU. Kathleen Hanna was a member of the band Bikini Kill [...]
Melting quickly for Dolly Mixture et plus
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, Interviews, tagged Dolly Mixture, interview, Lalouka, quick before it melts on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We have cool friends. Take Lara of Lalouka Design, for example. She unearthed the awesome early 80s band Dolly Mixture and shared them with all of us on her new website. What a dame! Here’s what she said about the group: “At first when I heard them and saw their photo I assumed they were [...]
You’re pretty awesome.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged annakim violette, anti-valentine's day, v-day, valentine's day on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember that! Happy Valentine’s/Anti-Valentine’s/V-Day/Whatev’s Day this weekend!
Cowardly Lions
Posted in Tour Diary, tagged lions, Modernboys Moderngirls, peterborough, three amigos, Tour Diary on February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From the Modernboys Moderngirls (new and pretty sweet!) website: “This past Friday in Peterborough was our last tour date with our three amigos, Nightwood. As we continued onto Ottawa, it truly wasn’t the same without our compadres there. It was much,much better. Finally, we were free and clear of these montrealers” For tons of regrettable [...]
a madras shirt rather than a woolly checkered plaid
Posted in carta marina, Show Reviews, tagged album review, Amber Ann Dawkins, Guttersnipe, live photos, quick before it melts on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Two things to share today with y’all! First is a fine set of photos by Amber Ann Dawkins for the west coast-based entertainment magazine called Guttersnipe. Enjoy! The pics were snapped at our January show at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern. The other bit of nice for ya is this album review over on Quick Before It [...]
Cum and support the cause!
Posted in Do the right thing, tagged acoustic, anti-valentine's day, Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore, stripped down set on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lovelies, We’re playing a sexy “stripped down” set in support of one of our favorite community bookstores in town- do cum on out and show your love. Only a suggested $5 donation- no one turned away! Regards, NW PS: We hear that the co-op is having a sale this week too- check it out!
Meanwhile the blond young fugitive…
Posted in Tour Diary, tagged Jack Kerouac, kingston, Modernboys Moderngirls, peterbourgh, tour on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Meanwhile the blond young fugitive sat in the same way; every now and then Gene leaned out of his Buddhistic trance over the rushing dark plains and said something tenderly in the boy’s ear. The boy nodded. Gene was taking care of him, his moods and his fears. I wondered where the hell they would [...]


