If you’re in Montreal, we urge you to leave your cozy apartment this weekend! Here are a few good reasons to pull on your boots: FaGaGaty Ass Friday: queer dance party benefiting sex-ed with a Lady Gaga theme! Come on out to The Playhouse tonight (5656 ave. du Parc) and wear your best bubble bodysuit [...]
Posts Tagged ‘the balconies’
Get dressed and go outside.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, Do the right thing, tagged beats against the police, faggity ass fridays, lara kaluza, Montreal, police brutality, safe solvent, safesolvent, Sikh Knowledge, Soké, the balconies, the crumpet closet, TuThree, vintage coats on January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We’re back: Tour diary + MTL show tonight!
Posted in carta marina, Tour Diary, tagged album reviews, Bands Undone, diary, horseshoe, MICHOU, Modernboys Moderngirls, reviews, the balconies, THE WHIPPING WIND, tour, worn fashion journal on January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Darlings, I think we won the fight. However, the last battle will go down this evening at Divan Orange, so do come on out and decide for yourselves! At the Break of Don will be playing as well and may take sides. The tour was fun as well as a success! We were quite busy [...]
Radical Buy Local: albums from 2009 to gift!
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Brave Radar, cotton mouth, dishwasher, fixture records, lake of stew, Modernboys Moderngirls, nomadic massive, radical buy local, the balconies on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My awesome bud Nikki is approaching holiday shopping with a very particular approach this year. She’s doing something she calls Radical Buy Local or Buy Local Extreme, which she defines as buying gifts from people you know (or a friend of a friend) in order to support one’s community! It’s requiring her to think carefully [...]
kiss kiss bizz bizz
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged adam and the amethysts, alex cairncross, lickety split smut zine, smut on the dance floor, the balconies, The Selby on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Check out Alex Cairncross’ (photographer/musician) photostream and website! There are a few photos of us up there and there are lots of sweet snapshots of bands and bands touring. We met Alex through The Balconies! *** Also, feeling some kinship-ish vibes towards Adam who blogs about lots of lovely things including crystal caves they way [...]
Facemelting, etc.
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, carta marina, tagged carta marina, casa del popolo, cheap thrills, etsy, indyish, Phonopolis, Rah Rah, sound central, the balconies on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some news, chickens. Carta Marina, our beloved album, is now available at Cheap Thrills (2044 Rue Metcalfe) and Sound Central (4486 Avenue Coloniale) here in Montreal. It is also available at Phonopolis (5403A Avenue Du Parc), as reported earlier! You can also order it from us directly using Indyish or Etsy or buy it digitially [...]
Two cities this weekend and then the long dark…
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, Tour Diary, tagged casa del popolo, conor predergast, devil eyes, l'agitee, live show, Rah Rah, the balconies, the great sabatini, tour on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So, we’re playing two shows this weekend, which is good news if you missed our record launch at Pop Montreal! We’re excited about both! Here’s some more info: Quebec City – Sunday, October 18th – FESTIVAL DU PUNK PSYCHEDLIQUE MONTREALAIS A QUEBEC The Great Sabatini + Devil Eyes + Nightwood + guests! Bar-Coop L’AgitéE – [...]
A coupla photos from The Boat (et plus)
Posted in carta marina, Tour Diary, tagged alex caincross, the balconies, the boat, toronto, tour on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“I’m on a boat, motherfucker!” (source) Photos by Alex C., a talented friend of the amazing band The Balconies! We shared the stage with them at The Boat (Toronto) this past Sunday night. Psssst: there will be a Balconies show in Montreal…more soon…but do book off Monday night for some amazingness. ***** Carta Marina is [...]
Our picks for NXNE and MTL this weekend!
Posted in All the other stuff we write about!, tagged Beaver, boom-chix-a-boom, Brave Radar, Cresting, Elenora Thompson, hank & lily, la centrale, Modernboys Modergirls, PARLOVR, Rah Rah, Teen Anger, the balconies, the dress whites, The Sadies, The Sonics, USWM on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dearests, here are our picks for NXNE this weekend in Tronna. The Balconies – 8pm, Thursday, Drake Underground The Dress Whites, Thurs 11pm, Supermarket USWM, Thurs 11pm, Horseshoe Parlovr, Fri 9m, Supermarket (like, duh) Modernboys Moderngirls – 12am, Thursday, Neutral Lounge The Sadies – 1am, Friday, El Mocambo The Sonics – Sat 9:30pm, Yonge Dundas [...]


