Osheaga 2009: The Recap

45 000 people.
That’s how many showed up for this year’s festivities. Readily beating the 28 000
that showed up last year.
Coldplay had a lot to do with this number obviously and it’s probably because of
them that we may see another edition next year but I’d like to think the rest of
the schedule was enticing enough for [...]

AGDFA 102 ( Osheaga 2009 Edition )

60 mins : 20 secs | 41.4 mb

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Kiss, Kiss” ( interscope )
Is Is EP [ amazon ]
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Vampire Weekend “Ladies Of Cambridge” ( xl recordings )
Mansard Roof (Single) [ amazon ]
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Amazing Baby “Smoke Bros” ( shangri-la music )
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Osheaga 2009: The Schedule

The peeps at Osheaga finally revealed the schedule with the band
line-up for each days and set times.
Surprisingly, I only have one conflict on my schedule for the whole
weekend and that’s between The Roots and Lykke Li but really, The Roots
got the upper hand on this one.
As the Osheaga organizers likes pointing out, “Line-up subject to [...]

Osheaga 2009: Some More bands Added to The Lineup

As the day of reckoning approaches.
only a month away.

Satuday, August 1st
Montreal band The Stills, Toronto’s electro synth lovers Woodhands and quirky
chanteuse Jesca Hoop have been added to the the lineup.
Sunday, August 2nd
Brooklyn’s Amazing Baby who recently were in town opening for Phoenix and
Manotick, Ontario’s own Hollerado have been added to the lineup.

As for the “In [...]

Lollapalooza 2009 ( Lineup Announced )

Meh.
I was waiting to see what the complete lineup would look like and i’m pretty much
underwhelmed.
On the headliners side, only Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys are worth my
time and I’ll be seeing them live a few weeks before Lolla is in full swing.
As for the non-headlining bands, Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective,
Band Of Horses, Silversun Pickups, [...]