Night Vision 2.27

If you're a worker, our society says it's time for you to throw your hammer on the ground, stomp on it a little, and come home to your wife to enjoy sports on TV, a beer, and your sorry ass in a smelly wife beater and doubtful boxer shorts on the couch. But there are other alternatives.

Known as the "labor day week-end", this time of the year separating summer from the start of school has always been a painful, overwhelming period. You don't know if you should just let yourself go and enjoy the few days left before slavery starts, or if you should be worried right away about things to come. I have chosen none of these options. I'll party like a motherfucker, and I sure won't let school spoil my fun during the semester.

I'm sure we can all hold hands and do both in harmony.

*News en vrac*

Cocoon & Pickadoll recording artists Pig & Dan just released a new album, "Imagine", and it looks like they'll be stopping in Montreal shortly to promote it. The Daomé will shake on Sept. 18th ! Kudos to Microzoo for this insane booking !

In October, the fine buddies at Loose Joints welcome John Selway for their monthly residence at Academy. That's not too far from heaven.



And in November, rumour has it that good old Felix da Housecat will appear at S.A.T. for a night of funk. Dunno if this is true or not, but it would be quite nice ! Last time at Aria was a blast for all that dared attend.


*30/08*

Deekline appears at Saphir's Mix Thursdays, and Mini goes solo at Parking's Overdose.


*31/08*

Salon Daomé & Microzoo present CADANSE, a night of sweat, funk & danse with Nathan Burns and Maus. Adidas, Converse, Nike - as long as it's dancey !



Spins & Needles, a night of arts & crafts and funky tech-house, touches down at the Bistro de Paris at 9 PM. For a mere 5$, you get materials to create whatever you want (as long as it stays in the real of, ahem, the "possible") and you get to hear Jason Pelletier & Clifford Brown until Bordello kicks off shortly after midnight with Romeo Kardec & our special guest from Boston, Jeff Grosse, of DiskHo fame. Crunk it up !



Loose Joints are back on a regular schedule in a new venue : Academy. To celebrate the start of their prolific season, they invited none else than Ghostly's Jeffrey Sfire, an italo-disco king from New York.



At Alizé, things are boomin' with a Soultek session like in the good old days. Uzi, Natasha & B'Ugo will welcome you with open arms.


*01/09*



Why not start the day on the good foot ? For the street sale on Wellington, Mirrorballs & Cyber Loft have associated to offer you 7 hours of the finest electro-tech beats on a golden plate. A DJ booth will be located in front of 4028 Wellington and you'll have the pleasure of hearing, for free and in chronological order : Marinelli, Clifford Brown, Jason Pelletier, Dirty Licious, Axel Klein, X-Cube, Romeo Kardec and Sean Kosa. Don't sleep !



At Academy, another edition of Compact Disco unfolds with veteran extraordinaire Robert Ouimet, of Limelight fame.



The I Love Neon boys' holiday in the sun is seemingly over, with another bombastic event happening at S.A.T. Jordan Dare, Foreign Islands & Shir Khan will warm up the room for MSTRKRFT, and all I can predict is that it will be MENTAL and probably PACKED, so get there early if you wanna avoid lining up in front of Club Soda (no joke !). Also, a friendly advice : leave your coat home - or in the car.



Another crazy party is sure to happen at Mile End Bar. The Panorama night brings Stephan Bodzin to town. Now, that could be just a regular "hands-in-the-hair" anthems-filled evening, but no : there's an open bar for ladies from 9 to 11, and the party doubles as Bender's birthday bash. The club's sound system will be tripled and Bodzin will perform LIVE from 12:00 to 1:30, and follow his performance by a DJ set. The man has a reputation of being unstoppable, and you'll be blown away by the sheer force of his latest tracks.


*02/09*

Start off the day under the sun with a feelgood Piknic. DJ Alix opens, followed by a G O'Brien that has lately killed every dancefloor he's touched. The day will be ended by none else than Misstress Barbara !



Beat me Up has been a Sunday night tradition for a year now ! To celebrate that well soaked anniversary, Mary Hell has invited fellow party monsters Bliss, Sean Kosa, Plastik Patrick, Johnny Bonny Rock, Martial & Mekanik for more than your share of rock, tech & noisy bangers.


*03/09*

The worker can rest. Or go to Ile Ste-Hélène to enjoy a nice Neon Loves Piknic ! This year sees Thomas Von Party (just back from a Turbo European tour with his bro) and Jordan Dare open the skies wide for tech-rock hippie Tommie Sunshine ! Don't miss this - you would be in trouble if you tried to find an excuse anyway !


*Next week*

Lots of things happen, but really, are we looking forward to anything else than Fairmont, Nathan Fake & James Holden at Piknic ?

Until then - keep your hat on and get freaky !

Night Vision 2.26

Y'all.

Last week's lack of content on our dear website has plunged the city into some undesserved chaos. People were seen in the streets wandering about, not really knowing where to go, and some giant line-ups even formed in front of places like Loft or even at House Nightclub, formerly home of the equally doubtful Living.

Let us correct this regrettable situation by letting you know about the best parties cookin' up for you during this coming week-end, a time also known as "the not-so-quiet calm before the labor day storm".


*News en vrac*

We're late in announcing it, of course, but Neon are ending their summer break with a bang on Sept. 1st, and MSTRKRFT are the headliners in what promises to shake some walls shut.

French maximalists Justice will be at Metropolis on Oct. 19th.

And the UK's Spektre, recording on Oliver Huntemann's "Dance Electric" label, will be at Bender's Panorama night on Oct. 6th, at the Mile End Bar. Check out their latest releases and be amazed.


*23/08*

Looks like Stitch is slowly creeping out of his hideout. He'll appear alongside Mana and NCV's Jason Deliz at this week's Mix Thursdays, at Saphir. He's been layin' low since he came back from Berlin last autumn, and his appearances are quite rare, so don't sleep !



At Mini's Overdose night @ Parking, none else than Zombie Nation will grace her decks. The man comes around, pretty much once a year, and the music he brings with him is of the deep & hard-hitting kind. His newest release on Turbo, "Lower State of Consciousness", co-produced by Tiga and featuring a remix by Justice, is every mother's nightmare.


*24/08*

What can I say ? Fridays are notorious for their tremendous emptiness. Don't despair, thought. We're working hard to bring you nice DJs every week at Bistro de Paris for our Bordello night, DJs you can enjoy for free while sipping on a cheap beer and looking out on St-Denis wondering where the hell your life is heading. This week's edition of Bordello features X-Cube, and we can promise you 4/4 to the floor all night. Lift your elbow, swallow, repeat.



Red Bull Music Academy and Miles Moore present a party for the soul at Musée Juste Pour Rire. Opening with a broken beats set by the legendary Daz I-Kue, of Bugz in the Attic fame, it will be followed by a live performance from NYC's Tortured Soul, and then by Fred Everything's farewell Lazy Days session. That's right, farewell, because the man's moving to San Francisco for good. His friends from OM already living there & all, it might be considered a wise move for him, but one thing's for sure : we'll miss him. You can avoid the premature nostalgia by gettin' there, and moving your butt all night.


*25/08*

Seems to be the ideal day for impromptu outdoor parties.

At Île Ste-Hélène's Tour Lévis, "Time of Your Life 2007" is billed as THE yearly rendez-vous the the gang. Which gang ? Dunno. But the line-up is very nice indeed : Omni, Marinelli, Étienne Côté-Paluck and more will spin the wheels of dance.



At the Mont-Royal gazebo, "Éco_Tronick" proposes a wide range of styles, from IDM to breakbeat, psy-trance, and even reggae ! I will personally deliver an electro set at 7 PM, and the Hardsteppers are playing live at 4:45. It's going down from 10 AM to 9 PM, and it's free all day.


*26/08*

Piknic this week goes back to Place de l'Homme after two successive Sundays at the Floralies Garden, and the musical menu gets tweaked and twisted. It's breakbeat time ! Spacekadet, Robb G, Pinky38, Sase One and Bliss will all showcase their respective styles, and my bet is that we're going to see lots of camo bouncing around !



After absorbing your weekly dose of sun & fun, it's time to head to Saphir to finish off the night with a healthy dose of filth. Mary Hell's Beat me Up night welcomes none else than myself, Clifford Brown, for a night of heavy funked-up electro and tech-house with twisted nerves and shattered glass. Shooters, rowdy people, and sudden bathroom hookups are to be expected. There's a nice terrasse and all the booze you can drink, and more.


*Next week*

The most laborious labor day week-end ever. Jeff Grosse visits our Bordello. Mirrorballs invade Wellington St. Stephan Bodzin & MSTRKRFT tear the city in two. Two Piknics feature Misstress Barbara and Tommie Sunshine. We die.

Until then... turn around and get slapped !

Oups. Daddy ?

Looks like we've had some hosting problems lately, and that all the images we have posted during two years have been erased from our database.



It also looks like the site has been offline for close to a week, and that our Mirrorballs.ca emails weren't functional during that time. Everything you might have sent me or Bruce since Tuesday Aug. 14th has been lost in the cyberspace. So don't get offended if I'm not answering you - just resend !

Sorry about all the inconveniences.

We'll be back to our regular programming tomorrow.

Night Vision 2.25

It seems like we're back for good. After three weeks off where I abstained from clubbing - except for a few exceptions - and instead patroled the gorgeous beaches of California, got drunk in Vegas and drove in the Beverly Hills mountains, I can say I'm ready for a reload of frantic experiences. I went out twice - to the Daft Punk afterparty in San Francisco, and to Booka Shade's gig in Boston last Friday. Both events were extremely well "watered" and are now hazy souvenirs, but produced many drunken stories to tell to my grandkids by the fire on those cold 2067 winters nights.

I know I missed quite a bit of entertainment lately, and I'm glad I did. It will only help me appreciate Montreal better.


*News en Vrac*

Trentemoeller is back in Canada, but sadly not in Montreal. His three stops would be Vancouver, Toronto and... Québec City ! Some bookers in Montreal must still be sleeping in their drool. He'll play at "Le Cercle" on Sept. 11th.

Slipped through our cracks : Zombie Nation will be at Parking on August 23rd. Mini has already welcomed the guy twice in the past, and he always makes a good impression. Don't sleep !



We liked the "Mirrorballs on Ste-Catherine" experience so much that we decided to do another edition. Co-produced by Cyber Loft, it will take place on Sept. 1st on Wellington, as part of the street sale madness. Guests include Axel Klein, Dirty Licious, X-Cube, Marinelli, Sean Kosa, Jason Pelletier & Romeo Kardec.


*09/08*

Prepare for the week-end ! Have a few drinks in the park ! Call your friends (with benefits) !


*10/08*



I must admit I have a soft spot for Bistro de Paris. This cozy place is one of the last old school taverns on the Plateau, and possibly the only one devoid of any snobism. And there's a pretty good night going on there every Friday as well ! At Bordello this week, it's resident's night. I'll tag with Kardec until we both fall down drunk. Be there !



Looks like Diskfunction has been moved to Daomé. And this month, Mightykat welcomes none else than Berlin's Soundhack, and our very own Mossa. Chick-a-chick-a-chick !



At BOA there's a deathmatch going on between Bliss & Sase One. Expect some rapid-fire action and an ace selection; these guys sure know what the fuck they're talkin' about since they seemingly have been around forever... And you know what ? It's free.

And Stereobar's Dirty Fridays never take a break : Jeff Fontaine welcomes Marinelli for what promises to be one hell of a party. Don't say we didn't warn you.


*11/08*

Electro-Chic 13 promises some real goodies at S.A.T. Dirty Licious starts off the night with his deliciously dirty beats, followed by my man Nellboy and my girl Sunday Luv, doing a live performance of their kick-ass songs. Then Enola, a guy from France's NoirDeGoût, spins until G O'Brien takes over.



At O Patro Vys, the Noerg collective are throwing down Microtek V.5, with an orgy of locals including Philgood and Euterke. Expect the funk to pierce the roof.



If you prefer late night deepness, Stereo is hosting OM's "Summer Sessions 2" CD tour, with heavyweights Onionz and DJ Heather. Opening for them will be Max Hebert, and we dare you to go through the night without at least nodding your head.


*12/09*

We can't recommend anything else than doing this : put on your dancing shoes, get your booze in aluminium or plastic containers, and head over ASAP to the Floralies Garden for the Microzoo Piknic !! Not content of jamming together for a good part of the day, and having Leloopar do a live set, Maüs, Soundshaper & Nathan Burns will also welcome Poland's 3 Channels ! Wickedness.


*14/09*

If you missed 3 Channels at Piknic, no sweat - they'll play at Dizzyphunk. With Maüs & Nathan Burns.

For those of you who like to rock out, Diesel Boy is spinning at Saphir.


*Next week*

The Official Terra 3 pre-party !! TERRA 3 !!! And the Complot Piknic !!

Until then, keep the lid on the cover when you shake the jam !