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Montréal’s summer isn’t winding down just yet—not if Piknic Électronik has anything to say about it. After a standout season featuring over 23 electrifying events, the UK’s Disclosure is making a triumphant return for a special one-night DJ set that promises to be one for the books. Set against the backdrop of Parc Jean-Drapeau’s island, […]
For their 17th edition, OSHEAGA Festival has once again succeeded with another momentous event. In a city where summer is embraced like no other, Montréal opened its arms to over 147,000 attendees from August 2 – 4 for three days of wonder. Through the lens of OSHEAGA Festival, festival goers from across the world got […]
Nicolás Jaar‘s Other People label has shared the debut album of Solpara, the Lebanese-American live act and DJ-producer. Born in New York City, Solpara started DJing in the late ’00s when he was living in Montréal, Canada, and he later co-founded the Booma Collective, a label collective and event series focused on experimental techno, ambient, […]
Montréal’s beloved summer event series, Piknic Électronik, is back with a bang for the 2024 season. The homegrown weekly events are set to return to the picturesque Parc Jean Drapeau from May 19 to October 6, 2024, offering a total of 19 unmissable parties to cap off each weekend. Featuring over 115+ bookings, this year’s […]
Canada may be in the throes of winter right now, but OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival is here to remind us that summer isn’t far around the corner. Montréal’s beloved three-day extravaganza is set to make a triumphant return to Parc Jean Drapeau for its 17th edition, over the August 2 – 4, 2024 weekend. OSHEAGA […]
Montréal’s premier dance music festival, îLESONIQ, makes their return for their 9th edition this summer. The two-day event is poised to take over their home grounds on Parc Jean Drapeau over August 10 – 11, 2024 for its most monumental edition yet. Featuring a stellar lineup of over 45 artists across diverse genres such as […]
Already leading the pack of inbound New Year’s party announcements, Montréal’s newly anointed SPECTRUM series has announced their December 29 soirée. The all-night event returns to Grand Quai du Port de Montréal for the second time in two months, keeping the music going from 8:30pm-6:00am. Founded by local powerhouses evenko, I Love Neon, This is […]
Jaymie Silk doesn’t make straight up-and-down techno or house music. The Paris artist draws from a range of influences informed by his Afro-European heritage and his teenage years in rap, firstly as an MC but then as a beat-maker—before he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2013. While there, he became tired by the lack of […]
In the weeks leading up to August, a simmering feeling of anticipation starts to descend over the city of Montréal. Buzzing off the excitement of a jam-packed July, residents and wanderers alike know all too well of the fast-approaching annual recurrence of OSHEAGA Music and Arts Festival. Over the August 4–6 weekend, an unexplainable enchantment […]
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After announcing their 2023 lineup in full earlier this year, îLESONIQ Festival has treated fans to several surprise additions. The ranks of headliners on their already star-studded lineup includes names like Above & Beyond, Chris Lake, deadmau5, and The Chainsmokers, with a later addition of Afrojack to the two-day festival. Held on Montréal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau […]
Nearly a year after his last performance in Montréal, FISHER makes his return for a sold-out show at the city’s darling event series, OfF Piknic. On July 8, the Australian producer will take the stage for a two-hour set at Parc Jean Drapeau, closing out the day-to-night Catch & Release party. Though the event grounds […]
OfF Piknic is bringing the heat to the table with their second event of the 2023 season, Dirtybird Players. On June 3, the Piknic Électronik sub-series welcomes industry favorites Claude VonStroke and Green Velvet to their stage, playing separate sets for the outdoor day-to-night party. Although no indication of their shared artist project Get Real is […]
Coming off a multi-weekend tear throughout the U.S. with sold-out performances, Charlotte De Witte is now moving on to her next stop in Montréal, Canada for the city’s kickoff to their beloved OfF Piknic series. Taking place on May 27 on the city’s Parc Jean Drapeau island, the Belgian techno queen will be preceded by […]
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