Thanks a lot to the public and all the partners that participated in the 2009 MEG Montréal festival. See you soon!
The 12th edition of the MEG Montreal festival, from July 29th to August 1st, 2010!
The MEG Montreal team wishes you a Happy New Year!
Tradition says that we have until January 31st to send New Year’s wishes. Here we go, then: Mustapha, Violaine, Guillaume, Romain and Andreia would like to wish all our volunteers, artists, partners and everyone who has made the MEG Montreal festival a success, a great year in 2010!
Maus participated to Igloofest
Maus performd at the Igloofest festival on Thursday, January 21st, at 6:00 PM.
For more information about Igloofest, which is up to the 30th of January, visit their website: : http://www.igloofest.ca
The MEG Tours sets sail for Australia in partnership with the Alliance Française and the support of the Ministère des Affaires Municipales et des Régions
You’ve already heard about our MEG Tours in a previous newsletter. Well, this one is a reality! The next MEG Tour will take place over six cities in the biggest country of the Oceanic continent. Together, Maus and Secret Maker will visit Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra. Tell all your Australian friends! We will be there in June. Here is a preliminary schedule of the tour. Details to come in the next newsletter!
Melbourne - Thursday, June 17 - TBA
Sydney - Saturday, June 19 - TBA
Canberra - Sunday, June 20 - All Num Pub
Brisbane - Monday, June 21 - Brisbane Powerhouse
Perth - Thursday, June 24 - Subiaco
Adelaïde - TBA - TBA
MEG Tours website: : http://megmontreal.com/tour/
To learn more about Maus:
http://www.myspace.com/mausmusique
http://www.megmontreal.com/tour/maus.html
To learn more about Secret Maker:
http://www.myspace.com/secretmaker
http://www.megmontreal.com/tour/secret.html
To learn more about the Alliance Française:http://www.afbrisbane.com/
To learn more about the Ministère des Affaires Municipales et des Régions :http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/
MEG Scouting Showcases, or MEG throughout the year
The MEG Montreal festival can now be found on your cultural calendar all year long.
The MEG Scouting Showcases are a new series of audition evenings, organized once a month at Divan Orange. At each event, three bands will get the chance to promote themselves in front of an audience and compete for an opportunity to get a spotlight on a MEG Showcase that will take place during the 12th edition of the MEG Montreal festival from July 29th to August 1st, 2010.
Being part of a MEG Showcase means an opportunity to play for tons of music industry professionals from all around the world. It’s also a great way to get the attention of Montreal media and Canada’s music industry.
The first MEG Scouting Showcase will take place on Friday, January 29th, where you’ll see Zeroes, The Man Machine and Transport. All these shows are Pay What You Can. Two other Scouting Showcases will take place on February 26th and March 26th. If you’d like to participate, we are still looking for bands for those nights.
Send your requests to: showcase@megmontreal.com
Zeroes plays the type of electro-punk that would make you think of Green Go… but trashier. They might also remind you of the last time you woke up all sweaty in an otherwise boring night.
http://www.myspace.com/zeroesband
The Man Machine sounds like an invasion of IT viruses, ready to eat away at your structured octets, leaving behind a binary wasteland; a machine’s primal scream ready to claim its human origins; saturated digital rock.
http://www.myspace.com/zemanmachine
Lhasa de Sela
All of the MEG Montreal team has a thought for Lhasa de Sela and her family. We miss her already.
http://lhasadesela.com/
