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The Ex FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019So how does a punk band last 40 years and not lapse into self-parody? Here is a partial list. By showing punk is not anti-intellectual....
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Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019French duo Xavier Garcia and Lionel Marchetti were given a special setup on a small, raised stage surrounded by the audience on all sides. T...
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Tyshawn Sorey Trio FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019It could be festival fatigue messing with the senses, but drummer Tyshan Soren repeatedly pulled off the same subtle trick: biding time thro...
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Senyawa and Keiji Haino FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019As an undeniable force of nature, one of Keiji Haino's innate abilities is not necessarily to play with others. He thrives in situations whe...
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Joane Hétu FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 19 Published May 20, 2019As a musician, organizer, label boss and all-around local hero for decades, Joane Hétu has a deep, deep Rolodex. The contact list came in ha...
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Vijay Iyer Sextet FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019Pianist Vijay Iyer is at that point in his career, just past 40 years old, where his status as a promising new voice is near fully mutated i...
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Philippe Lauzier and Éric Normand FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019A strong opening and closing can really make a performance, and that is where Montreal's Philippe Lauzier and Rimouski's Éric Normand really...
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Moor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019On paper, this pairing seems strange. Elder statesman of jazz Roscoe Mitchell — founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, which celebr...
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Konus Quartett and Tomas Korber FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019While deliberate and considered are not alien adjectives to apply to many performances at FIMAV, few this year earned them as thoroughly as...
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Kim Myhr FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019There is something about the balance between easy apprehension and surprise in Norwegian guitarist/composer Kim Myhr's music that delights a...
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Julien Desprez FIMAV, Victoriaville QC, May 18 Published May 19, 2019French guitarist Julien Desprez's technique might require the coining of a new musical field — pedal dancer — a field wherein he immediately...