Last year, Montreal’s huge music festival Osheaga had a pretty incredible bill, as usual, which included the king of Compton Kendrick Lamar, the most definite Yasiin Bey, South Central’s Schoolboy Q, the enlightened Nas, Toronto’s Alvvays, the cartoonish Tyler, The Creator and many more. As a #Throwback Thursday, and since Osheaga 2016‘s lineup looks super great, we’re posting Ashley LeBlanc‘s photos from […]
Ashley LeBlanc
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Osheaga roll call
Hey, it’s Ashley here! I’m going to Osheaga, a three-day music and arts festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal from August 2-4. I’ll be there cheering on our own Rich Aucoin and checking out so many other cool bands while I’m there (while blogging all about it!). Who should I see? Who should I miss? […]
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Osheaga Day Two
Sunday began with rain, continued with rain, and ended with sun. We showed up to the festival in time to catch someone we had been looking forward to, Miike Snow. The band is comprised of singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt and producing team Bloodshy & Avant. Six men dressed in black filled the stage to create a […]
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Osheaga Day One
Unfortunately, due to a 12-hour drive from Halifax to Montreal, Saturday started a little late. Doors to the festival opened at 1pm with bands starting at two (we arrived around four). It was 35 degrees, sunny and humid at Parc Jean Drapeau that day. A perfect setting for drunken fools to dehydrate themselves and pass […]