Mélomane et musicienne, Yuki Berthiaume-Tremblay puise dans un sac sans fond (et sans frontières) quand vient le temps de faire tourner ses platines. On la voit décoiffer l’Esco autant que le Newspeak lors de ses DJ Sets imprévisibles, où résonnent mille nuances d’électro, de la pop sans complexe, du bon vieux post-punk, du disco ou du funk. Yuki B l’artiste prépare du matériel original (et des collaborations enlevantes avec des artistes visionnaires), quand elle n’est pas en train de briller sur une scène aux côtés des complices de Yocto, Jesuslesfilles ou, anciennement, I.D.A.L.G.

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Située sur le Balcon de l’Hôtel de Ville, cette scène éphémère y présentera un artiste surprise annoncé seulement au moment de son spectacle. On t’y donne rendez-vous afin d’y découvrir son identité !

For over a decade Mon Doux Saigneur has been shaping music that is divided between folk and rock. Maintaining its creative pace, the band followed up on two critically acclaimed albums - Horizon (2020) and Fleur de l'Âge (2022) - by unveiling Du Soleil dans l'Oeil (November 15, 2024). With its soulful songs, this fourth album offers music that is as soft as it is poignant.

On stage, you will certainly recognize the incandescent fusion of the group. True to their habits, the songs are chosen according to the context but this time they use a more subdued sound where bass predominates. Putting forward the stories of Émerik St-Cyr Labbé built on a more RnB framework, Mon Doux Saigneur parachutes far beyond the “Americana” dream once presented. It is in a lively celebration that the group presents you with a new landscape in which nothing is foreign.

For the night owls!

With a voice as hot as asphalt and as deep as falling trees, Tom Chicoine takes his country-rock to different horizons: solo, the intimacy of his lyrics is revealed, while in a power trio, the power and breadth of the arrangements dominate. Originally from the ranks of Montérégie, he is inspired by the Townes Van Zandt and Waylon Jennings to equip his music with folk, Americana and psych elements with a Quebec sensibility, going from the wood we log to the rivers that surround us and the bars where we gather. In 2021, he launched the EP The Vapors that make us move forward and, two years later, signed under Audiogram for the album Moteur super sport, praised by critics and nominated for the ADISQ Gala and GAMIQ. He returns in the fall of 2025 with Entertain, a new collection exploring the feeling of not being up to par and loneliness in the face of others as well as confidence and self-acceptance. The resulting show will be both intimate and exhilarating, with Tom Chicoine presenting pieces from his two albums in an upward direction — and it's also a good reason to come back and read the local newspaper to talk to you about local news between the tunes.

The Quebec duo Grand Eugène, composed of Melyssa Lemieux and Jeremy Lachance, works both in the urgency of creating and in the depths of memories that are difficult to tell. Their first album Two Places in the Cemetery testifies to an agile indie rock spirit that moves easily according to the mood, soft in its languor and fierce in its gaze.

Melyssa and Jeremy's paths are as intertwined as the threads of a ball of yarn, between CEGEP, Montreal apartments and the western part of the country. But when their joint project was born in 2023 with a first EP of the same name, the intention was clear: to offer an indie sound with a dreamlike charm, carried by the whispered voice of its singer and the fluffy arrangements of its main composer. Several of their songs, including “Celle-là” and “Danser”, quickly accumulated hundreds of thousands of listens on platforms, drawing the attention of music lovers on both sides of the Atlantic to the promising Quebec duo. In 2024, the duo presented a second microalbum, Les Vacances d'été, which they took to the roads of Quebec (FEQ, Francos, Santa Teresa, FME) and France, where they toured for five dates in addition to performing at the festivals Avec le Temps and Les Bars en Trans.

Two Places in the Cemetery marks the start of Grand Eugène's long game by showing an almost grunge evolution to their indie sound. The two artists reinterpret the register of love songs by flirting with kitsch, a certain touch of deadbeat humor sprinkled on their biting ballads. The album is the product of an unstoppable creative impulse, the models recorded between Saint-Hugues, Montreal, Paris and Jeremy's former van, sometimes on a table corner with nothing more than a computer microphone and a speaker. Like a flower on a headstone, their music grows everywhere, cheers up broken hearts and gives a lively air to the most ephemeral things.

Kelowna Rose is a singer-songwriter blending R&B, soul, and jazz, with a hushed and agile voice. Her music varies between catchy grooves and soul-touching moments, exploring themes such as emancipation, emotional healing, and social engagement. Her music is inspired by icons like Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, and Nina Simone, and is rooted in her belief that music can be a force for change. His love of soul artists of the 70s and 90s is reflected not only in his style, but also in the organic sound of his compositions. Kelowna embodies an old soul tinged with humor, gentleness and humanity.

Erika Hagen is set in the vast universe of rock-folk garage. His songs are both irreverent and intimate, carried by a daily poetic pen. The project is inspired by poets such as Patrice Desbiens, Riot Grrrls as well as indie-rock and folk artists such as Courtney Barnett and With no headphones.

Erika Hagen tells about the reliefs of the city. The characters who live there are brilliant, demanding, and complex women who often seek to flee. The project is an exploration of the parts of us that miss the mark, that are out of the ordinary, that are unacceptable to us, but that nevertheless seek to be heard.

Guillaume Gilbert has not stopped working on the guitar for 30 years now. An electric guitar teacher at Cégep de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University, he is also pursuing a career as a freelancer, performer and composer.

The Guillaume Gilbert Trio is the perfect playground for these three jazz enthusiasts. A journey to the heart of the American jazz tradition, it is an opportunity to rediscover standards, sometimes known and sometimes less so. Improvisations follow one another: stories told with verve and intensity.

Featuring Jonathan Boudreau (double bass) and Simon Bergeron (drums), two outstanding musicians with whom music flows naturally. Swing and lyricism await you!

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Fred Fortin fait partie de cette garde bien établie : une valeur sûre pour des guitares tranchantes et un son cru.

Qu’il nous parle d’oiseaux de malheur, d’amour ou de la routine essoufflante, sa poésie granuleuse déroule de véritables films dans nos têtes.

Accompagné de son complice de longue date, Olivier Langevin et du batteur émérite Robbie Kuster, la soirée s’annonce rugueuse mais touchante, une expérience à la fois brute et délicatement humaine.

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Ariane Moffatt est de retour avec une irrésistible envie de jouer! Son nouveau spectacle s’annonce festif et enivrant. Une aventure synth popguidée par le beat!

Le quatuor sur scène oscillera entre les grands succès d’Ariane devenus incontournables et ses nouvelles chansons aux textes universels et d’une pertinence désarmante. Ses rythmes contagieux prendront vos corps d'assaut. Allez, l'heure est venue de combattre le feu par le jeu et de danser à cœur ouvert, les yeux fermés.

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P’tit Belliveau,c’est le projet temps plein de l’expérimentaliste pop et prime alien acadienJonah Guimond, qui est déjà gréé de deux albums célébrés sur lesquels onretrouve des hymnes générationnels tels que « Income Tax » et « J’aimeraisd’avoir un John Deere ». Fort de quatre (4) Club Soda affichant complet, ilentend bien se rendre au « [...] gros poster [du] Centre Bell sold-out [...] »avec P’tit Belliveau, son 3e album à paraître le 27 avril 2024.Homme-orchestre sur disque mais toujours accompagné de son band en show, ilcolle au simple mais essentiel credo du fun et du « bigger, better,stronger », offrant des versions davantage rock et éclatées de seschansons les plus propices au party, pour que « ça danse, ça bouge, on boit dela bière » avec « plus de boom, plus de pow », parsemant l’ensemble de quelquesreprises avérées : « C’est pas une affaire d’être subtil - faut que ça soitbig, pis si ça prend des skulls pis des motorbikes, so be it ».Venez voir par vous-mêmes, y a pas grand chance que vous en ressortiez sansvous joindre à la horde de P’tit Bellivers.