Everyone doing well? Good! We’ve got big decisions to make this Friday, plus a jazz festival to contend with, so unless you’re going out of town this weekend (which I am…), it’s time to get thinking about dem shows.

Thursday (ce soir)

Cool things abound in the early eve as Calgary artist Craig Fahner kicks off his first solo exhibition at Eastern Bloc entitled “Import/Export.” What to expect? From the gallery’s site:

His work reimagines the ways that technology, sound and musical instruments are experienced. The four works exhibited in Import / Export speak to our individual perception of sensory stimulation. Together, the works presented reveal the quantifiable aspects of emotional exchange and the commodification of human-machine interaction.

That opens tonight at 6pm

Then continue the multimedia extravaganza with Montreal’s Les Momies de Palerme over at Casa Del Popolo at 8:30pm

 

Friday

This is a tricky one folks. It just so happens that there are 5 (!) potential choices you could make this night, so I’ll try and help guide you with a list of criteria.

• You feeling like some tunes from two of the strongest Swedish singer-songwriters working, both with new albums under their respective belts? Go to Jens Lekman and Taken by Trees at La National
• Transcendental RnB and psych pop more your speed? Try How To Dress Well, D’eon and Technical Kidman at Club Lambi.
• Plucked nylon strings and an evening with Sun Kil Moon chieftain Mark Kozelek sound appetizing? Check him out at Il Motore
• A night of CKUT affiliated music with Montréal organizers and activists HOWL! sound like your thing? Go to Sala Rossa!
• DJ Shadow will be spinning a bass-filled set at SAT if you need to get your fix

Whew!

Saturday

Jazz festival L’Off has a thing happening at Popolo or you could check Perfume Genius at Il Motore.

Sunday

The day of rest brings us music actuelle and improvisation at Casa Del Popolo courtesy of Klaxon Gueule, Alexandre St Onge, and Bernard Falaise.

Monday

Noise and punk and free jazz is going down at Death Church where the excellently named No Babies, Dagger Eyes, and Loud Bag will conspire to make you flail your limbs wildly.

Tuesday

Groove on The Octopus Project‘s frequency at Il Motore or catch the aforementioned music actuelle crew of Klaxon Gueule, Alexandre St Onge, and Bernard Falaise again at Popolo.

Wednesday

How about rounding things out nicely with a free (like $0) jazz show by way of L’Off Festival at Sala Rossa?

 

Sounds good to me. Enjoy the holidays and upcoming week!