11:00Spectacle d'ouverture en collaboration avec Notre-Dame-des-Arts Safe in Sound Girouard Park Funkish rockish Safe in Sound has been an NDG staple for the better part of half a decade and this May we're bringing our funk-infused live rock show to Girouard Park. Get ready to dance the day away as we kick off the fifth annual Porchfest for what is sure to be an amazing weekend full of good times and great music!{FB} 12:00 Anima Musica 4339 West Hill Classical music We will be performing pieces from our upcoming concert on June 1, including selections from Mozart's Requiem! {Link}
Condor Matador 3797 Girouard Acoustic pop Condor Matador blend vocal harmonies, acoustic guitars and hip hop beats. {Link}
Dirty Ol' Band 2309 Oxford Garage-folk Foot stompin', soul kickin', booze-grass pickin' musics for the common folk. {FB}
Donny Dash 3418 Marcil Alternative rock We are a garage rock duo who play random covers and originals.
Natasha Inkerman Quintet 4566 Hampton Jazz, bossa nova Laissez-vous transporter par son répertoire séduisant et varié, où vous revisiterez vos standards préférés dans leur langue originale, et découvrirez peut-être d’autres perles rares. {Link}
Staber and Chasnoff Duo 2234 Melrose Acoustic folk, bluegrass Acoustic trad folk and bluegrass vocal duets with mandolin and guitar. {Link}
v.612 2272 Regent Classiques du rock v.612 reprend des classiques du rock n’ roll anglophones et francophones. Ces chansons (ici reprises pour la 612e fois) traversent les années sans prendre une ride grâce à des mélodies qui se gravent dans nos cerveaux dès la 1ère écoute. La version 612 vous est présentée, sans prétention, pour le plaisir de la musique!
1:00 Chœur Maha 4172 Girouard Innovative choral {Link}
Dark Thursdays 2292 ave Regent Grungy tonk Families who love to sing.
DogsClub 4108 Madison Indie, folk, rock We shoot for Rock & Roll, and 90% of the time land on Country.
Kim Beyea Band 5711 Sherbrooke West Jazz Kim Beyea Band is a jazz trio from Montreal Quebec. We play jazz standards and some original tunes. {Link}
Montreal City Voices 4577 Hampton A cappella, gospel, classic barbershop style Award winning women's a cappella chorus. Celebrating our 60th anniversary next year. {Link}
Rubber 3818 Girouard Indie rock Rubber is a young band formed of 4 people (a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist and a pianist/vocalist), all 16 years old. We play various styles of rock, mostly indie rock (Paul by Big Thief, for example), but also play classic rock ranging to alternative stuff (Queen, The Pixies). We have written a few originals including our favorite single called "To be later named."
Rustic State 5835 Terrebonne Rock, folk Rustic State are a band of misfits from the outskirts of town. They perform their own unique brand of heartland rock with a modern twist. {Link}
The Jimmyriggers 2362 Melrose Rock, alt-country With clever song structures, crisp vocal harmonies and a healthy dose of twang, the Jimmyriggers deliver a potent mix of sounds that appeals to rock and roots fans alike.
2:00 8 Dimensions 4041 Harvard Classic pop Awesome classic pop from the 80s to today! 8 members, 3 generations, ages 9 and on, rocking out on our lawn for you to dance and sing along!
Clerel 5670 Sherbrooke West Soul Soul-singer originally from Cameroon, singing songs from and to the heart. {Link}
Eleuthera and the Melrose Mob 2201 Melrose Soul, blues, jazz Eleuthera is a Montreal-based soul/blues/jazz singer whose powerful, intimate performances explore love, loss, and the inner strength needed to overcome life's hardship. Backed by hot jazz players the Melrose Mob, you'll be dancing and clapping along. {Link}
New Citizens 2284 Regent Rock Modern rock band with a flavour of acoustic and classical guitar.
Senior Staff 4459 Oxford Acoustic folk, folk-rock, pop Four voices, two guitars, and a bass, we take popular classics from the 60s and 70s and make them our own with an emphasis on strong, tight harmony. With a couple of toe-tapping originals thrown into the mix, we’ll have you singing and dancing along. The Duomatics, Night Lunch 2303 Oxford Acoustic rock The Duomatics play great rocks songs from 60's to today. {Link} {Link}
The Sofa Kings 4360 Hingston Rock, pop, blues We are an eclectic group of musicians of diverse backgrounds, the band’s members all have one thing in common - a love of songs that are Sofa King great! {Link}
The Perfectly Good Guitars 4354 Harvard Bluesy folk rock The Perfectly Good Guitars play folky, bluesy rock that is sometimes more bluesy folk rock. {Link}
What's Up 2285 Grand Boulevard Jazz, blues, folk What's Up plays a unique blend of blues, jazz & folk standards with lots of rollicking improvisation. Featured instruments are the mandolin, flute, voice & guitar.
3:00 Graham Webber & Ayelet Rose Gottlieb 3831 Old Orchard Improvised music Two improvisers meet on the balcony to create an unexpected set of music, inspired by poetry and by the birds. {Link}
Lost & Found 3511 Benny Pop, rock Lost & Found is composed of four boys aged 13 and 14 years old. They were classmates at Willingdon and they are now sec II students at Royal Vale, Royal West and Villa Maria. This is their 4th appearance at Porchfest. {Link}
Lucy and the Feedback 2260 Grand Boulevard Rock NDG's most talented rising stars; the second coming of rock. Original music and crowd-pleasing covers.
Marie Hamilton 3418 Marcil Folk, trad. singer-songwriter A Vermont native currently based in Montreal, Marie Hamilton has spent time studying harp and song in Ireland, Scotland, and France and has shared her music on stages, in gardens, on rooftops, by the ocean, and in forests all across eastern Canada and the US. For her Porchfest show, she'll play an assortment of traditional Irish tunes, original compositions and some covers of her favourite musicians such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits. {Link}
Mouth Music/Musique à bouche 4506 Melrose Chorale de chant celtique Une chorale montréalaise de chant celtique sous la direction de Linda Morrison. // Montreal's Celtic choir under the direction of Linda Morrison. {FB}
Nancy Wallace 4586 Royal Folk English acoustic folk singer and musician hailing from London, now living in Montreal. Will regale you with songs traditional and original, as well as the odd unexpected cover version, in an understated style perfect for a sunny afternoon on the lawn. Was once described as 'folk deco' - make of that what you will. {Link}
Osmosis Unlimited 5711 Sherbrooke West Ska, reggae, pop Led by former Me Mom & Morgentaler sax man John Jordan and featuring Kali of Kali and Dub, Lisa Mackey of Tamashi, and a revolving host of Montreal musicians, Osmosis Unlimited is a ska/reggae/soul/rock collective based in NDG. They are releasing their second full length album Music For Cool Cats at Porchfest/Balconfête NDG this spring. {Link}
The Cellar Rats 2306 Hingston Blues Blues and rock, playing tunes by Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Joe Cocker, BB King, Bob Dylan,and many many more. Amazing vocals! {Link}
The Slowinks 2362 Melrose Western swing Is it western? Is it jazz? Whatever it is – it swings! Felicity Hamer, Martin Tremblay, Olivier Pépin and Mathieu Deschenaux don’t have anything in their eye. They’re just happy to see you. {FB}
The Total Blam Blam 2307 Hampton Rock n roll The Total Blam Blam playing the music of David Bowie. {Link}
4:00 Hard Red Spring 4060 Grand Blvd Rock, pop Original pop rock with a bit of heft. Poisoning, flood waters, fascist boyfriends and other hazards. {FB}
Nicolas Tremblay 4340 Wilson Folk Venez écouter mes interprétations de chansons d'Alexandre Poulin, Patrice Michaud, Jason Isbell et autres! Accompagné par Natalia Kononova, violoniste.
Phil Creamer 2267A Harvard Folk, pop Phil Creamer's roots began in Manila, growing up and heavily influenced by Montreal's musically diverse and creative environment; Creamer finds himself composing music in bits an pieces through the combination acoustic and digital sounds. {Link}
Ravvin's Furniture 4095 West Hill Folk, rock, jazz Ravvin's Furniture takes care to choose an unusual list of varied songs for guitar and voice, sometimes familiar and sometimes not, sometimes recent tunes but often old. The duo is a rare Porchfest father and son band. The son leads; dad lays down the foundation.
The Apologists 2224 Melrose Pop, rock, blues, soul, vintage Come bop and sing to some timelessly classic pop tunes. We're a 5-piece band, and we're rather eager to please. Please, let us make you smile! The Bromantics 4091 Hingston Rock The Bromantics, playing a crowd-pleasing array of rock hits from the Stones, to Tom Petty, Foo Fighters, Bowie, the Beatles, Springsteen and much more.
The Leasebreakers 4079 Marcil Country rock A group of friends who like to sing and play.
The Old Monkey Gods 2257 Regent Rock They've climbed down their trees and invaded the city.
White-Glove Thief 3482 Wilson Electronic, jazzy, funk, house Grab a coffee, a tea or smoothie...the WGT will take you for a one-hour tour of his homemade, fully original take on diverse music genres, from dub reggae, to funk to house. {Link} 5:00 Denis Ducharme Band 6215 Godfrey Groovy pop - originals and covers A nice mix of covers that haven't been played to death as well as some of Denis' original songs. We will also take a request or two. {Link} Juliana & Jesse 2343 Hampton Pop, r&b Brother-sister duo performing with their full band. {Link}
The Rhythm Bros of Montreal 4338 Kensington Bluesy-ish rock Everything is alive again, the flowers are pop'n up and so shall this bouquet of rock from all genres. {Link}
The Rocket 88s 5711 Sherbrooke West Swing, boogie-woogie The Rocket 88s bring you back to that Golden Era of music when Swing was the thing, Boogie-Woogie piano was king and Rock'n'Roll would make your heart sing! From Louis Jordan to Jerry Lee Lewis, bring your dancing shoes because you'll be Lindy-Hopping with your tail-feathers shaking in high gear! {Link}
The Skyward Eyes 2303 Harvard Alternative rock {Link}
The Vlcheks 2309 Oxford Folk The Vlcheks are an electric folk-country trio steeped in old-time melodies that often crunch with a contemporary sensibility. There is barbed wire involved and hearts will be captured, you've been warned. {Link}
Westmount High Music 5604 Ave Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Jazz, rock Jazz and rock ensembles from the WHS music program. {Link}
6:00 DEATH DRIVE 5670 Sherbrooke West Rock 70s influenced hard rock, mixed with psychedelia and proto-punk. {FB}