POP marches into town

It’s that sort of a weekend in the city. There are a
million events to hit up, 2 million shows, 3 million friends you haven’t seen
all year. ALL.THIS.WEEKEND.


Laura Barrett plays the thumb piano. [image source: Exclaim!]

My POP Montreal picks:
Friday—Destroyer
(
Ukrainian Federation, 5213 Hutchison),tUnE-yArDs (Musee

d’art Contemporain de Montreal, 185
Rue St. Catherine W.)
SaturdayLaura
Barrett
Cagibi (5490 St-Laurent)
.
Sat and SunPuces POP, where local artists
hawk their wares.

Friday to Sunday, Oct 4Ethnoculture’s AFFIRM-ACTION: A weekend-long event in Montreal for LGBTQ ethnic minorities, queers
of colour, Two-Spirited People, and their friends, families, and even straight
folks too. Party at Club Tools tonight (
1592 Ste. Catherine W.

SaturdayMEC PLUS ULTRA @
Le Belmont (4483
St-Laurent). With Dragonette, DJ Montag and Frantastik. If you go before 11 pm,
you get a free drink.

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