This guy's going to be there.

Additions to the lineup of the POP Montreal International Music Festival, the music extravaganza taking over the Canadian city from September 30 to October 4, have been announced. Performers recently added to the roster include Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, Jay Reatard, Micachu & The Shapes, Japandroids, Joel Plaskett, Kid Koala Presents: The Slew, Young Galaxy, Aids Wolf, and Ninjasonik, among others. These artists join musicians such as Fever Ray, Diamanda Galas, Butthole Surfers, Os Mutantes, Mono, Matt and Kim, and Destroyer, along with MANY other exciting bands and performers. Passes are still available for the epic event, with the Super Festival Pass available for $225 until September 30 and the regular passes for $75. An event not to be missed, for sure.

[Micachu and The Shapes at the Levi’s®/FADER Fort in Austin, TX]

You might say Micachu raised some eyebrows down in Austin during SxSW in March. People were either peeing their pants or on one another each time the Londoner and her Shapes kicked out helpings of their schizo-pop. Words and phrases like “fresh,” “yikes,” and “oh, good heavens,” were thrown around with equal abandon. BBQ sauce was spilled. Chaos ensued. All that’s bound to happen again this summer when Micachu returns for a set of US tour dates. The wave of epileptic fits begin in Chicago!
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See some good bands for free and potentially get talked into riding the Cyclone? We’re in. The Village Voice announced today the initial line-up for its ninth annual Siren Music Festival, going down as always at historic Coney Island and this year featuring Built to Spill, The Raveonettes and more.
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We know you’ve all been planning your TX days and nights without worrying about the Levi’s®/FADER Fort, because you already knew that it’s all day, every day from Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21. And we know you already had planned to be there regardless, you were just waiting to hear where it is and who would be there. Well, now you know.
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