Pitchfork

This year marks the seventh anniversary of the Québécois convergence known as Pop Montreal, once again bring together fan and band alike over five glorious days and nights at the beginning of October. Things will get on and, you know, Poppin' at many Montreal venues October 1-5.

And just who will be making their way to Montreal this time out? Well, that would be Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wire, Hot Chip, Dan Deacon, Beach House, Silver Apples, Crystal Castles, Julie Doiron, reclusive psych legend Elyse Weinberg (under the guise of Cori Bishop), the Wedding Present, Vetiver, the Dodos, Black Kids, Jana Hunter, Cex, Evangelicals, Liam Finn, the Veils, Great Lake Swimmers, Jason Collett, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Irma Thomas, Chad VanGaalen, Dark Meat, Headlights, and Burt fucking Bacharach.

Per usual, there'll be panels and chats and the like, DIY stuff for sale, a kids section, a film festival-- including Vincent Moon of La Blogotheque's footage from All Tomorrow's Parties events-- and that sort of stuff.