POP MONTREAL TURNS INTO IMPROMPTU GINGHAM LOVE-RISING!!

Guillaume, in Gingham goes: POP!

23rd or 24th September, whatever who's countin'?, 2011 (Pop Montreal) POST EQUINOX GOLD BULLION BID/ASK ANNOUNCEMENT: Seriously Doods. In light of the long-standing journalistic legacy of music fest journalism... we hereby submit an intoxicated write-up... report... dispatch from the festival as has been done down the years by gonzo advocacy writers the world over. We will NOT edit this tomorrow to proove how in the vibe we were! Folks. This is pop montreal. And pop Montreal turned into a Gingham ORGY (can we say that word on teevee?) oh-kay... here goes... i got major trouble trying to do this while a supposed deejay uses this as an output to keep the crowd rolling... in the spirit of things we start with last night's ARCADE FIRE performance in Place d'Isastre or QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES in the very nerve centre of the city... Ok if we sound a bit absurd but trying to write like you sound drunk is way way way harder than actually writing while drunk. Ok, this could be just a terrific put on, either way, if the emperor indeed HAS NO CLOTHES (in reference to a famous Montreal Band that provided so much foundation with the current meadow we chomp on here called the Montreal Moosic Scene) so let's just let the photos do the poppin'!


Nobody can ever fully explain, no matter what town they are from, how come it is obvious the people across the street are just visiting:

POP Montreal Tourists!! Never did we think we would see the day! (Actually they're famous locals!)

Fans from out of town have overwhelmed the public benches in Montreal.

ANOTHER CASE IN POINT!

POP, Go the Cherry Chapsticks!

Ones to watch out for: (*ok, listen too) Cherry Chapstick brought their own gang of Gingham Getters all the way from the other side of town. [for a more reputable issue on this band see  HERE]

POP! According to Sweet Mother Logic.

Sweet Mother Logic Bassist/keyboardist Stevie V. laughs at another gag from the Gingham Nation joke book after the show. Adrian--the drummer is memorizing it.

POP! GOES MAINSTREAM MEDIA!

Sticker Art came to prominece in NYC in the 70's,but will supposedly live on forever in Montreal.

WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO WITH GINGHAM?

GOT GINGHAM made sure it was represented during the POP MONTREAL STICKER ART EXPLOSION.

POP! Goes the BED AND BREAKFAST, if you're into that snap, crackle thing.

"Stripes? Polka Dots? Hoops? Are you kidding? For Pop Montreal I'm travelling in Gingham." (Thanks to AgenceFrance Press for this shot of Pop Montrealers on the roll with haircuts no barber in this town knows how to do.)

POP! GOES ARCADE FIRE!

Direct quote from Rhett Butler of Arcade Fire: "So What if you Gotta Grammy? Have you Got Gingham?"

POP-a-RICO!

Ricardo's GOT GINGHAM! Totally paparazzi'd him without his consent! He said: "Ok, it's for a good cause. Keep it."

POP IS ON THE BIKE!

Arcade Fire Fans turned up in full force in their Gingham. Lucky it wasn't White Stripes night!

POP! Oh, yeah, for those of you who like POP Montreal for the 'music.'

Considering how many PhD's were in the audience, Sweet Mother Logic defied all irrationality.
[More on Band HERE]

POP! MORE STICKER ART USING OUR CITY AS REPLACEMENT IN COMMON ROCK SONG!

Gingham has something to do with everything.

Were you at the GINGHAM LOVE-RISING? send your gingham gets to gotgingham@gmail.com

MORE POP MONTREAL BANDWAGONING TO CONTINUE!