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Pop Montreal 2011: Jean Leloup at the Rialto, Sept. 23
par T'Cha Dunlevy dans The Gazette, 24 septembre 2011 |
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Pop Montreal 2011: Jean Leloup at the Rialto, Sept. 23
par T'Cha Dunlevy dans The Gazette, 24 septembre 2011 |
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There are some things you can count on, and Jean Leloup is one of them. The Quebec rock star is the original bad-boy, who brought charisma, grit and attitude -- not to mention great songwriting skills -- to the table from his first album Menteur in the late-80s. More than 20 years and many brain cells later, Leloup is the wild and wily veteran rocker, a high-energy kook of a character who walks the streets of Mile End talking to himself and singing for his neighbours. So it was only fitting that the Wolfman keep it in the hood with a show at Mile End's legendary Rialto Theatre, Friday night. The excuse? A new garage rock album by his new band The Last Assassins. But inside, onstage, it was business as usual -- a packed house of reverent and rowdy devotees and the eternally engaging, cowboy hat-clad rockeur catering to fans with classics such as Cookie and the slow-building but explosive classic La vie est laide. Assassins recruit Virginia Tangvald showed spunk on the grimy Bad Crystal and gritty roadside duet Rodeo Girl with co-vocalist Mathieu Leclerc. But their inexperience showed next to their fearless leader. There was no question who was leading this outfit, and who everyone was here for -- the wildman of quebec rock who, despite dipping into new creative territory, still gave the people what they wanted. tdunlevy@montrealgazette.com twitter.com/tchadunlevy |
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