{"id":25291,"date":"2017-05-04T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T16:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25291"},"modified":"2017-05-27T19:56:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T23:56:47","slug":"pop-montreal-announces-first-wave-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25291","title":{"rendered":"POP Montreal announces first wave of artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pop-volet-popmtl-en-1459260843.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"POP Montreal logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pop-volet-popmtl-en-1459260843.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pop-volet-popmtl-en-1459260843.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pop-volet-popmtl-en-1459260843.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>POP Montreal\u00a0is back for their 16th edition from September 13th &#8211;\u00a017th, 2017\u00a0and they&#8217;ve announced the first wave of artists.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include\u00a0the Canadian premieres of the iconic Afro Brazilian samba diva,\u00a0Elza Soares,\u00a0and Wu-Tang Clan master\u00a0RZA, who&#8217;ll perform a live score of &#8216;The\u00a036th Chamber of Shaolin&#8217;. We are also very excited to announce\u00a0the return of the greatest rock band of all time\u00a0Royal Trux; the man who graced the cover of Time Magazine,\u00a0Riz Ahmed, with his amazing rap group\u00a0Swet Shop Boys; the ultimate queen of groove, Deee-Lite&#8217;s\u00a0Lady Miss Kier; the ultra catchy doo-wop folk band\u00a0Hurray for the Riff Raff; the legendary Jamaican roots harmony trio\u00a0Mighty Diamonds; the South Shore&#8217;s crunkest rap group\u00a0Dead Obies; and the return of\u00a0The Dears, performing their classic album &#8216;No Cities Left&#8217;\u00a0in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0zRxxBKZ1A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?resize=1000%2C1000\" alt=\"Pop Montreal\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/85e344c0-f071-492e-8a2d-38d4473e52f2.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Pop Montreal, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/popmontreal.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">popmontreal.com\/en<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>POP Montreal\u00a0is back for their 16th edition from September 13th &#8211;\u00a017th, 2017\u00a0and they&#8217;ve announced the first wave of artists. Highlights include\u00a0the Canadian premieres of the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25291\" title=\"POP Montreal announces first wave of artists\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25,28],"tags":[1426,2188],"class_list":["post-25291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live","category-music","tag-festival","tag-pop-montreal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pop-volet-popmtl-en-1459260843.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6zV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8119,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=8119","url_meta":{"origin":25291,"position":0},"title":"POP Montreal + NeXT showcase at CMW 2014","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"POP Montreal will be putting on a showcase at CMW in collaboration with NeXT at the Silver Dollar on May 10th. 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