Ten millimeters of rain expected on Sunday didn’t deter the few hundred festival-goers who turned out for the second day of the Sigale festival, at the Beauport Bay site, ready to drink in pop, electro and folk music.
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Fresh from Boston, where they played the day before, the Californian group “Fitz and the Tantrums” was one of the festival day’s headliners. The group, somewhat reminiscent of the songs of the “Fun” group, did not play in Quebec in February 2017 with One Republic at the Videotron Center and was happy to return after many years.
The group, amid much anticipation, managed to gather a serious audience close to the stage.
Very calm and attentive at the start of the show, it really came from “Help”, the ninth song in the number, that the crowd became more energized and excited. The only downside to the show was that when we moved back a bit from the front stage, singer Noel Skaggs’ voice could not be heard. The audience had to reach the stage to hear it.
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After a short performance by Montreal electro musician Cree, it was the turn of another Californian, the much-loved Andy Grammer, to appear on stage for the first time on Quebec soil.
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When he gave us a slam on the ten steps to self-acceptance, some in the audience were a little confused, but as the show progressed, the singer conquered them all one by one, with songs that were just as catchy and upbeat. After the other. More than an honorable mention goes to saxophonist Tomoka Nomura for the precision and catchy rhythm of her solo on “Honey I’m Good.”
It was the team’s first visit to Quebec and it was a final leap of faith for Andy Grammer, who promised to return.
A very drastic change in energy from Andy Grammer’s previous performance, Australian Kim Churchill was accompanied by only one trumpeter, Quebecer Félix Couchon, who appeared on stage.
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Each of her songs shares a story, some more touching than others, such as “Rosemary,” a love story between her grandmother in the hospital and a patient in an adjacent room.
The Canberra-born artist no doubt looked like he really enjoyed his visit to the festival. After his first walkabout at a pop-up show at the Archibald Pub on Wednesday and his performance on Sunday, the musician wanted to thank the crowd again when he went to greet them at the consignment shop. He is the only artist who has taken such initiative in this festival.
A resident of the small municipality of Wasilla in the state of Alaska, the group are members of Portugal. Man was quickly made aware of the realities of the adivasis.
For their show that ended the Sigel festival, they asked Mr. asked Raymond Gross-Lewis.
Delivering one of their rare performances of 2022, the “Milk and Bone” duo, made up of Laurence Lafond Beulne and Camille Poliquin, knew how to transmit their infectious spirit, which was what many of the audience set up on the beach wanted. Join the party in front of the stage. The band has been on hiatus since 2020, preparing for the new album “Chrysalism”, which will be released on October 28. The first single from this opus, “Movies”, seemed to be a crowd favorite who already knew the lyrics by heart.
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The gray sky was quickly forgotten with the dancing and colorful music of Pierre Quenders.
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The Montreal-based Congolese musician performed several tracks from his album “Jose Luis and the Paradox of Love” released last April, and some songs he called “Sexus Plexus Nexus.”
Throughout the show, the first four rows of the audience danced to her Afropop beats and asked for more at the end.
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