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Karkwa – Les chemins de verre
Biography
Montreal, Canada (1998 – present)
Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussionist Julien Sagot and drummer Stéphane Bergeron.
After reaching the final stages of the Francouvertes contest in 2001, the band released its debut album, Le pensionnat des établis, in 2003. The album’s single “Poisson cru” reached the top of Quebec’s campus radio charts, and was named the best album of the year by two critics for Montreal’s alternative weekly Voir.
The band’s second album, Les tremblements s’immobilisent, won three Félix Awards in 2006. In 2007, they were featured, along with The Stills, The Besnard Lakes and Mahjor Bidet, on the bill of Quebec Scene, a concert in Ottawa sponsored by CBC Radio 3.
Their album, Le volume du vent, came out in 2008 and reached more mainstream success across Québec.
In 2010, Karkwa released their latest album Les chemins de verre, which won them the 2010 Polaris Music Prize annually held in Canada.
Karkwa is opening for Arcade Fire for the second time on September 22 2011 for a free concert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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wi-lll
Hiatus...........
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wi-lll
Live album out this summer.
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slonoedov
карква какая-то
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nordic_girl
the shit!
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Ashlou
Yeah, some of them I understand... but come on, Radio Radio? Misteur Valaire? There isn't one artist that's considered "super similar" that comes from outside the province...
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berj91
v True words
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schrikk
Daniel bélanger similar to karkwa ? Yes. Someone who loves one of the two will probably love the other.
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Mylana
Agree with Ashlou. Because seriously… Karkwa is similar to Daniel Bélanger? Not so sure…
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Ashlou
Wish under "similar artists" they wouldn't just say that everything from Québec is super similar...
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Mylana
@GigsinParis Ton lien marche pas :(
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GigsinParis
Karkwa playing live in Paris: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhTUJx4yPfo
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wi-lll
Encore un plaisir de les avoir vus en show.
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rhinestoneeyez
I don't speak french, but I still really like this.
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fameuxcoups
venez au brésil !
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Vivimusic91
Mes amours!!! :) Je l'ai adore.
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Samiie19
Le spectacle à Sherbrooke était malade. Je suis heureux d'y être allé. Le Solstice joué avec les invités étaient magnifique et le tout était parfait. Karkwa mérite bien des honneurs et devrait être considéré comme étant le groupe québecois du moment.
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Musical-Box
Bon spectacle à Sherbrooke! J'aurais aimé entendre Mélodrame ou Hold-Up, mais ce sera pour une prochaine fois.
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jreme_c
sorry i dont speak french I wanna see how much hate that gets.
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victim
man you guys are still going on about that prize.. being a francophone myself i assure you les chemins de verre totally deserved it. it's also a nice incentive for french music; there are so few good francophone artists..
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