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Amongst the many artists invited at the 2010 Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV), we noticed the presence of Érick d’Orion and Les Filles électriques on May 21 2010, Jim Denley, Philippe Lauzier Pierre-Yves Martel, Éric Normand, Kim Myhr and Malcolm Goldstein on May 22, 2010, as well as René Lussier, Lori Freedman, Martin Tétreault and Nancy Tobin on May 23, 2010.

The 10th edition of the Rencontres de musiques spontanées will take place from May 25 to 29, 2010 in Rimouski (Québec). Notably on the May 25, 2010 schedule: Pierre-Yves Martel, Éric Normand, Jim Denley, Philippe Lauzier and Kim Myhr.

Drummer Isaiah Ceccarelli and saxophonist Philippe Lauzier will be performing in Oslo, Norway, on January 30 and February 1, 2009. The first concert, in duo setting, will be at the [sic!] series at the Sagene kulturverksted. The second concert, at the Sound of Mu, will find them playing with Norwegian musicians Kim Myhr on guitar and Martin Taxt on tuba.

On December 13, 2008, Kim Myhr and his group The Silencers (Nils Ostendorf, Toma Gouband and Benoit Delbecq) will be featured on Radio France show À l’improviste, hosted by Anne Montaron. The concert, which is open to the public, will be broadcasted on January 24, 2009, and will be available on Radio France Website.

Kim Myhr from Norway was more leftfield, though that wasnt evident at first from the haunting, spare guitar which bookened his set. His little instruments — an egg whisk with motor attached, comb, metal bowl and plate, and what sounded like a toy dulcimer — produced a compelling pattern of tiny percussive and vaguely-pitched sounds, with echoes of Harry Partch. Myhr has recorded with Jim Denley among others, but brought no CDs with him — so, a true artist, but maybe he needs to develop more of that entrepreneur spirit.