The Ratchet Orchestra will be in concert at Il Motor in Montréal on December 12, 2009. The orchestra features double bassist Nicolas Caloia as well as thirty of Montréal’s finest improvisers. Not to be missed!

The holiday season is back and to celebrate, DAME offers you its yearly Christmas sale! From December 4, 2009, to January 4, 2010, look for the red tags to find 70 titles at a 25% to 50% discount. Here’s your chance to fill the holes in your collection and to discover the hidden and not-so-hidden nuggets in the DAME catalogue.

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Warning: Dear French-deaf readers, Frank Martel is a tongue-twisting Québécois singer-songwriter. He’s not a good singer, nor a great player. Where he shines at his wordplaying like there’s no tomorrow. That said, this time around he entrusted all musical duties (composition AND performance to Miriodor guitarist Bernard Falaise, who goes ape here with short silly ditties. For those in the know, this one is better than Yé yi you ya and a worthy heir to the almighty Sautons ce repas de midi. For those curious about Falaise’s involvement: approach with caution, as this is a songwriter’s album, and it might even come through at times as a children’s songs album.

Isaiah Ceccarelli, Sarah Page, Joshua Zubot, Émilie Laforest, Pierre Labbé and Michel F Côté will be at Le Cagibi as part of the Mardi spaghetti weekly series for creative music on Tuesday December 8, 2009. Great evening in the offing!