Xavier Cafeine

Xavier Cafeine @ NXNE 2009

Background/ Composition: Xavier Cafeine and his backing band are a trim pop-punk act from Montreal. Cafeine takes Bad Brains and Black Flag as examples for his live show, so expectations were high. All lyrics were in French — represent, yo! Grade: 87 Comment: Xavier and company gave a solid and steady performance, without the teeny angst that...
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NXNE 2009

Cafeine @ NXNE 2000

Hometown: Montreal, QC Composition: Suave, sex rockers from Montreal that could give Danko a go for their money any day. Lock your daughters up, a new EP is expected shortly. Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations 80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge expectations. Rocked us so hard we peed our pants. 70-79: Band achieves required...
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Lights Off Features Ex Stills, Mobile Members

Former members of Canadian indie rockers The Stills, Mobile, The Snitches and Cafeine have formed a new band called Lights Off. Ex-Stills guitarist Greg Paquet and Pat No (ex-Xavier Cafeine) came up with the idea for Lights Off, formed a live band and started playing shows at the end of 2009. No wrote most of Lights Off's songs in his kitchen...
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Lights Off (Photo by Danilo Villaflor)

Fucked Up Are M For Mistreated In Montreal

Why don't I give the M For Montreal alliteration game a try, since everyone else was doing it this past weekend? M stood for music, Montreal, (venue) Metropolis, bands such as Malajube, the new Molson beer M and even people's names, like M For Metropolis host MC Gilles, during the three-day local music showcase. Well, after Saturday's huge...
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Fucked Up's Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham (File photo by Zack Vitiello)
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