I ♥ Canadians

Arcade Fire will headline the first night of the two-day 2010 Osheaga Music And Arts Festival, scheduled for July 31 and August 1 at Parc-Jean Drapeau in Montreal.

Arcade Fire, who are currently working on a new album, will be joined by second night headliners Weezer, plus Pavement, Metric, The National, Deadmau5, The Cat Empire, Keane, The Black Keys, Stars, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jimmy Cliff, Ariane Moffatt, The Gaslight Anthem, Charlie Winston, Beach House, Jamie Lidell, Robyn, Sarah Harmer, Frank Turner, Blitzen Trapper, Avi Buffalo, Bahamas, Amanda Mabro and Ian Kelly. Organizers are promising there will be more names added to the festival.

Who wants to go?!

Montreal has reigned supreme as the Canadian independent music capital, but the Maritimes may be taking that title soon enough!

The Maritimes may not have been called “the most influential music scene in American music” lately, but the music scene emerging from the East Coast of Canada is still one of the most interesting, innovative and refreshing movements at work. But it didn’t just happen. The east coast has been building a reputation as an artistic powerhouse for years.