We don’t talk about Montreal enough. The city boasts one of the most exciting DIY music scenes of the late aughts and 2010s, plus one of the largest jazz festivals in the world . Montreal was also home to one of the greatest songwriters ever: Leonard Cohen .

It’s a city overflowing with musical riches, and it’s resulted in some of the best stories we’ve put together for our Sense of Place: Montreal series, which will publish between Oct. 9 and Oct. 17.

We’re kicking things off with Jasamine White-Gluz of No Joy . 2025’s Bugland has been duly praised for its exciting take on shoegaze, but White-Gluz takes us back to the late aughts, when she would perform in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood alongside acts like Grimes and Metz .

Then, we’re heading down the road to Hotel2Ta

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