Montreal Kinetik Festival! Gothic Industrial EBM concerts & nightlife: Katacombes club, Bar Passeport.
Ready for my Montreal Goth clubbing and travel guide? Here’s a round-up of the city’s best Dark Industrial and Punk parties, and review of Kinetik Festival 2013!
When night falls, I’m ready for a crawl. Full info about my hair and clothes are in this outfit post.
The friendly door person invited us into Bar Passeport, located near many restaurants on St-Denis.
It was the first stop on a nightcrawl with my friends, Lauren and Asta. The lady at the bar recognized me from my Myspace days! To welcome us to her city, she gave us shots of whiskey and maple syrup.
Bar Passeport has various themed nights, as illustrated on the flyers. (Funny how you can see our faces in the reflection.) We had fun dancing to “EBM, Alternatif, Synthpop, New Wave, Gothique”. Upcoming darkwave parties are listed on their Facebook page.
Right next door is Club Chaos, a legendary punk bar. Cheap drinks and skeletons are always a good sign.
Another classic bar is Foufounes Electriques, which often has live music performances. In the 1980s, this club was a gathering place for punk and Goth subcultures.
The metalwork inside “Foufs” and outdoor enclosure remind me of the Monster bar in Berlin.
Lauren and I had fun at Coop Katacombes. From the exterior, you can guess this is a heavy metal hangout.
Our stay coincided with Queer Ass Punk. To our delight, the night was dedicated to Grrl Riot! DJ Velvet Underparts blasted music by L7, Joan Jett, Sonic Youth, and even the Daria theme song.
John Waters’ movie Hairspray aired above the bar, and Millie Rosado sang while playing keyboards and guitar.
On to the main attraction: Festival Kinetik at Le Belmont. Known as North America’s Wave Gotik Treffen, the event brings in international Industrial-Noise-Goth-EBM bands for a weekend of performances. Previous years have featured Nitzer Ebb, Funker Vogt, VNV Nation and more.
2013 featured a scaled-down version of Kinetik, which created a friendlier atmosphere. Everyone gathered in one place, to see bands like Project Pitchfork and Terrorfakt.
Lots of fun fashion at Le Belmont. In the side room, Goths gathered at the bar and browsed CDs at the merch table. (My deconstructed top is by h.NAOTO Red.)
We perched at the upstairs balcony, which gave us an unhindered view of the stage. My silhouette proves I’m an alien…
I was impressed at the level of organization; all the bands started on time. Suicide Commando took the stage with a giant cross projected in the back.
They showed a countdown for their “Cause of Death” song: “Every 40 seconds someone attempts suicide…”
The next evening, I met up with my friend Daniel Graves of Aesthetic Perfection, one of Kinetik Festival’s headliners. We filmed a hilarious “bagel tasting battle” together — can’t wait to show you the video!
As always, Aesthetic Perfection performed with charm. Daniel has a knack for making the audience smile and dance.
After a long night, it’s time to put on our slit-eyed sleep masks. They’re gifts from Velvet Moustache, who we met during our art studio visit.
What’s your impression of Kinetik Festival and the Montreal Goth alternative scene? Did I miss any nightclubs or parties? Let me know by leaving a comment.
Coming up next… Goth and pin-up shopping in Montreal, and an announcement about my August destinations!
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LA CARMINA
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So cool! I love the picture of you with the beam of light! And your legs look aaaamazing! Very cool about the whiskey and maple syrup shots – I gotta try that!
can’t wait for our next adventures!!
Amazing style <3!
merci!!
I was so happy to meet you, it’s me; the Passeport’s barmaid! Next time you come to Montreal you have to visit Boutique Diabolik: http://www.diabolikmontreal.com/ and boutique Creature: http://www.boutiquecreatures.com/
Thank you so much darling!! Was a pleasure and I’ll mention these stores in the next post!
Queer Ass Punk sounds like my kind of event. I didn’t realize Montreal had such a lively goth scene.
You would have loved it!! <3 PS will let you know asap if the skirt is available ;)
adorable!
OMG! ♥ I want to go to that place *O*
Excellent! And thanks very much for the tips!
Woo!
jealous. i want to party with you guys.
xo
Amazing look.
Great review of the #Montreal Kinetik Festival and #Gothic nightlife–
cute article
Get in touch with your inner Goth
ke lindo!!
gracias
Oh no, we missed you in Montreal :<
Next time!
JF does a great job of organizing this event each year. Next time stop by Creatures, it’s the new store in town. Best selection of new local designers and all your favorite lines too.
I’m so bummed I missed creatures! In the next post, I talk about boutiques and I’ll definitely mention it :)
So cute!
You’re so close!!! Come out East to the Maritimes, La Carmina!
Hopefully soon!
I saw you on the show Oddities buying the Elks head. You are very pretty even in a Gothic way.
xxo
Sweet blog. I never know what I am going to come across next.
Wish I was there.
THE BEST,
i like it
Glad!!
very good. thanks
cool like. i love you
Aawww
i like picture for you. thanks
merci!
you got a pic of me in my favorite shirt
thanx for that