July 15 at the FEQ: Quebecers steal the show at Parc de la Francophonie

Three out of six groups were from Quebec, this evening, at the Parc de la Francophonie. Even if the other bands gave interesting performances, it was our premises that stood out the most.

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Rednecks and proud of it

Snowmobile on stage and beer in hand, Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project was like a band that was headlining at the Parc de la Francophonie.

Thousands of hands were raised to the sky as the formation performed Tsé when things are going well. The title Asked me my blonde was also greatly appreciated by the public, who danced and jumped to the rhythm of the violins and guitars.

From one end of the performance to the other, the dynamic quartet shared the bottle of whiskey by lining up success after success, always taking care, between each song, to address the crowd in their most beautiful way. .

“Quebec, are you thirsty?” sang the band performing Chu ben cooler su’a brush.

It was the violinist, Madeleine Bouchard, who had the honor of revving the engine of the snowmobile that was on stage. She complied, in a cloud of smoke, while Quebec chanted “Donnes-y du choke!” This was followed by the popular Pantera Arctic Cat Triple 800obviously a crowd favorite.

Judging by the “Câlisse Québec, I’m tripping on you!” of the singer of the group, the formation from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean had a very nice evening, like its supporters.

The Planet Smashers

Montreal ska punk band The Planet Smashers have taken the festive spirit up a notch at Parc de la Francophonie. The electric guitars of punk and the trumpets of ska, a musical genre that is defined as a blues with flavors of the Caribbean, have formed a great team on Life Of The Party And Too Much Information.

The group, which admits itself to having a pronounced penchant for partying and bad decisions, remained calm during its performance. Make no mistake, however, this was not a show for the meek; talk to fans mosh pits and to those who surfed on a crowd that held them at arm’s length.

Local ska punk was better

American bands Mustard Plug and Streetlight Manifesto spoke behind The Planet Smashers. Of the three formations that work in ska punk, the Quebecers delivered the best performance.

Even if the supporters in front of the stage seemed to appreciate, a good part of the crowd took advantage of the passage of Mustard Plug to go relieve themselves and drink. The instrumental part of this show was flawless, but the song lyrics were less obvious to understand.

The Parc de la Francophonie was starting to empty when the headliners, Streetlight Manifesto, took the stage. They nevertheless offered a quality performance, which leaned more towards punk than towards ska.

On a more positive note, those who have followed Mustard Plug since its debut in 1992 argue that the energy on stage is still the same after all these years.

Of the rigodon which moves

The Carotté formation was the first to tread the boards of the stage. The Quebec group has done well, offering an electrified rig as desired. Banjo, violin and electric guitars were brought together to warm up the spectators, who were already very numerous in the Parc de la Francophonie.

“You know it, Carotte is a band party, kitchen party”, launched Éric Roberge, singer of the group, to the crowd.

Carotté, who works in traditional Quebec music, went to draw on the repertoire of La Bolduc, with the title The street traderan ode to agriculture in our province.

“Long live agriculture!” shouted the band members before leaving the stage.

Feminine punk

Manitoba duo Mobina Galore are definitely one to watch on the punk scene in the coming years. Those who have just returned from a series of concerts in Germany were making their first appearance at the FEQ.

“What a fucking cool festival“, they mentioned between two songs.

The two women had enough to make fans of 2000s punk nostalgic by offering a style that can be compared to that of Blink-182 or that of Sum 41. Throughout their performance, they were able to match brilliantly the instruments with the melodious side that we know with the greats of this musical style.

The group would have had a place of choice in the musical framework of video games Tony Hawk Pro Skater.