31st Annual FIMAV: Magma, Deerhoof, Nels Cline Singers, Satoko Fujii, and more!

**Brad to the Bone** · 02-06-2015

FIMAV announced their full line-up (but not schedule) today and it looks pretty awesome. Along with the previously announced Magma we have:

JEAN DEROME « Résistances »

JASON KAO HWANG « Burning Bridge »

SUUNS & JERUSALEM IN MY HEART

DEERHOOF

JOSHUA ABRAMS « Natural Information Society » with HAMID DRAKE

THE INTERNATIONAL NOTHING

LAIBACH

INSTANT PLACES « Sleeper »

OVO

DIEB 13 / ISABELLE DUTHOIT / FRANZ HAUTZINGER / MARTIN TÉTREAULT «where is the sun»

MARC RIBOT CERAMIC DOG

JACK DUPON

HANS TAMMEN THIRD EYE ORCHESTRA

AKIO SUZUKI / AKI ONDA

THE NELS CLINE SINGERS UNLIMITED

LINDA BOUCHARD « Murderous Little World »

ERIK FRIEDLANDER « Claws and Wings »

KAZE

Magma, Deerhoof, Nels Cline, Josh Abrams, and Satoko Fujii's Kaze project are pretty much all essential. Derome, Ribot, and Friedlander should all be good too. Really nice to see some Ottawa content (Instant Places). And I'm pretty sure I've heard good things about Jack Dupon but can't really remember where I've heard the name before. I've typically attended the Saturday and Sunday portion of the festival in recent years, but this might be the year I have to go for all four days.

Edit: More info at http://fimav.qc.ca/en/edition/home/.

**Yves** · 02-06-2015

This is the year I may finally make it to this event!

**markinottawa** · 02-06-2015

Originally Posted by Yves

This is the year I may finally make it to this event!

You've been threatening this for years... ;-)

**Steve F.** · 02-06-2015

Originally Posted by Brad to the Bone

And I'm pretty sure I've heard good things about Jack Dupon but can't really remember where I've heard the name before.

Jack Dupon are a very excellent, sorta psychedelic-but-modern, French band. I saw them a couple of years ago. They reminded me a little bit of Gong circa Camembert in terms of 'fun factor' without actually sounding anything like Gong.

**Steve F.** · 02-06-2015

p.s. This is a really strong line-up, imo. Not able to go, but it's a great bunch of bands.

**Yves** · 02-07-2015

Originally Posted by markinottawa

You've been threatening this for years... ;-)

I know! Promisses, promises, right? Robert and I have been discussing heading over there to see Magma at the very least. I've never seen Satoko Fujii or Eric Friedlnader , amongst the names that I know, so maybe I should *seriously* consider going this year.

**dang** · 02-11-2015

I'm treating myself and going the full festival pass route this year. It will be a great way to spend a long weekend with bonus points for no border guards between Ontario and Quebec

**Cooper** · 02-11-2015

How does this fest operate? It's general admit I see, are seats for the shows easy to get? Long line-ups? Are there standing shows? I'm thinking of a passport to the entire festival. Thanks

**Brad to the Bone** · 02-11-2015

Originally Posted by Cooper

How does this fest operate? It's general admit I see, are seats for the shows easy to get? Long line-ups? Are there standing shows? I'm thinking of a passport to the entire festival. Thanks

All shows are general admission. Never heard of a show selling out. Most shows are at the Colisée des Bois-Francs (where the local junior hockey team plays) but they're not "arena shows". The space is basically divided into one large room and one smaller room each with cabaret-style tables and chairs in the middle and some standing room (with taller tables) around the perimeter. Getting a seat has never been a problem for me, but sometimes I deliberately chose one of the standing room tables on the side if I suspected it was either (a) a show I might not want to stay for, and/or (b) a really loud show I didn't want to sit too close for.

Last year they also had a new hilltop venue (the Arthabaska Pavillion) just on the outskirts of town and with really awesome views of the surrounding countryside. It's a standard auditorium with row seating. I think this was a temporary location while a new downtown arts centre was under construction (on the same site as the former movie theatre where concerts also used to be held), and I don't know if they will be back there this year or if the new downtown building will be finished.

There was always plenty of free parking at both venues and plenty of time to move between venues in between shows. The Colisee and Pavillion are not walking distance, but if they move back downtown then it's only a 5 minute walk between the Colisee and the old/new downtown site.

**Yves** · 02-12-2015

Victoriaville claims to be the birthplace of the poutine so be ready to NOT have a bowel movement all weekend long...

**markinottawa** · 02-12-2015

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Catering to all of your late night Victo needs...

**Steve F.** · 02-12-2015

^ ^ ^ ^

Ate at Max Poutine many times.

"Cheese so fresh they squeak"

**Yves** · 02-13-2015

Originally Posted by Steve F.

^ ^ ^ ^

"Cheese so fresh they squeak"

Who said that? Remi? Pascal?

**Cooper** · 02-13-2015

Thanks for the feedback.
Just bought 2 presale passeports & booked the hotel. 1000 km road trip!

**Steve F.** · 02-13-2015

Originally Posted by Yves

Who said that? Remi? Pascal?

Pascal, when introducing me to the pleasures of Max Poutine.

**markinottawa** · 02-13-2015

>1000 km road trip!

Then you will need beer. One can buy all kinds of local micro-brew at Bières et Saveurs du Terroir. Location is very close to where you pick up tickets

https://plus.google.com/photos/11843...45?gl=ca&hl=en

**Yves** · 02-13-2015

Poutine, micro brews, Magma... Victo's got it goin' on!

**Brad to the Bone** · 02-25-2015

Full weekend schedule has been published...

Thursday May 14th
8pm Jason Kao Hwang
10pm Jean Derome
12am Suuns & Jerusalem in my Heart

Friday May 15th
1pm Linda Bouchard
5pm Instant Places
8pm Deerhoof
10pm Laibach
12am OVO

Saturday May 16th
1pm Dieb 13/Dothoit/Hautzinger/Tetreault
3pm Third Eye Orchestra
5pm The International Nothing
8pm Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
10pm Nels Cline Singers
12am Jack Dupon

Sunday May 17th
1pm Erik Friedlander
3pm Joshua Abrams
5pm Akio Suzuki & Aki Onda
8pm Kaze
10pm Magma

I went for the full festival pass but still might skip Thursday to save the additional night in the hotel. Last year I paid $215 for 8 concerts, so $285 for the three days is still a good deal even if I skip Thursday.

**boilk** · 02-25-2015

Does anybody know anything about Kaze, the band before Magma on Sunday night?

neil

**Brad to the Bone** · 02-26-2015

Originally Posted by boilk

Does anybody know anything about Kaze, the band before Magma on Sunday night?

Yes, it's one of the numerous projects from Japanese pianist Satoko Fujii and her trumpet-playing husband Natsuki Tamura, in a quartet with a second trumpet player and drummer from France. There's a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmyr0xremA.

**markinottawa** · 02-26-2015

Longest FIMAV thread ..ever..

**boilk** · 02-28-2015

Thanks, Brad.

neil

**Yves** · 02-28-2015

So tickets are now on sale? Can you buy just a Sunday ticket?

**Brad to the Bone** · 02-28-2015

Originally Posted by Yves

So tickets are now on sale? Can you buy just a Sunday ticket?

The "early bird" price for full festival passes ends on Monday. Tickets for individual concerts should go on sale shortly after that. They've never done day passes but have always offered a discount if you buy tickets to at least three shows.