Last night, at the 10-day Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Brooklyn's avant-indie rock outfit TV on the Radio introduced an audience of smarty-pants fans and curious festival-goers to their white hot energy and brilliant noise. (Sadly, the large Metropolis venue was about half full, maybe because local heads Bran Van 3000 were playing a free outdoor show down the street.)

Locals done good was the accidental theme of Pop Montreal day two: fellow Canuck turntablist DJ A-Trak dropped beats at Club Soda while weirdo violin genius Final Fantasy brought out a packed house of similarly-afflicted fans. But the night (Oct. 4) surely belonged to Arts & Crafts' latest roster addition, the Stills. The handsome

Ah, Montreal. There's a reason this town makes headlines; a reason bands like Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, Stars all moved here and call it home. Now in its sixth year and still as pure as a French virgin, music festival Pop Montreal embodies everything we adore about Canada's coolest city; The artsy-hip neighborhoods Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile