2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Presented by: Canadian Blast / M for Montreal

Lucas DiPasquale

Wednesday, March 16
10:00PM - 10:30PM

Friends
208 E 6th St

Artist-4403

Listen to No Talking (ft. Popcaan)

“An amazing artist who refuses to be bound by genre,” (MTV) Lucas has come into his own since going viral with his acoustic mashup of songs by Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan in 2014. With more than 350,000 views on Youtube, the dorm room-recorded cover video led to a major co-sign from Popcaan himself —the two share the single, “No Talking,” and performed together at Jamaica’s largest reggae fest, Dream Weekend 2014. As featured by Noisey, the Fader and Complex, just to name a few, the Toronto native charmed listeners and critics with his infectious reggae-infused pop arrangements. “It’s not shocking, given Toronto’s Caribbean – specifically Jamaican – population, that a native of ‘the 6’ can nail the patois, but it is a nice surprise that Lucas’ music is darned good.” (The Guardian) For his debut EP, Post Secondary, Lucas teamed up with Universal Music Canada. Produced by Stephen McGregor (Sean Paul, Bounty Killer) and...

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