Nuit Blanche is upon us, so we know you'll be out wandering and wondering what to do this weekend. Luckily, there's no shortage of shows to take in, including the ongoing gigs for Black History Month and Les Francouvertes. We do our best to cover as much as we can in this hour-long run down. But as usual, it takes us longer than an hour.



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In addition to Black History Month (with shows put on by Nuits D'Afrique and Fade to Black), and another round of Les Francouvertes, this week also marks the start of the sprawling Montréal en lumière festival. In other words, there's no shortage of things to do this week here in the city, so get out there and take it all in.



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It's almost Valentine's Day, so we send you our love with another dose of glorious podcast poutine to temper your frigid February. Like last week's episode, we check in on the Nuits D'Afrique and Fade to Black shows happening as part of Black History Month and we see who's in the next round of preliminaries for Les Francouvertes. We're also happy to send special anniversary wishes to Noah Bick and the whole crew at Passovah Productions; the local promotion outfit is celebrating their 4th year of putting on killer quality shows with a suitably killer showcase at Il Motore.



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No sooner did Igloofest leave us high and dry (multiple puns intended) than other festivals and events have rushed in to fill the void. This week marks the kick off of Black History Month and some great shows courtesy of Nuits D'Afrique and Fade to Black. It's also the start of Les Francouvertes, the annual battle of the bands that puts some of this city's greatest francophone acts in tête-à-tête competition. In the end, musical awesomeness usually wins. Oh, there's also Chicago and Megadeth in town (we do not believe that is a battle of the bands, though it clearly it should be).



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January is ending in a winter heat wave, the melting snow an apt metaphor for the final weekend Igloofest. Before we watch the city's great outdoor party drip away for another year, we thought we'd play a few more tunes from artists playing down in the old port this weekend. We've also got music from MTL-based artists like Daniel Isaiah, NYCE and Sean Nicholas Savage as well as our usual healthy dose of inane chatter.



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While we should be going dark today to protest the wrong-headed and detrimental "Stop Online Piracy Act", we're not sure our tiny slice of internet readership would draw enough attention. Although the legislation is U.S.-based and is currently in the process of making its way through congress, it has significant repercussions for the internet, globally. If the bill passes in its current form, sites that rely on user-generated content like Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, (and potentially even good ol' Midnight Poutine) could be held liable if infringing content is found on their sites. Although we spend most of today's podcast talking about Igloofest and other great shows happening around town, we wanted to give a shout out to sites that are raising awareness about SOPA.



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