Lou-Adriane Cassidy At MTelus

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  We still haven’t officially seen the arrival of Spring.  However, Montreal’s MTelus was by far the hottest place in Montreal.  That is because Québec’s hottest current act, Lou-Adriane Cassidy was due to hit the stage.  It has been a whirlwind year for our headliner.  She released two albums in 2025.  Journal d'un Loup-Garou in January and then followed that up in May with Triste Animal  Now, Lou-Adriane Cassidy was about to headline her very first concert on one of Montréal’s legendary venues.  This concert sold out fast.  This was even before Lou-Adriane had a near record setting night in November at the Félix Awards.  She took home 12 Awards that night.  Female Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Concert of the Year.  She was already a star on the rise, this night shot her into the stratosphere.  She made mention of her year during the show.  With two new albums released, to go along with a couple of other albums and collaborations, she found herself with a dilemma.  How to prepare a set list for this big night?  The solution was simple enough, “I only chose the best songs”.  The crowd burst into a roar as she continued on with the show.  When the curtain initially rose, Lou-Adriane Cassidy was shown to the crowd with a lone spotlight.  I think she may have been trying to hold back a smile, but as the crowd grew louder and louder, the smile broke through.  The music kicked in and the first song to be played was “Valse frustrée”.  It was an inspired choice to open the show as the lighting and intimate vocals acted as a governor.  The crowd was ready to burst, but Lou-Adriane held the explosion back.  That made the pop all the more deafening for the pumped up version of “Entre mes jambes” that followed.  Lou-Adriane practically lept into the guitar that was brought on stage for “Chanson pour Odile”.  There was so much media demand for this show that us photographers ended up being split into two groups.  I chose songs one, two and three.  I was much happier with my choice after seeing that the guitar did not return for the other group.  The further in to the night, and deeper into the setlist, the show seemed to only get more energetic.  The last twelve months have featured two albums, 12 Félix Awards and sold-out concerts all over Québec.  She took several moments to talk about the last year and to also thank all of the fans.  Her final words to the crowd were that she was going to remember this concert for a long time.  So will all of the people who were there.  Lou-Adriane Cassidy has not arrived.  She is taking over. And there doesn’t seem to be anything that can stop her.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Lou-Adriane Cassidy as she performed on the MTelus stage.

 

If you would like to find out more about Lou-Adriane Cassidy, you can do so by following the link to her website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of N-Nao, who performed earlier that evening, you can do so by following the link.  Much thanks goes out to Lou-Adriane Cassidy's management team at Les Yeux Bussoles, Evenko and Christopher Gonda of V13 Media for getting me a pass to photograph the concert.  As always, the opportunity is very much appreciated.  Lou-Adriane Cassidy has several shows already lined up this year, including a return to the MTelus in June.  Don't you dare miss it when she performs in a town near you.

N-Nao At MTelus

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  The year is still early, but one of the most anticipated shows of 2026 took place at the MTelus on the 6th.  Opening the evening was a young artist, N-Nao, was making her very first appearance at the MTelus.  Crowded against the curtain, she didn’t have much room to work with, but made sure that her music filled the room.  Moody, haunting and melodic, she owned her little bit of the stage.  Aside from the music, I appreciated the performance art aspect as well. Particularly, by having an assistant planted in the crowd.  From there, they lit her with a flashlight.  The flashlight was then passed to her on stage where N-Nao effectively lit herself while still singing.  Good stuff, though I do have to wonder if there was a backup plan in case some mischief maker might have taken off with the flashlight.  They would have probably had a bad meeting with the cracker jack MTelus security team.  N-Nao's most recent album was 2025's Nouveau Language.  With four other albums and a couple of EP's of music, there is certainly a lot out there to dig in to.  I will certainly be doing so, and so should all of you.  All of the photographs were taken at F/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of N-Nao while she performed up on the MTelus stage.

  

If you would like to find out more about N-Nao and her music, you can do so by following the link to her website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Lou-Adriane Cassidy, who performed later that night, you can do so by following the link.  N-Nao gave us a great night of art and music.  Don't  you dare miss it when she performs in a town near you.