Osheaga | Our five weekend favorites

After three days of the festivities. Meanwhile, our journalists who crisscrossed the five scenes set up at the Jean-Drapeau park give us their favorites of the 18th^e edition.

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Doechii, forest scene, Friday – Osheaga | our five weekend

It was, by far, the performance I was most looking forward to seeing osheaga | our five weekend in Osheaga. Consequently, And the one I appreciated the most. Consequently, The rapper Doechii has been tracing a new groove for the artists who look like her for some time. Moreover, It is strong and assumed, immensely talented, extravagant at will. Moreover, On stage, she was impeccable, magnetic. Additionally, Moreover, She delivers her verses at a stunning speed, with an impressive accuracy. However, But she also knows how to sing and dance like few others. However, His show has many facets, leaves no respite time. In addition, If she had no place on one of the main scenes on Friday (it was rather the Killers. Therefore, who played at the same time, who gave the biggest spectacle of the evening), I hope she will soon be back, with a tenfold production, this time as a headliner. Furthermore, Seeing her evolve is a privilege.

Marissa Groguhé, osheaga | our five weekend The press

Pypy, Siriusxm scene, Friday – Osheaga | our five weekend

What thickness was the Khôl around the eyes of singer Annie-Claude Deschênes? Furthermore, Thick. Nevertheless, But not too Thick than the distortion wall that guitarist Roy Vucino worked. Have you always thought that the Stooges would have been better with a girl in place of Iggy Pop? Pypy is for you. The Montreal group played at the end of the afternoon on the small stage of the Siriusxm sessions. but also played a lot of the scene, among a crowd which will have osheaga | our five weekend even had inclinations of mosh pit. The lawn in which Annie-Claude rolled was although synthetic, her intensity was 100 % true. With his spasmodic gestures as a transie preacher. the former Duchess Says remains one of the most fascinating performers of the local rock scene. It is not too late – with good music. it is never too late – to take the most recent Pypy face entitled Sacred Times. Friday, the punk delegation among festival -goers tasted every moment of this incandescent chaos.

Dominic Tardif, The press

Jorja Smith, forest scene on Friday

An admission, first: I didn’t even know who Jorja Smith was before going to the forest scene on Friday afternoon. However. it’s been a while since she made her way, having collaborated in particular with Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Stormzy and Kali Uchis. She was even named in the category of the best new Grammy prices artist in 2019. When my colleague Pascal Leblanc offered to accompany her to see her performance, I said yes, why not? And the Briton stole my heart from the first minute. His neo-Soul is bewitching. His scenic presence just as much. She is beautiful, elegant, with a voice of honey capable of many. Her musicians support her superbly. Jorja Smith was my best surprise in this edition of Osheaga. An artist to keep with an eye at all costs.

Marissa osheaga | our five weekend Groguhé, The press

Bibi Club, Siriusxm scene, Friday

The Siriusxm sessions space is located on the road still quite long-a mini-compostelate-which, at the Jean-Drapeau park, separates the two main scenes from the two secondary. This is where Bibi Club was playing on Friday, a rare Franco program artist. And if. at the first toune, only a few festival -goers wraised in the grass in front of the duo, thirty minutes later, a pretty hundred people, conquered, had gathered to daydream, and slowly dance, to osheaga | our five weekend the sound of his Dream Pop. Dream Pop less ethereal, more abrasive, than on the two excellent discs. On stage. Nicolas Basque finishes almost every song by martyping his guitar, as if he was trying to be recruited by a group of Rock Noise. As for singer Adèle Trottier-Rivard, her dark charisma is that, impavid, a model on the podium. Their resumption of I arrive in the city From Lhasa de Sela will have been as dazzling as the sun. with whom they formed a glorious trio.

Dominic Tardif, The press

Kaleo, river scene on Saturday

Did you already want to travel the vast American roads, to stop where nobody does it? To open the door of this old dive barhalf lit at neon lights? Jökull Júlíusson. singer of the Icelandic group Kaleo, could be the one who welcomes you without a word, at the bottom of the room, choosing to talk to you on the guitar. Quiet strength, roc carved with soulScandinavian delivers his music with humility. He has this deep voice which gives himself the right to strike, then rock, then to repeat. Kaleo. which became popular in 2016 with several successes from his album A/Blike the prized title Way Down We Gooffered festival-goers a mixture of folk and rock that has made us think of something like: “maybe that’s good, music”.

William Thériault, The press