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The
Arcade Fire might not have performed at this year's
Pop Montreal festival, but they sure were ubiquitous characters throughout the week. First was an art exhibit entitled The Art of "The Suburbs" which offered people a chance to see the work behind the cover art of the Grammy-winning album with a replicated interactive set created by artists Caroline Robert, Vincent Morisset and Gabriel Jones. Then came Saturday's second annual Pop vs. Jock charity basketball game featuring a team of all-stars versus the McGill University basketball team. The Pop team, as with last year, was led by the Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler, and featured
The Strokes'
Nikolai Fraiture, actor Martin Starr and pro basketball star Luke Bonner, also returning for a second year. The half-time show was provided by none other than
David Byrne, who performed with
St. Vincent just the night before, where Byrne proceeded to perform a couple of songs including a cover of "That's the Way I Like It." DJ
Kid Koala and Arcade Fire's
Regine Chassagne (sporting an animal costume) also provided music during the game. Team Jock took home the title this year -- POP won last year -- winning 96-93. David Byrne and Win Butler joined forces again later in the evening at the Ukrainian Federation to host a special conversation about Byrne's latest book,
How Music Works. Mediated by Said the Gramophone's Sean Michaels, the three discussed the inner workings of performing music, projecting a band's image and fashion sense, and generally delving into details and aspects of music that one often looks over. Below is a cliff notes version of what was discussed.
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