When I entered the modest back room of Pianos Friday night, the five members of Karkwa were scurrying to get their equipment set up for a quick soundcheck just moments after arriving in New York. “It’s so funny to see them carrying their own stuff,” remarked a Quebecker fan who happened to be in town for the show.
“In Quebec, they have a huge team that sets everything up.” Indeed, everything is bigger in Canada for Karkwa, who formed in 1998, and whose most recent album, Les Chemins de Verre, won last year’s Polaris Music Prize for best full-length Canadian album. Lucky for me, they are still obscure enough here in the States that I had the pleasure of talking with Louis-Jean Cormier (lead vocals, guitar), François Lafontaine (keyboards, vocals), and Stéphane Bergeron (percussion) over an intimate dinner.
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Photos by Carly Sioux, Words by Sarah Silver
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