Co-Presented with Celluloid Lunch Records

Montreal-based musician Chris Burns played his first gig at 15, in 1982. Today, aged 59, he is more active than ever. Primarily a guitarist, he is also a composer, improviser, singer, songwriter, bassist and drummer. His distinctive style can be heard in a vast and varied catalogue of records and soundtracks spanning over 40 years and some 60 releases by artists such as Terminal Sunglasses, American Devices, Nutsak, Crackpot, The Ratchet Orchestra and Retail Simps. Throughout his career, he has been seen and heard playing alongside an impressive and eclectic mix of musicians such as Marshall Allen, Rhys Chatham, Corpusse, Jean Derome, godspeed! you black emperor!, Malcolm Goldstein, Éric Goulet, The Gruesomes, John Heward, Michel “Away” Langevin, Joe McPhee, The Nymphets, Matana Roberts, Sam Shalabi, Elizabeth Anka Vajagic, Rufus Wainwright and Mike Watt. Chris Burns & His Going Concerns, his most recent mentally guitarded racket roll formation, is in some ways the culmination of everything he has experienced, learned, unlearned, toiled over, honed and forgotten throughout all of his musical adventures. Its live shows can be comprised of Burnzoid toons written as far back as 1981 to as recent as this morning. The band delivers passionate, committed and energetic performances featuring strong musicianship mixed with a healthy dose of cathartic abandon.

The current Going Concerns live line-up consists of Joe Chamandy (Retails Simps) on guitar,Kate Erickson (FIGHTFACE) on bass and Zak Slax (Feeling Figures) on drums.

L.O.O.T. is fired up free'd punk for saxophone, guitar and drumkit, building the bridge between Last Exit and the Ex.