by Heidi Craig

WEDNESDAY

Mess Folk, Slim Twig, Holy Cobras & Interracial Love Triangle @ Friendship Cove 
A huge noisy line-up of Canadian bands will do its best to destroy your hearing at Friendship Cove tonight.
http://www.myspace.com/messfolk 
http://www.myspace.com/slimtwig 
http://www.myspace.com/holycobras 
http://www.myspace.com/interraciallovetriangle 
$8. 8pm. Friendship Cove – 215A Murray.  

THURSDAY

Thums Up Bollywood @ Casa del Popolo  
DJ Jay Watts III hosts an evening of classic Bollywood sights and sounds. Burman & Rafi-penned hits, unforgettable songs from playback queen Asha Bhosle, and forgotten gems from Bollywood’s golden age, as well as the daring-do of matinee idols Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Dharmendra. Garam! Garam! (Hot! Hot!) 
No cover, drink specials. 10pm.
Casa del Popolo – 4873 St Laurent 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Festival Danse Mur @ An East End Parking Lot  
Festival Danse-Mur, an outdoor “experimental urban happening” features 2 days of multidisciplinary performance art, including poetry readings, musical performances, and “urban painting” (aka graffiti). Italian artist Gola will paint a permanent mural on the parking lot wall. http://www.dansemur.blogspot.com/ 
Fri & Sat: 5pm – 11pm.
2528 Ontario East (Frontenac Metro) 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Spring Puces Pop @ Ukrainian Federation  
Over 40 artists and artisans will peddle their wares this weekend for the Spring edition of Puces Pop, Pop Montreal’s DIY arts-and-crafts fair. Don’t miss Brooke Doyle’s whimsical handmade greeting cards, crafted from romance novels, biology textbooks and Reader’s Digests, and check out lovely lace jewelry by This Ilk. Local handmade fashion, beauty products, baked goods, home wares and much more.  For complete artist listing, check out: http://dynamic.popmontreal.com/puces/en/node/5653.  
Sat & Sun: 11am – 6pm.
Ukrainian Federation– 5213 Hutchison