By Will McGuirk

You should be dancing yeah, and I hope you are, even alone, the joy of music is still very much part of this pandemic experience. Its no vaccine but it can be an antidote, so get on the glad rags and shimmy across those laminate floors to the shimmering sounds of Barry Paquin Roberge. Their album ‘Exordium To Extasy’ is available February 26 via Costume Records (Milk & Bone, Plants and Animals). And like every other musician on this planet they are grounded and doing the best with it. We reached out to see how things are in Montreal.

Slowcity.ca: Who are the members in your band?

Étienne Barry, Sébastien Paquin, Alexis Roberge, Anna Frances Meyer, Jocelyn Gagné, Jonathan Lafrance

SC: Where are you from?

Montreal, Canada

SC: Have you been able to perform together in any capacity - if yes how?

We did one virtual session and organized 3-4 rehearsals. We even ate pizza together just before Christmas!
SC: Where and when was the last gig you played before Covid-19 guidelines on shows kicked in?

It was at the Cienfuegos AHS, in Cuba in March 2019. No joke!

SC: Do you have any recorded music available online, if yes where?

https://barrypaquinroberge.bandcamp.com/

SC: What are you doing during this break from live music, any new hobbies?

Snow sliding and puzzles!