QRO puts its spotlight on Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson.
Name: Patrick Watson
Associated act(s): The Cinematic Orchestra, Gangster Fun, La Force
Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada
Members: Simon Angell, Robbie Kuster (former), Mischka Stein, Patrick Watson
Albums: Waterproof9 (2001), Just Another Ordinary Day (2003), Ma Fleur (with Cinematic Orchestra), Close To Paradise (2007), Wooden Arms (2009), Adventures In Your Own Backyard (2012), Love Songs For Robots (2015), Wave (2019), Better In the Shade (2022)
Related Articles:
Live review at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on March 1st, 2007
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge on March 1st, 2007
Review of Cinematic Orchestra’s Ma Fleur
Review as part of CMJ 2009 Day Three at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on October 22nd, 2009
Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge on October 22nd, 2009
Featured in “Top 60 Albums of 2009”
Photo gallery from Manhattan Inn in Brooklyn, NY on May 5th, 2012
Review of Adventures In Your Own Backyard
Live review at South Street Seaport in New York, NY on July 6th, 2012
Photo gallery from South Street Seaport
Review of Love Songs For Robots
Photo gallery from Pickathon in Happy Valley, OR on August 5th, 2016
Photo gallery, with Attacca Quartet and Ariel Engle, at Central Park SummerStage on July 2nd, 2022
Tour dates:
Tue, JUL 12 – At Home Farm – Elstree, United Kingdom
Sat, JUL 13 – L’Aéronef – Lille France
Thu, JUL 14 – Les Francofolies de La Rochelle 2022 – La Rochelle, France
Sat, JUL 16 – The Montreux Jazz Label – Montreux, Switzerland
Mon, JUL 18 – Amsterdam Bostheater – Amstelveen, Netherlands
09/16 – Sheffield MA @ Race Brook Lodge
09/17 – Woodstock NY @ Levon Helm Studios
10/11 – Boulder CO @ Fox Theatre
10/12 – Salt Lake City UT @ The Commonwealth Room
10/14 – Seattle WA @ St. Mark’s Cathedral
10/15 – Portland OR @ Aladdin Theater
10/17 – San Francisco CA @ Gray Area / Grand Theater
10/18 – Solana Beach CA @ Belly Up Tavern
10/20 – Los Angeles CA @ The Regent Theater
10/21 – Pioneertown CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
10/22 – Big Sur CA @ Henry Miller Library
11/29 – Ferndale MI @ The Magic Bag
12/01 – Minneapolis MN @ Fine Line
12/02 – Chicago IL @ Thalia Hall
12/03 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
12/04 – Atlanta GA @ Terminal West
12/06 – Washington DC @ Union Stage
12/08 – Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer
12/09 – Boston MA @ The Sinclair
12/10 – Burlington VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
Patrick Watson playing “Words In a Fire” live at Manhattan Inn:
Patrick Watson playing “Big Bird In a Small Cage” live at Manhattan Inn:
