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Forget The Box is proud to present the new video for Montreal troubadour Jesse Stone’s Whiskey Song.

Since leaving for New York Jesse Stone has played many clubs where the whiskey runs, but it’s nice to see that he still cares about his hometown as he releases another video performance from Montreal.

Whiskey Songs is a live performance video mostly using footage from the 2014 record launch at Sala Rossa (my review of the show).

Since Whiskey Song was not included in his last album, Break of Day which had an incredible list of songs. Could this possibly mean that a new album might be on it’s way? Only time will tell.

You get the Troubadour style of his live performance which really kind of articulates how well he performs live.

If you have seen Jesse Stone videos before, then you know that they’re usually rough cuts of shots. They document what it is like to be at one of Stone’s live shows, which I have always thought to be his strong suit.

Check out Whiskey Song:

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Montreal band The Holds have already succeeded in bringing the blues to this city’s indie rock scene. Now, following the success of their self-titled EP launch at O Patro Vys, they are set to play Turbo Haus in St-Henri this Saturday, March 12th, but not before releasing a second music video.

While their first video for the song Can’t Go Back featured members of the band in a warehouse setting, their latest foray into the world of music video leaves the band on the audio track playing the song Say You’ll Be Mine. Meanwhile director Helene Ha chooses to focus the visuals on ballerina Anna Sementchouk performing in the middle of a deserted street, or maybe two deserted streets.

While the background is unmistakably Montreal throughout, I’m pretty sure that the first part takes place on the northern edge of McGill Campus while the second part was undeniably shot near the Jacques Cartier Bridge.

Regardless of whether I guessed right about the first part or not, the choice to shoot at night, the dark aesthetic and the way Sementchouk’s dancing mixes with The Holds’ music creates a very enticing tableau. Check it out yourself:

And check out The Holds with openers The Empty Yellers this Saturday at Turbo Haus, 5011 Notre Dame Ouest, 9:30pm, only six bucks!