1. Ménage
Date: Monday, August 18, 2014
Time: 7pm
Venue: Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston St., New York, NY 10002)
Price: $10
Genre: power pop
Toronto-based, progressive, power-pop trio Ménage features three siblings, Basilio Fernando (guitar/vocals), Bela (keyboard/vocals), and Gabriel (drums/percussion) Ferreira. With family based in a small town in Portugal, the three Ferreira siblings combined their traditional roots with worldly experiences and those spent with their parents’ extensive vinyl collection during long Canadian winters, establishing the eclectic but accessible sound of Ménage.
Menage released the radio-friendly, anthemic track, “Our Time is Now,” an introduction to their forthcoming EP, the second in a series of four mini EP’s, due out October 14, 2014. This gleaned two nominations at the International Portuguese Music Awards in Massachusetts in March of 2014, as well as wins for Rock Song of the Year at the International Portuguese Music Awards (presented by guitarist Nuno Bettencourt (Rihanna, Extreme)). The song’s momentous feedback led to performances at Portugal Week 2014 alongside Deolinda (EMI Portugal) in Toronto, Portugal Day in NYC’s Central Park, and Portugal Day Montreal, Canada. Ménage was also requested to perform at Toronto’s Portuguese Walk of Ceremonies in the heart of the city’s downtown core, and received significant airplay on various college radio stations and specialty radio shows throughout the US.
