Bibi Club & Étienne Fletcher | Friday, October 24st @The Dance Center | 8PM
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BIBI CLUB
(Headliners - 60 minutes)
Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver is proud to present an unforgettable evening of genre-defying music with Bibi Club, Quebec’s rising indie-pop duo.
Winners of the 2024 Quebec Best New Artist Award and now shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Polaris Music Prize for their second album “Feu de garde”, Bibi Club have quickly emerged as one of Canada’s most exciting musical acts. Their sophomore album has been hailed by critics around the globe for its dreamy vocals, layered soundscapes, and danceable rhythms — offering what the band calls “living room party music” with heart and cinematic flair. Their first full-length album “ Le soleil et la mer” (Secret City Records) was released in 2022 and was later longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize as well.
Adele Trottier-Rivard and Nicolas Basque (of Plants & Animals fame) combine French lyrical depth with an infectious indie-pop sensibility, bridging cultural and emotional borders through their art. Whether you’re a long-time fan of Francophone music or discovering Bibi Club for the first time, this is a show not to be missed.
What Critics Are Saying
“Bibi Club's majestic Feu de garde is intimately grand… one of 2024's must-hear strokes of genius, crossing linguistic borders with its expression of understated, comforting beauty.”
– Alex Hudson, Exclaim!
“Channeling Suicide’s proto-punk minimalism… while album standout ‘Le Feu’ is four minutes of giddy, childlike joy.”
– Uncut Magazine, July 2024
“A refreshing and thoroughly indie music experience… cinematic, memorable, and exhilarating.”
– Ayoungishperspective.co.uk
“A beguiling second album that taps into deep emotional spaces… wistful, danceable, and evocative.”
– Bill Pearis, BrooklynVegan.com
“A deep dive into bravery, sisterhood, and companionship.”
– Kaltblut Magazine
“Great French pop sound… suggested for fans of Stereolab and Crumb.”
– WRUV Vermont
ÉTIENNE FLETCHER
(Opening act - 50 minutes)
Evocative, philosophical, and full of nuance, Étienne Fletcher’s new folk-alternative offering, released in March 2025, is inspired by the story of a now-extinct bird from Hawaii. It’s documented that the last Kauaʻi ʻŌʻō was recorded singing for years, waiting for a response from one of its own—unaware that it was the last of its species.
The fate of this bird serves as a metaphor for the role of the artist in today’s apocalyptic times, as well as the existential challenges faced by linguistic and cultural minorities. Fletcher, himself a member of the French-speaking minority in Saskatchewan, uses Kauai O’o to explore the urgent question of how we live together and seek our shared humanity in an increasingly divided world. The Fransaskois singer-songwriter invites us to get to know our neighbors and to build longer tables instead of taller fences. At the same time, he gently suggests that perhaps we have more to learn from our poets than our politicians.
Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Étienne Fletcher stands out today as one of the most influential artists of his generation on the Franco-Canadian music scene. As proof, in 2022 he was named “Francophone Artist of the Year” at the West Coast Music Awards, and in 2023, he took home four Trille Or Awards, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.
From the very beginning, Fletcher has proudly embraced his bilingual roots and never shied away from the road. He has performed on the stages of an impressive number of festivals, including Les Francos de Montréal, Le Festif!, the Festival en Chansons de Petite-Vallée, Francofaune (Belgium), Pause Guitare (France), Voix de Fête (Switzerland), the Regina Folk Festival, and many more.
