Photos and interviews: Montreal's Igloofest (slide show)

TONY had the good fortune of attending the second weekend of Montreal’s ongoing Igloofest, a monthlong electronic-music hoedown held outdoors on a pier along the Saint Lawrence River. Just how crazy is it to toss an outdoor festival in Montreal in the middle of winter? Here’s how crazy: On our first fest night, the temperature was 14 degrees below zero. And that’s Fahrenheit! Luckily, the music played by the fabulous lineup, which included Germany’s Ellen Allien and Pan-Pot, France’s Miss Kittin and Siberia’s Nina Kraviz (who probably thinks of 14 below as a steam bath), was hot enough to keep the frostbite away. If you hurry, there’s still time to catch the shindig’s final (and with any luck, less frigid) weekend, with sets coming courtesy of Joy Orbison, Ben UFO, Chris Liebing, a slew of their fellow international superstars and a crew of very cool locals.

Igloofest’s final weekend runs from Thursday, February 7 through Saturday, February 9.

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