You know, having finally read the article, (which can be found here, for those interested), I don't really think Liss intended to come off so negatively. The real low point of the article as far as I'm concerned is the impression it gives that Pop Montreal was a collection of about 5 shows when it was really more than 300. Pop isn't your conventional festival, and as far as I'm concerned, how good a time you have is proportional to how much energy and enthusiasm and experimentation you invest.

Liss probably could have gotten into Joanna Newsom if she came early enough and hung around and persisted; there were plenty of artists who didn't have access who were desperate to see her and managed to do so. And no one was turned away at the Mighty Sparrow.

Had she dug a little more she may have found her way to the late night jam sessions held by Patrick Watson which were all out musical exorcisms. And the Cadence Weapon show on Friday wasn't the only show happening. She could have wandered into the PopCast showcase and stumbled onto Denitia Odigie, a 22 year old girl from Nashville who applied to the festival cold and ended up stealing many hearts. That kind of magic was all over. I don't begrudge anyone for not being able to find it, but to then reduce an account of this kind of personal failure to say something like 'the honeymoon is over' because you need a good tag line...that's what I hate about this kind of journalism. Besides, Ms. Liss: a honeymoon supposes a marriage, and everyone knows Pop is one big polyamorous love affair.