The air smelled of rain on concrete and cigarette smoke curling through lavender-scented glitter mist. Palomosa Festival wasn’t just another weekend rave; it was a warm embrace of Montréal’s underground spirit! A celebration for music artists, creatives, and rebels who refuse to be defined by mainstream aesthetics. Palomosa felt like an indie sleaze biographical documentary throwing up with vintage Y2K Dior blackout sunglasses on at midnight, while brushing shoulders with Tu

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RAPHAËL DAIRON - @raphael_dairon  Raphaël Dairon is a French illustrator who graduated in 2012 with a European master's degree at the...