French band Dode---from France---hits Halifax on its Canadian tour next week, and the Seahorse's Troy Arsenault is making a call to any francophone artists who want to be part of the pre-Dode show open mic. "We have a pretty good population of French speaking Canadians in this province," he writes, and adds: "It will get you in for free!" Email [email protected] if you're interested. Allons-y! –Holly Gordon