HCM CITY (VNS) — Braids, a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, will perform at Cargo Bar on July 16.

The show is part of the band's Asian tour to market its third album Deep in the Iris, released in April.

The band, which includes musicians and vocalists Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith, was formed in 2006. Their debut album Native Speaker was released in 2011 and shortlisted for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize, a music award given annually to the best full-length Canadian album.

The event will begin on 8pm at 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in District 4. Tickets cost VND250,000 in advance and are available from www.ticketbox.vn and Asian Kitchen, 185/22 Pham Ngu Lao Street in District 1. They are priced at VND300,000 at the door. — VNS