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Randomly Critiqued New Year’s Eve Flyers
Flyers to events for NYE in Montreal. [read on]
Month: December 2013
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10 Anticipated Albums for 2014
We look ahead and list the ten indie and alt-rock albums we most anticipate listening to in 2014. Any guesses who makes the list? [read on]
Review
Pocket-Sized Venezuelan Gem Cachitos
Tiny but tasty, Venezuelan pastry shop Cachitos makes great sandwiches, tiny pastries, and coffee drinks. [read on]
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Ring in the New Year with Sweet Talking Liars in Your Ears
Sweet Talking Liars drummer Richard Sychterz talks about how the band got started and their plans to record a new album in 2014. [read on]
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Ever Evolving. BC Smooth Tofu Stravinsky Relocates to Montreal
Adaptable with its smooth jazz and indie sensibilities, Tofu Stravinsky talks about its move from Nelson BC to Montreal. [read on]
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Sherlock Mini Episode Many Happy Returns Precedes Season 3. Watch here.
Watch Many Happy Returns, as Inspector Lestrade, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Watson speculate on the possible return of the “late” Sherlock Holmes [read on]
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Photolog: Warhol Dervish Show with Sam Shalabi, Vergil Sharkya, and Lukas Ligeti
Photographs of the Warhol Dervish Collective playing with three international musicians at Sala Rossa. [read on]
To Consider
Fear of Flying To A Dream
17-years-young Youssra Koudia made the brave decision to study in Canada. Leaving her family behind almost made her change her mind. [read on]
Is This Thing On? with Mike Carrozza
Enter Mike Carrozza
Introducing Mike “hugs and disses” Carrozza’s new meta-column on comedy “Is This Thing On?” Take it away Mike… [read on]
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The Universal Language of Hip Hop Karaoke
Kanica Saphan checks out Hip Hop Karaoke and discovers that one need not be a hipster, a hip hopper, a rapper, or even all that talented a singer to join in the party. [read on]
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A Good and Lovely Christmas on Tour. Interview with Caroline Brooks of The Good Lovelies
Caroline Brooks explains why Christmas has special meaning for the Good Lovelies. [read on]
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The Sound of Two Ants Marching. Doug Van Nort’s Sonic Sculpture
Doug Van Nort’s music comes from some unusual sources, including samples taken from cicadas, ants, and bees. [read on]
Pop Culture
A Feminist Memo From Queen Bey? New Visual Album Generates Questions
Beyoncé’s unpublicized release of The Visual Album shows off her marketing genius, but is the message in the accompanying videos a feminist one? [read on]
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Taking the Classic out of the Classical. The Warhol Dervish’s Unusual Collaborations
Director of the Warhol Dervish Collective Pemi Paull talks about how the underground string quartet collaborates with an Egyptian oudist, an electronic manipulator, and a percussion improviser. [read on]
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Dance To The Lunch Beat with DJ Mary Hell
Forget dancing until 3 a.m. DJ Mary Hell will get booties shaking at high noon in the fifth edition of Montreal’s Lunch Beat. [read on]
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Concert Review: Classically Good. McGill Chamber Orchestra Performs Handel’s Messiah
Kanica Saphan checks out the McGill Chamber Orchestra’s annual show of Handel’s Messiah in Christ Church Cathedral and reports back favorably on both orchestra and venue [read on]
Food
Yeah, I Know, and Such Small Portions. Chez Boris Review
I came for the coffee and stayed for the borscht, beignets, latkes, and kvass. [read on]
Interview
Guardians of the Cross. Celebrating an Anniversary with Satire and Absurdity
Mercieca’s Politically Absurd Comedy Guardians of the Cross marks the anniversary of performance and arts organization Le Nouveau International [read on]
Food
He Ate. She Ate. His n’ Her Burgers at Deville Dinerbar
First time food critic Khadami snags beignets after a his n’ hers burger meal at trendy Deville Dinerbar. [read on]
Review
Scroogettes Deliver Anti-Christmas Cheer
Urban Tales is a mixed bag of anti-yuletide sentiment ranging from the goofy to the erotic. [read on]