1st Edition of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ Stellar Soirée des Étoiles
Fabulous opener for new ballet experience in Montreal
Articles by Nadia Blostein
Fringe Festival Reviews # 12 : Kafka’s Metamorphosis
A Zany World Premiere: Kafka’s Metamorphosis, The Many-Legged Musical!
Halloween Playlist
Plotting your party at home for Halloween? Here’s some tracks you’ll want to get on your playlist.
Frosh week: Bitter Ending to Obnoxious Festivities
An incident involving drunken freshmen men and two women reveals some of the fault lines in mixing too much alcohol with complicated changing sexual values.
Getting Out of Montreal: KGB Headquarters in Estonia
Visiting the old KGB Headquarters reveals horrors from Estonia’s past.
Pouzza’s Pounding Sixth Edition
Strong showing all nights of Pouzza Fest with great performances by The Suicide Machines and The Planet Smashers.
Caravan Palace Will Swing Their Way Thru’ Montreal
One group that has vigorously propelled electroswing would be Caravan Palace, from Paris. Heavily influenced by artists ranging from Cab Calloway and Django Reinhardt to Vitalic and Daft Punk, Caravan Palace have made a name for themselves throughout Europe and North America
The Inkmaster Strikes Again : Interview with Tattoo Artist SmAshley Dale
Tattoo artist SmAshley Dale talks about the increased popularity of the tattoo and how she developed her own signature style of dot work.
Sweet Dreams Are Made of… The Sandman Series
Graphic novel series by one of the world’s most prolific fantasy writer should make your list of must gets this year.
Film Review: Deep Web, Heading Deep Into the Silk Road Trial
Immerse yourself in a movie about the futuristic war on a virtual drug market (the Silk Road), with a lot of insight regarding the controversial Ulbricht trial.
The Just-Costa Siblings Just Rock Out L’Alizé
Sometimes a duo, sometimes a four-piece set, Juliana & Jesse is an “urban folk” project led by two musically impassioned siblings. Interview with these Montrealers here.
The Dybbuk: A Haunting Yiddish Tale On Love & Exorcism
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre brings a legendary Yiddish tale of love and demon possession to the Montreal Segal Center in quite a chilling production.
A Tardy Fantasia Festival Review: On the White Planet
South Korean director Bum-wook Hur introduces a beautifully bleak animation film to the 2015 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Festival. Set in a dystopia where everything is [read on]
Punk-O-Rama Festival To Liven Up Our City
Review of the 2015 edition of Punk-O-Rama, a festival full of zombie hunters, steampunk decor and gypsy punk music.
Deathgasm: The Climax of Witty Comedy and Excessive Gore
Brace yourself for 90 minutes of sheer awesome as Jason Lei Howden offers a horrifically hilarious Canadian Premiere to the Fantasia Festival’s screens. Deathgasm, a New [read on]
Exploring the Swiss Alps: Zermatt Unveiled
Within the 1 200 km stretch of the ethereal mountain range we have labeled the Alps exists a quaint little Swiss valley, full of fragrant chocolate, jet-setting tourists and [read on]
Punk-Up Your Weekend @ Punk-O-Rama Fest 2015
Punk-O-Rama Fest is spinning its way into TRH Bar and Foufs this weekend, dragging along some of the best folk punk bands in North America – not to miss.
Jumping Off a Cliff Without Dying & Other Swiss Treasures
Photojournal of a breathtaking hiking loop situated near Grindelwald, Switzerland, in the Alps.