Canada
Sketchfest 2015: Sketchy Stuff Here
From Los Angeles to St. Laurent, the sketchiest comedians are coming to Montreal for a festival.
Get Around Me is the Show You Must See About Sports and Sexual Assault
Australian Rules Football is a tough sport, so Team Canada player Gillian English wasn’t going to be put on the shelf after a sexual assault.
Great Gardening for Summertime Sad Punks
A mix of math-rock, emo, technical wizardry, and pop punk, the new ep Backyard is perfect for summer on the dark side.
Studio Béluga Wants You to Create Your Dream Art Project
Alina Maizel talks about the invitation for artists to create their dream project with Faux Cadres Canal and Studio Béluga.
Amina’s Profile: Living Through our Digital Identities
Film about an international lesbian relationship and TLGBQ blog turns out to have an unexpected twist.
40 and Famished: Riccardo’s Italian Restaurant
Whether you go veggie, seafood, meat, or pasta, this West Island restaurant has something for everyone.
Talking Ted-Style with the Walrus about Cities
As part of the Blue Metropolis festival, The Walrus brings forward speakers to lecture on ways to make a city come alive
Interview with Fruiting Bodies: Cultivating Intimacy
After a year of dormancy, Montreal’s Fruiting Bodies are on the scene again.
The Envelope: Films on Stage
Vittorio Rossi draws back the curtain on the Canadian Film Fund board and though the process is ugly, the comedy is una bella follia!
Hoop Jumping for the Olympics & Other Quebec Curios
Review : The Cancer Bats Find New Sounds with Searching for Zero
While still keeping their post-hardcore sound, the Cancer Bats try catchy choruses and melodic riffs.
The Quebec Easter Rising & Other Quebec curios
Exploring the Conscription Crisis and its aftermath on French Canada.
Review: Classic Rock Meets the Millennials with Northern Lies
Joel reviews Sun K’s new classic-rock-turned-new album Northern Lies
Benedict Arnold Tried to Take Over Quebec City & Other Quebec Curios
Interview with Luke Ducet of Whitehorse: The space between the notes
Jean-Frederic talks to Luke Doucet of Whitehorse about their new album, their live show, and life performing next to your spouse.
Ceux comme La Terre: Nuanced Portrait of the Dene People
Documentary presents the life and issues of this Northwest people through a close portrait and study of several Dene.
The legend is back! Comedyworks’ Grand Reopening Weekend
Victoria heads to Comedyworks to check out the line-up for the grand reopening. Massimo, Peter J. Radmoski, and Emma Wilkie slay the crowd.
Review: Ogoki Nights are Made with PBR
The TSC’s fourth remount of Ogoki Nights is dramatic chaos unleashed and insane fun with real cans of Pabst.
Photojournal of Igloofest February 1 2015: Dancing Warm with the Canadian DJs
J.u.D., Keys ‘n Krates, and Tiga get the Igloofest whip the crowd into a frenzy on a cold night.