Montreal
Photolog: Coming and Going in Rehearsal
Light, movement, spoken word, and water all combine to create this dynamic piece featuring five dancers. Oksana Lysenko captured this rehearsal.
Welcoming Plateau Noodle House Warms and Delights
Food reviewer Annie Shreeve checks out Plateau noodle house Tampopo and reports back on its welcoming atmosphere and delicious dishes.
Natalie Reis Faces Down the Pink Elephant in the Room
Natalie Reis challenges viewers with less narrative work while addressing themes about motherhood and women’s role in art history.
Dance Through the Pain with How Sad
How Sad began as a bedroom project and evolved into something better. Harris Shper talks about how the dancey, upbeat band with the gloomy name got started.
The Kantian Choreographer. Morin-Robert’s Coming and Going.
Contemporary dance work Coming and Going uses light, spoken word, and movement to create an integrated performance.
Kickstarter: Why do the Japanese Love Anne of Green Gables?
Terry Dawes is making a film about the Japanese obsession with Anne of Green Gables. We want to support him in his Kickstarter campaign.
More Playful than a Bébé Chat. Interview with Bleu Jeans Bleu
Talking to Bleu Jeans Bleu is a lot like herding cats — baby cats, that is.
Kennedy’s Other Failures EP is Brutal — Just the Way I Like It.
Kennedy’s new EP Other Failures is hardcore at its finest.
Photolog: Thursday Night Igloofest DJs RL Grime and Just Blaze
Photograph from Liliane Hudecova’s favourite night at Igloofest.
Pushed To the Minimum. The Book of Bob.
Bob is a middle-aged political theory professor who is about to take his midterm on ethics, as given by God herself.
Photolog: Jeremy Messersmith and Tristen at Divan Orange
Andres Roget turns his camera on the very lovely Tristen and the equally lovely Jeremy Messersmith. These soft indie songsters know how to rock.
Photolog: Last Friday at Igloofest with DJs dOP, Nico From Nôze, Sety, and Basic Soul Unit
Final Friday night at Igloofest was epic. LIliane Hudecova’s photo journal of the DJs tells the tale.
Colourful Art and Croissants at Chez Fred
Julian Baslyk’s exhibition of colourful paintings makes for a night of good food, good music, and good art in NDG.
Monogrenade’s Composite Made of Electro-Pop and Synth
Jean Michel Pigeon talks about the origins of Composite.
Photolog: Igloofest January 31, 2014. Party with DJs Gab Rhome, Hot Since 82, and Sharam
Another awesome night at Igloofest captured by Lili Hudecova. Look out for the dancing banana.
The Book About The Bookmobile. Mobilivre’s Kickstarter Campaign
Montreal bookmobile making book about five years on the road as seen from an international, traveling zine library.
SCENE: A Room Full of Cinephiles at CineBazar
Montreal’s annual film bazar features film distributors, memorabilia, and all things cinema.
Report from the Front Lines of Igloofest (the January 25th Edition)
Claude Vonstroke and Justin Martin were on the decks, and packed conditions made crowd surfing the only way to get some fresh air.
Put Some Cheese Curds and Gravy on It. Poutine Week
Fries! Gravy! Cheese Curds! and a lot of other things… Try out Montreal’s poutine in all its varieties this week.