Surviving the Winds of Change and Winter Weather with The High Dials
The High Dials have survived change in many forms, including its line-up of members, a new sound, a new producer, and even its latest video.
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Exploring Unspectacular Spaces. Victoria Stanton’s Indiegogo Campagin.
Montrealer Stanton heads to St. John to shine a light on unspectacular and seemingly irrelevant places as part of art project.
Ken Gaucher’s Montreal
The latest news and happenings in Montreal and Quebec politics. This week — the bitter cold and a video of a police officer threatening a homeless guy in shorts. At least it wasn’t Disney Princess Lingerie.
Nothing Left But Grease. Rapido Closes
Don’t know what’s near the Mt. Royal metro and open at 3 a.m. Check out this list for a few suggestions.
Elderly Japanese Man Cause for a Shooting with Big Shot
From an elderly Japanese gentleman to a 12-year-old boy, Jon Lachlan Stewart explores a shooting on a Vancouver sky train from six different perspectives.
Making a Wintery Sound. Wind and the Wild
Alt-folk band the Wind and the Wild are as introspective and wintery as the place they come from.
Photolog: Silent Disco Squad Arctic Jamboree
Don ye headphones, o merry gentlemen and gentleladies. The Silent Disco Squad takes its crowd of dancers to strange places.
Of Pranks and Lies. A Quiet Sip of Coffee
In a play that blurs the line between fact and fiction, Anthony Johnston and Nathan Schwartz talk about the relationship between lies, pranks, and art.
Bringing the World to Montreal’s Art. Indiegogo Campaign for Unik Hostel
The Uniq Hostel brings local Montreal art to its international guests in a warm atmopshere. We support their Indiegogo campaign and they are 23% of the way there.
Ditch the Disney, Keep the Grandfather. The Epic Creation of Little Orange Man
Ingrid Hansen talks about creating the play Little Orange Man and why they ditched the Disney and kept the grandfather.
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?
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.
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.
Enter Mike Carrozza
Introducing Mike “hugs and disses” Carrozza’s new meta-column on comedy “Is This Thing On?” Take it away Mike…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.