Salle Wilfrid Pelletier

Tanztheater Wuppertal gives us a (terrifying) taste of Sicily in Pina Bausch’s Palermo Palermo

March 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

Pina Bausch’s 1989 masterpiece Palermo Palermo is a Felliniesque portrait of life in the Sicilian city. Like Fellini’s films (Roma comes to mind), Bausch’s work is less [read on]

Alt-J: Revenge of the Nerds

July 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Critics love to hate Alt-J. They and their music have been called fussy and uptight; beige, tuneless, mild, featureless, and boring; lead singer Joe Newman has been compared [read on]

Melody Gardot: sultry enchantress

July 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

Dressed all in black, with her customary dark sunglasses, Melody Gardot ravished a sold-out Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the FIJM last night. Slow, sultry, soulful, smoky, and [read on]

Women Rock the Jazz Fest: Jann Arden, Martha Wainwright, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Davina and the Vagabonds

July 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The opening weekend of the 39th edition of the FIJM featured some of the most inspiring women in the music world, including a new fun find. Friday night Jann Arden [read on]

Midnight Oil Review

September 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Excellent show by Australian band in Montreal.

Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge Double Bill at the FIJM: Age Before Beauty

July 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

In the middle of her concert at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Wednesday night, English soul wunderkind Joss Stone told the packed audience a story her mother had just told her: [read on]

This Week in Montreal Music January 1 – January 7

January 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

PAOLO CORTES - MATAHARI BAR SALON, Taverne Tour 2016. Mt Royal. Plateau. Photo Lily Huynh

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Flamenco and the feminine

September 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

Danse Danse opened its 19th season Thursday evening in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier with a breathtaking flamenco reimagining of Carmen. The female protagonist in Prosper [read on]

Jazzfest Announces Its Indoor Programming

April 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

Ginger Baker at Montreal Jazz Fest 2014.

Whether you like jazz or not, the annual music festival has something of interest for you.

Taking Us Back In Time: Huey Lewis and the News Live From Jazz Fest

July 5, 2015 // 1 Comment

“For some, his music may sound a little square, but hey, it’s hip to be square,” said mayor Denis Coderre, in a surprise appearance at Huey Lewis’ first show in [read on]

Paquita: Ballet Perfection all the Way from Paris

October 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

Paquita. Opera de Paris. Photo Francette-Levieux

A review of Paris Opera Ballet’s production of Paquita: a rarely performed work transported to Montreal from the heart of French ballet.