When thinking outside the box just isn't enough
The Bluest Day of the year is over. We’re cruising into February without once having scary windchill. The days really are getting longer. All the things we wished were open and available this time last year, are here and poppin’. It’s the small things, Montreal; don’t forget to count them. Did you say intestine? MAI […]
January 19, 2023 My darling, We’re in the thick of this winter thing. Both burnout and the blues are tearing through workplaces and social circles. We’re all pale and grumpy. We know it will pass, but all too slowly. Without the artists and performers, we would have nothing but malls, and binge watching to get […]
Talisman Theatre’s Wildfire is currently playing at La Chapelle, and I took the opportunity to peep the play. The credits and awards that this group has attained in their various endeavours already gave a clue about the calibre I could expect. For example, this is the English version (translated by Leanna Brodie) of David Paquet’s […]
When I was asked to review Holly Rhiannon’s witchy YA book, A Time When Demons, it sounded like just what the doctor ordered. Fiction is important. When studies cite the importance of reading (which include, but are not limited to, stress relief, along with improved concentration and memory), it’s based on fiction (this is your […]
It’s the first real snow, and Montreal is moving slowly. It’s not cold out, but as every Canadian knows, winter is more complicated than temperature. Walking along sidewalks is ever shifting all terrain trek, metro platforms are slippery with puddles, and the snow just keeps falling. All anyone can talk about is the weather, and […]
It’s been a year, y’all. We shook off the collective nightmare of lockdown, put on our dancing shoes, and partied. Bars, theatre, concerts, comedy, art, all the stuff that keeps the lights on in our city and our souls returned from the forced hiatus. It didn’t take long for us to get used to it, […]
I’m currently procrastinating most things into 2023, but there’s always space in the calendar for parties, burlesque, self care, and documentaries! It’s pretty cool (and scary) stuff Worlds of Ice is a film by Philippe Baylaucq, produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan. It’s a 360°, […]
Anyone else doing their Christmas shopping like one for them, two for me? It makes it much more fun. Clears throat, shuffles papers this week: mingle with artists, dance all night,catch some tunes, and if you’re gonna shop, shop local. Dance, Plants and Real-Time Collaboration @ MAI MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) is presenting two pieces […]
As always, shows in Montreal are more consistent than the weather. Whether it calls for parkas or ponchos, we’ve got some reasons for you to head out this week! Read on for the funny, the abstract, a writers’ brunch, and our editor making music. Get your recommended dose of laughter with bonus Canadian Content! From […]
Multidisciplinary is the word of the week. From a music focused museum show to a concert in the dark, Montreal is offering up some layered treats (which conveniently matches my outfit). Basquiat’s Back with Music Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music is a multidisciplinary exhibition focused on the role music played in the life and work […]
The snow is back, and so is Shows This Week! That’s coincidence and not causality, please don’t @ us about the weather (unless you’ve got great pics of something cool). Montreal’s never let a little weather get in the way of our perpetual festival season, and this week’s no different! We’ve got a film fest, […]
In my POP Montreal preview, I went deep with the all-you-can-eat buffet imagery: such variety, copious quantities. In hindsight, the metaphor holds: I worked up an appetite, planned some faves, and went home feeling sleepy with gravy on my shirt. Or, something like that. The short story is that I discovered a couple of acts […]
The events page for Pop Montreal 2022 reads like the menu of a pre-pandemic buffet. With over 200 shows, many of which are showcasing up and coming artists, it’s a veritable smorgasbord, and I’m eager to dive in. Before I’ve gotten halfway through the calendar, I break out a pen and paper, making lists, organizing […]
This piece was created as part of a fundraising campaign for an ongoing multimedia project. This is not a fictional creation in and of itself, but rather an account of a real interview that took place with a fictional character. The people reported as being there, were actually there, in the actual places mentioned. The […]
So I says to my 24 year old daughter, I says:“Hey, wanna go see some comedy?”She says yes, I say who? She says Neal Brennen, and I was pretty impressed. “Do you know him from the Chappelle show?” I ask.“The what?”“The Chappelle show; with Dave Chappelle”“With who?” After a few more questions, I learned that […]
Big time journalists probably don’t get super excited and tell all their friends who they’re going to interview, but I sure do. Responses usually come in a mixed bag of people who are impressed, and people who have no idea who I’m talking about, but are happy I’m happy. When I faux casually told everyone […]
