Montreal cops sure seem to be giving out a lot of tickets this summer, no? Not just your standard parking and no-left-turn dealies, but your earphones-while-biking, your in-park-after-11 and your ...Read more →
August is supposed to be when everyone pretends/does enjoy getting all up in some non-city nature, but the bipolar elephant in this summer’s room is, of course, the weather. Unless ...Read more →
The 2009 edition of the Fringe Fest is upon us and, like most years, I generally skip all the plays until I figure out which is the one with nudity ...Read more →
Like the Expos before him, Skratch Bastid is packing up the franchise and moving it somewhere worse. In this case, Toronto is standing in for Washington. But, before he goes, ...Read more →
While being a useful local music columnist sometimes means discovering new and interesting venues, sometimes it simply means rediscovering ones you used to like. Case in this point: the Green ...Read more →
As winter departs Montreal’s sun-shining streets, revealing all of our long hidden parts (my double-blanched newly be-shorted legs may have blinded a baby this past Saturday afternoon), all is still ...Read more →
I may be a blowhard at times, someone who is occasionally incensed for the sole purpose of being incensed, but I’d like my obit to make mention that I was ...Read more →
The beloved and tiny Casa del Popolo has been forced to cancel its upcoming live shows because of a licensing issue. They’ve still got their DJ nights going and continue ...Read more →
Recession. Weather. Politics. Habs. Chris Brown… Yeah, me too. Let’s get out of here and go see some great music. Ex-Kill The Lights guitarist (and occasional Hour shutterbug) Joseph Yarmush ...Read more →
Of all the bizarre emails I get, the one that came in recently with the subject heading "Joaquin Phoenix is now your friend on MySpace!" is up there. The punctuation ...Read more →
Piknic Électronik will be celebrating its 10th season this summer, with 20 events featuring over 100 acts from May 20 to September 30. From the press release: “Those who remember [...]
