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David Lebrun for Curtains Up In recent years, a surge of talented and determined developers appeared on the Internet, bringing with them creativity, diversity and risqué art direction that was much needed. Old genres are reborn or developed and entirely new artistic visions push the gaming industry towards interesting ventures. A whole area of […]
Canadian 1980s pop icon Luba smiles when she recalls the day she performed in front of 12,000 rock fans at the Montreal Forum in January 1983. “Montreal shows have always been nerve-racking because it’s my hometown, but this show was crazier because it was my first big show, I was opening for Chris de Burgh […]
To coincide with the celebration of their 40th anniversary, Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Island is hosting a family friendly Rib Fest. For 3 days of family-fun, it will be an event filled with delicious food, amazing live entertainment on two stages filled with local musical talent, and plenty of games for the kids. […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up After hearing Wildest Dream from Journey’s Revelation album blasting on the Bell Centre PA out walked Journey to hit things off with a double shot of classic rock Separate Ways and Be Good To Yourself. Lead guitarist, Neal Schon gave a brief introduction to singer, Arnel Pineda and the […]
Ron Roxstar for Curtains Up Ron: Orny, you’ve been performing 15 years at Just For Laughs. Tell us about it. Orny : I came here as a new face and now here I am doing my first solo show. It’s certainly a thrill. I’ve done nine one hours with one more to go. My current […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Why is the heading the title of the actual Alan Cummings gala? Orny Adams was the only comedian last night to hit all the right marks with non stop angry energy on stage and keeping the audience laughing throughout his set. He was also the only comedian to receive […]
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) Up until last night’s show, Dave Matthews Band hadn’t blessed Montreal with their presence since their 2009 stop at Parc Jean Drapeau as a part of their yearly summer tour. After six years of waiting – a long six years – some 10, 000 fans filled the Bell Centre last […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) “Authenticating a painting-especially an older one-is usually an incredibly painstaking process, and in many cases, the validity of works attributed to the likes of even Rembrandt remain in dispute indefinitely.” -Anthony M. Amore (from The Art of The Con) I can appreciate paintings and sculptures (especially from the […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up To set things off right for the end of a tour the Rolling Stones broke the attendance record at The plains of Abraham during the Festival D’ Ete. One might expect the last night of the tour to bring about special guests or an extended setlist. Neither happened. In […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up Canada’s largest classical music festival, the Festival de Lanaudière in Joliette, isn’t just about classical music. The internationally-famed music festival will also present jazz and gospel music during their 38th annual edition, as well as a much-anticipated blockbuster concert by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. With Grammy-winning Maestro Kent Nagano at […]