Let us do the bar hopping for you! Abby Elizabeth Schachter is CurtainsUp.TV’s “Bar Fly” and will have you discover some of the best dives in the city. Here’s just a sample of what’s coming up:
Music
What do drummers do?
Mitchell Field for Curtains Up Picture a set of drums in your minds eye. Imagine yourself sitting behind it. Focus on the drum sticks in your hands. What is the first thing you would do? Let me guess. You would beat those poor drums like a used rental car. Its only natural…rhythm is part of […]
Heavy MTL’s 2014 Raucous and Rollus Lineup Announced
By Rik Roe, for curtainsup.tv 2013 was a Raucous and Rollus Heavy MTL success that had It’s festival goers absorbing waves of sound, talent, and festivities. 2014 is continuing the tradition. Heavy Montreal has just rolled out its 2014 edition lineup for its 6th annual installment of the “loudest” festival of the summer, taking place at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau […]
Lucky 13 with Ian Dillon from Electric Revival
Lucky 13= 13 questions+13 answers = a whole lot-ta fun. Electric Revival is a popular underground Rock band. Frontman Ian Dillon took time out of his hectic schedule ( the group is currently on tour) to talk about life on the road, performing live and their latest album. Electric Revival Q&A with Abby from Curtains […]
Beatles vs. Stones by John McMillian (Simon and Schuster, $29.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Whenever one group displaced the other at the top of the music charts, the news ran under a screeching headline, as if the Beatles and the Stones were football rivals or opposing candidates in a high-stakes election.” -John McMillian Coke or Pepsi? Mac or PC? Maple Leafs or […]
Gershwin’s Porgy&Bess -echoes from the past
Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up What a set – what incredible voices! They have done Gershwin proud – Measha Brueggergosman as Bess was outstanding, catching every moment through her voice, personality and acting technique. Kenneth Overton as ‘Porgy’ has a kind sympathetic persona and gentle demeanor – his voice is truly pitched but […]
“La Vedette” that is ZazoO
This past Tuesday, Montreal’s grand Rialto Theater served as host to the CD launch of Quebec’s ZazoO Rock & Blues “Montée de Lait”. A dream project of artist Isabelle Archambault, the project came to fruition with the professional flair, talent and “savoir faire” that those that recognize our “Vedette”, know and understand the energy, that […]
Last call for Splendore a Venezia!
By Tracey Hill for Curtains Up Splendore a Venezia, a gently paced exhibition with music and fine arts playing a most lyrical duet is on for only 8 more days at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in the Jean-Nöel Desmarais Pavillion. Bursting with information and surprising facts about the history of opera, art and […]
“WHERE DO SONGS COME FROM?”
Mitchell Field for Curtains Up All of our favourite musical memories were conceived in the brain of a songcrafter. What follows are a few thoughts and observations on a topic that is rarely explored. I have also included a few tips and exercises used by song writers and a quiz to test your […]
Montreal’s Modern-day Minstrel – Jess Abran
“If you’re betwixt and between, trust the one with red hair.”– O.R. Melling, The Hunter’s Moon This would be the fairest of introductions before (and after) hearing the honestly pining voice of local Jess Abran: singer, actress and spokesperson. An alternative, folk, trip/hop artist from who has been playing music since childhood, Jess knew […]