Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” if on every given Saturday night, we could drive to a local club, have a great afternoon on a terrasse in the sun, mere feet away from classic cars reminding us of yester-years, have a grand meal, a drink or two, and then bear witness to not just a tribute to Franki […]
For Curtains up by Mitchell Field This story span several years so I hope you have the time. One rainy late afternoon I was at home sitting on the couch. It as the early 1970‘s and I was just starting my career as a professional musician. At 17 years old […]
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It’s a scientific fact” -Homer Simpson Whenever asked what my dream job would be, I reply with the following: Either film director in the 1970’s (in my opinion the last golden age of Hollywood pictures), writer for Saturday Night Live from […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett The last time I saw Steve Earle he thanked Canada for making him a rock’n’roll star. Once hailed as the saviour of country music back in the mid-’80s, Copperhead Road in 1988 morphed Earle into a bona fide rock star. “From the beginning I realized I wasn’t going to have […]
There’s still time to catch the Wave that’s about to break… Maddie’s Place is giving Montrealer’s the gift and taste of an Eternal Summer, with the feature presentation of The Beach Boys live in concert on Saturday August 10th. Join everyone in the “Good Vibrations”, “All Summer Long” and a “Little Deuce Coupe”. Along with opening act, The Jersey Kid (a […]
For Curtains Up by Noelle Hannibal Fundraising has always been an important part of my life. Not long after I moved to Montreal from Los Angeles, Hurricane Katrina hit. Not knowing many people in Montreal, I took to MySpace and set out to produce an all day event, by myself, featuring some of Montreal’s finest […]
by Rik Roe July 4th 2013 will forever have a singular significant meaning and impact for many of us. This day marks the loss of Mr. Orson Clarke. A great man, renowned musician and bassist, family to some and friend to many, as well as being a Grand-master of memory-making. The musical community in and […]
By Tracey Hill for Curtains Up The word ‘convenient’ isn’t how most restaurateurs would describe their establishments. But at Maddie’s Place, ‘convenient’ is sexier than Channing Tatum in a thin cotton t-shirt on a humid day. Taking the 20 to the Mercier Bridge after rush hour took about 13-14 minutes, and Maddie’s Place is 2 […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Some years ago I asked Angélique Kidjo – one of the world’s great singers – if she could sing her devastating cover of the traditional Tanzanian song Malaika at her Montreal concert. And she did. Malaika, first recorded by Kenyan musician Fadhili William back in the 1950s, tells […]
Maddie’s Place is proud to present a 2 Day Country Festival on July 20 and 21. Featured on July 20th is the Country great, Mr.Randy Travis Randy Travis is a renowned American country music singer and actor, who since 1985, has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with 16 of these being number one hits. […]