Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“Rock stars aren’t like you and me. They act insane and have insane things happen to them. They are more like feral, narcissistic animals than functioning members of society, and this is in part what makes them entertaining.” -Jake Brennan (from Disgraceland) “…on my tombstone when I go/Just put ‘Death by Rock and Roll’…” Thus […]
“Somehow, I’ve managed to live an unusual and amazing life. Was it in spite of or because of what follows?” -Barry Sonnenfeld (from Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother, page xvii) Back before COVID-19 when people still got excited about new theatrical releases, the movie industry would invariably parade a film’s star around for a promotional […]
It’s no secret that the guidelines imposed by the COVID crisis have hit Montreal’s culture community particularly hard. But where there’s creativity, there’s always a way. With the 30th annual Fringe Fest put off until 2021, MainLine Theatre has worked hard to fill the gap with an innovative and socially distant online lineup of art, […]
There’s something deeply fitting about staging this play about women trying to break free of regressive gender roles in Montréal… right in the midst of the city’s COVID closure. Originally destined for the stage this spring, The Fairies are Thirsty (a translation of Denise Boucher’s Les fées ont soif) will instead be presented virtually thanks […]
“All my life has been a search for my highest self and a journey to the depths of spirit. Too often distracted by the competitive world, tripping over my own foolish ego feet, but driven by the beauty, I keep trying, and I stay the course, trying to let go and feel the truth of […]
The current health crisis around the world has changed our lives in so many ways, keeping us indoors and requiring families to find new ways to stay busy, active, and learning. One side effect of this new routine is the incredible innovation we are seeing across the board, where traditional companies are finding creative solutions […]
“Entwistle’s contemporary and fellow bassist, the former Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman, once dubbed him ‘the Jimi Hendrix of the bass guitar’. This was meant as the highest compliment but, with it, Wyman also inadvertently conjured the very demon that would haunt Entwistle throughout his professional life. Indisputably, he was a virtuoso musician, easily the most […]
“Parking my motorcycle in front of a motel at the end of a long day on the road could certainly be sweet, like finally exhaling after holding my breath all day, but best of all was setting out in the morning. Whatever torments the night had brought; whatever weather the new day threw at me, […]
If we are in control of every aspect of our lives, are we truly protected? Do we have the right to feel secure? Do we have the right to privacy? MOB is a violent, disturbing, but thought-provoking story on the timely subject of identity and the false security of anonymity. It speaks to the idea […]
The Times They Are A Changin’ is a wonderful way to shake off the winter blahs and awake to the possibilities of a new world. The show is a stirring, reflective, and uplifting look-back at a time when humanity and the world were making big strides forward. Interestingly, it is not so removed from today. […]