Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“Whether by choice or natural causes, more rock legends will be lost in the years ahead, until there are finally none of them left. When that happens, will there be a new generation of disciples who take up the cause for classic rock and carry it forward? Or is classic rock itself now a problematic […]
Respected rock journalist Mitch Lafon introduced REO Speedwagon and the members of the band made their way onto the stage minutes later, opening with Don’t Let Him Go. The down-home rock ‘n’ roll image, and performance of REO fit perfectly with this down-home Malone crowd. Lead singer Kevin Cronin wore blue jeans and a white […]
“The editor from Esquire called and asked ‘Who’s the new bitch?’ And my name was added as a contributing editor on the masthead, where, among those guys, I was the only girl.” -Robin Green (from The Only Girl, pages 60-61) I have an octogenarian friend; a retired University professor who in the 60’s and 70’s […]
Canadian music icons The Box are back with a great new EP called Take Me Home. The title seems to be a play on words as if this music is taking them home to their sound of the 80s which of course you must always remember. Original member and lead singer Jean-Marc Pisapia took time […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for August 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. Highlights include The Smashing Pumpkins (August 7), Colombian pop icon Shakira (August 8) and the massive Deep Purple and Judas Priest double-header (August 29) at the Bell centre, while ZZ Top […]
The cast and crew of the film Knuckleball was at the Fantasia Film Festival to showcase and celebrate the latest film from director, Michael Peterson. It’s a tense thriller set in a barren snowy landscape where everyone may not exactly be who we think they are. The film stars Michael Ironside as the rough around the […]
Actor Tim Matheson was in Montreal last week as a member of the jury for the 2018 Fantasia Film Festival. He will of course forever be remembered as the ladies man Eric “Otter” Stratton from National Lampoon’s Animal House. In his younger years he was the voice of Johnny Quest. Another of his largest television […]
What a way to double your pleasure on a Friday night in Montreal by having two of the biggest female comics performing one after the other at separate venues. First up we had Amy Schumer doing a 6 o’clock show at the Gesu followed by a 9:30 (which really started at 10 : 05) set […]
“Human behaviour remains a mystery to me.” -Anthony Bourdain (from Kitchen Confidential: Insider’s Edition, page 362) A few years back I was tagged to sell books at Place des Arts for a show featuring an enigmatic author, chef and TV presenter billed as “Guts & Glory: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain.” So I packed up […]
Ken Jeong‘s opening words didn’t come from him as much as they did his alter ego of Mr. Chow with “J’taime Bitches!” as he hosted last night’s Just For Laughs gala. He was well dressed, engaging and most importantly funny. He was even man enough to admit he goofed while reading off the cue card introducing […]