Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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 […]
It’s 2013 and Bands For Baskets is back to help. In conjunction with Kiwanis International and Pointe Claire’s Calistoga Grill; West-Islander Peter Angrove, Ross Griffiths and a bevy of Volunteers will once again be giving of their time and efforts, hosting the latest edition of BANDS FOR BASKETS, this being their 8th annual fund raiser to supply Christmas Baskets […]
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 […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Amy Ray remembers the day she and her Indigo Girls musical partner Emily Saliers opened up for the Grateful Dead in front of tens of thousands of Deadheads. “We’ve been touring for [nearly] 30 years and that really remains the most memorable concert for me,” Ray says. “I […]