“This is also an argument for progressive rock as a grand cultural detour that invented much of the music that’s popular now…’prog’s’ reputation has never quite recovered from a series of crises in 1977 and 1978. Punk won over the critics, disco won over the teens, and major progressive bands deflated like punctured blimps.” -David […]
Tag: Quebec
Rolling Stones zip it up in Quebec City
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up To set things off right for the end of a tour the Rolling Stones broke the attendance record at The plains of Abraham during the Festival D’ Ete. One might expect the last night of the tour to bring about special guests or an extended setlist. Neither happened. In […]
The Quebec Drama Federation launches a vibrant spring season
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) If the brutal cold has taught us anything this winter it’s that we’re more than ready to welcome spring, and with it, the renewed energy that it brings to so many theatre artists in Montreal. Though the wait may seem excruciatingly long and the days bitterly cold, the […]

