* Vulgar Deli’s annual Fuck Christmas show @ Katacombes
* Closing party for l’Objet Inusité @ Sala
* A-Trak, Grandtheft, Thomas White and Henward @ New City Gas
* MEC Plus Ultra w/ DJs Montag, Plastik Patrik, JNNBNNRCK, Mary Hell, Jef Barbara @ Le Belmont
The oddly fissioned popstep of Example, a reputedly unbalanced young chav from the U.K., plus another in a series of surprisingly earnest Christmas songs by Portland indie pop act Parenthetical Girls and an eyeful of candy via a video by ’90s-indie-rock-evoking Boston trio Fat Creeps.
Wondering WTF happened this week? We’ve got your Wednesday-thru-Friday news roundup right here — and it involves monkeys! And also, the NRA.
At home in front of the tube, but looking for an alternative to the usual Christmas schlock? Cult’s editorial board present our personal choices for alternative holiday viewing.
Kyo Maclear’s second novel Stray Love shows DIY families taking love wherever they can find it.
Quentin Tarantino’s latest ties his usual obsessions to the backdrop of American slavery, providing three hours of fun for his fans and discomfort for others.
Long awaited in the local gaming community, hellishly entertaining game Party of Sin is finally available. Our gaming critic takes a spin.
* Eat and drink your way through the apocalypse at Foodlab
* See Tango’s Revenge
* Peep the lantern parade in Mile End
* Get set for the Les Mis flick with the O.G. French version
* Check James Irwin and more at the Passovah Holiday Special
* Crash the Dare to Care Records Xmas party
Mile Ender James Irwin — playing Passovah’s Holiday Special tomorrow night — on leaving his solo debut behind, forming a new band and forging a new headspace.
Here are the very best songs Montreal had to offer this year. This list is completely arbitrary and based on the whims of those who assembled it, as is the case with any list. Song preferences subject to the ever-changing moods of chief compiler/commentator Erik Leijon.
