Kraftwerk 3D wasn’t perfect, but it popped
We watched the masters at work. And it was impressive. But not that impressive.
Quebec’s imaginary Muslim menace continues
With her strange scare tactics, Charter defender Janette Bertrand becomes the honest face of prejudice in this province.
Monday, March 31
* Miracles launch Motels at the Holiday Inn
* Indie Filmmakers Booze n’ Schmooze at Brutopia
* Cinema Politica screen Dangerous Acts
* Nouveau Zodiaque play la Sala Rossa
It’s not the Expos, but it’s a start
A wave of bittersweet nostalgia swept the crowds in our decaying stadium this weekend.
Sunday, March 30
* Cabane à sucre in Mile End & Verdun
* Cracked Actor at FIFA
* SVP Mile End at Sparrow
* New Moon Psychedelic Carnival at Roxbury
* Kraftwerk play Metropolis
Saturday Spins: Sam Smith, Flatbush Zombies, Swans, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Blueprint, Phèdre
New videos by a peppy NYC pop band, zoned out rappers from Brooklyn & a rising U.K. star who cancelled his Montreal show to play SNL tonight + more new music to see and hear.
Saturday, March 29
* Sauvage pop-up shop at Espace Pop
* Take Part, Buy Art fundraiser at BBAM! Gallery
* Beat Generation doc at FIFA
* Jacquemort, Black Atlass & le Trouble
* DL Jones’s bday w/ Tommy Kruise at Velvet
SVP Mile End is doing good work
And you can too. Read about this weekend’s charity gala for the Children’s Hospital and how you can participate (and win crazy prizes).
Baseball’s (sorta) back!
Sports fans flock to the Big O once more, Montreal gets the Gawker treatment & more in our news round-up.
Le Trouble live out their rock star dream
Members of this Montreal band tell us about how they stepped away from lucrative but soul-crushing day jobs to make their fantasies reality.