David Shannon’s alt-media legacy
A look back at highlights from Out in the City, the Montreal Mirror column by the late writer and activist
Rejoice, Suoni per il Popolo is here
Highlights of the festival’s first week PLUS another sick fest and even more great gigs this week.
Thursday, May 31
*DeuXX screens Poison Ivy at Eastern Bloc
*Bella Forté launches her debut EP
*L S D: lesbian speed dating night at NDQ
*A night of competitive painting at tonight’s Art Battle
*Karneef, Petra Glynt and Holy Data at la Sala Rossa
Wednesday, May 30
*Performance of Daniel Léveillé’s contemporary dance piece Sadness Quartet
*Drunk Bridesmaids: A Live Read at Mainline Theatre
*Kroy plays a free show at Aire Commune
*FUNNY MOVES Comedy Hour at Bar le Ritz PBD
*Laura Lefebvre and Hey Major play Casa del Popolo
The Brains got robbed!
The local psychobilly band lost a lot in Sacramento, but fans and friends are helping them out (and so can you).
Tuesday, May 29
*Improv music night Mardi Spaghetti at Resonance Cafe
*Roundhouse Café launch Eat Indigenous With Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
*Screening of Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise
*Emergent Visions: No Prisons! screening and discussion
The Suoni per il Popolo music festival is bigger than ever in 2018
The eclectic sound art series brings experimental rock, punk, jazz, classical and more to venues across the city.
Monday, May 28
*Fringe Fest kicks off with the annual Fringe-for-all show
*The Decemberists play Theatre Corona
*OFFTA live art festival continues this week
*QWAM at Brasserie Beaubien
*UUBBUURRUU and Population II play l’Escogriffe
A timely theme and gripping work makes the Contemporary Native Art Biennial a must-see
We spoke to the curators of the fourth edition of BACA, on now at two Montreal galleries.
Sunday, May 27
* Free entry to 30+ Montreal Museums
* Jesse Marchant at la Vitrola
* Le Cinéclub: The Film Society presents Michael Mann’s Heat in 35mm
* Integrity plays Foufounes Electriques