M for Montreal celebrates the local scene with their Marathon festival, Nov. 15 to 18
91 acts will be playing 16 venues over 4 days next month, and the complete lineup dropped today.
91 acts will be playing 16 venues over 4 days next month, and the complete lineup dropped today.
The NYC rap legend was in town performing alongside Wu-Tang Clan on Monday.
Punks, post-rockers, rappers, soul singers, funk guitarists, a “power folk” act, an experimental orchestral ensemble and a political disco duo played POP 2023 last week, among many others.
From outdoor shows on the Rialto rooftop and at l’Entrepôt77 to the Mile End Parade to mesmerizing club shows by American music legends and local stars of the scene, a lot of memories were made at POP this year.
Mariah Carey will be belting out her Christmas classic and other hits at the Bell Centre as part of a 13-date tour.
“The fact that I don’t live in Montreal anymore doesn’t mean that it’s not still a huge part of my sound now. There’s a very inspiring vibe to the city. I love Montreal and I always will.”
“I’m gonna run for mayor of Montreal and as my first duty, I’m getting rid of the orange cones. We’re gonna make pink cones, and way less cones. Cones, cones, cones. The cones gotta go. Vote for AJ!”
An interview with Stephan Boissonneault about his filmmaking debut, premiering this weekend in Montreal.
Opening is Scottish singer Josef.
“Between Monáe’s spectacular star power and the spread of genre-spanning songs, not to mention the creative mise-en-scène and brilliant costuming, this was truly a stellar show from end to end.”