Experience punk rock genius in Montreal this week
PLUS titans of minimal synth, devastating heaviosity and one of Johnson’s all-time favourite bands.
Keeping nightlife fun
Montreal organization PLURI aims to reduce marginalization and harassment on dancefloors.
Sunday, Aug. 19
*Mondo Disko: Pride closing show
*Film Noir au Canal screens Mulholland Drive
*34th annual Pride Parade
Saturday, Aug. 18
*Amour Is Love conference with Fariha Róisín
*Citizen Vintage holds monthly studio sale
*Cartoonist Georgia Webber launches new comic collection
*HER Montreal Pride Party
This Montreal poet likes his verses dark, deep and funny
An interview with Greg Santos ahead of the launch of his new collection, Blackbirds.
REVIEW: Nas, Nasir
For the first time in a long time, Nasir Jones sounds uninspired
REVIEW: Drake, Scorpion
It’s tempting to label Drake’s 25-track double-album “ambitious,” but truthfully, he’s been the single hardest-working artist in hip hop for a considerable, hit-laden stretch of time.
REVIEW: Beyoncé & Jay-Z, Everything Is Love
Everything about Everything Is Love works at a musical and lyrical level, though there is nothing truly groundbreaking happening either.
REVIEW: Florence + the Machine, High as Hope
The band’s fourth studio album is her cathartic release from her darker, romantically gothic (if common) youthful transgressions.
REVIEW: SOPHIE, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides
SOPHIE continues to push the boundaries of pop music