FME 2018 was mesmerizing
The Festival de musique émergente is quite possibly the best music festival experience in Canada.
Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life.
Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.
Amy German, Brandon Kaufman, Cindy Lopez, Claude Boileau, Darcy MacDonald, Dave Jaffer, Elena Razlogova, Erik Leijon, Greg Vodden, Johnson Cummins, Justine Smith, Mira Silvers, Mr. Wavvy, Paul Serralheiro, Roxane Hudon, Ryan Alexander Diduck, Sarah Deshaies
Our publication is distributed across Montreal on the first Thursday of every month.
See a complete list of locations
Cult MTL is published by Cult MTL Media Inc. and printed by Imprimerie Mirabel. Entire contents are © Cult MTL Media Inc.
The Festival de musique émergente is quite possibly the best music festival experience in Canada.
The 16th edition of the Festival de musique émergente promises to be a special time in a special place.
Best-of lists from five of our music critics, PLUS our favourite shows and most disappointing records of the year.
* Unsilent Night sound sculpture at Carré St-Louis
* Artist talks at Diagonale
* Autour de la Flûte perform at Cardinal Tea Room
* Patrick Watson plays Metropolis
* The Ladies & Gentlemen Comedy Show at Shäika
* Playboi Carti plays Petit Olympia
Fresh tracks by local rap, rock, folk and electronic acts.
Five years after her death, the singer-songwriter has forever become part of Montreal’s musical landscape, alongside Leonard Cohen and Arcade Fire.
Bands from Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec are heading north next week for the first ever winter edition of FME.
The Montreal-born 1960s hitmaker hosted a celebration of seasonal cheese, with Can-con stars ranging from Patrick Watson to Platinum Blonde.
With a new youth bursary & emerging artists stage, a landmark event at a new venue & a whole weekend of free shows, Folk is doing good work for this town.
Big names of the local scene play the album that Beck released as sheet music. Watch it here.