Fringe Arts

  • Planting the Beats

    The Evolution of Local Synth Rock Quartet Rock Forest

    Maryse Boyce — Published March 20, 2013 | Comments

    There’s something both pristine and uninhibited about Rock Forest’s revamped ‘80s dance party sound.

  • The Good Lord and the Devil’s Music

    Jesus Christ Super Band Gives Biblical Musical a Rockin’ Twist

    Jake Russell — Published March 18, 2013 | Comments

    Sandi Armstrong has loved the sensational Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar since she was 12. Now, she’s bringing that to the Montreal stage.

  • A Bed, a Breakup, a Warehouse, a Play

    ’90s Gen-Xers Overlap With Today’s Young Adults in Ludwig & Mae

    Elysha del Giusto-Enos — Published March 18, 2013 | Comments

    It worked in Berlin and Santiago, but are Montreal audiences ready for a grunge-era play trilogy about 20-somethings trying to figure out life?

  • Ending the Global Water Crisis

    Oscar-winning Director’s Last Call at the Oasis Comes to Cinema Politica

    Aliya Ahmad — Published March 18, 2013 | Comments

    Who knew recycling waste and sewage water for drinking is environmentally sound and inexpensive? From the same company that produced Food Inc. and An Inconvenient Truth, comes the documentary Last Call at the Oasis, screening on March 18 at Cinema Politica Concordia.

  • Free Screenings All Day at Concordia

    Ethnographic Film Festival Screens Films and Hosts Guest Speakers

    Nicole Yeba — Published March 16, 2013 | Comments

    The culture and traditions of unique communities is on display during the the International Ethnographic Film Festival of Quebec…

  • FRINGE BLOG: M83 Branches into Film

    Jake Russell — Published March 15, 2013 | Comments

    Anthony Gonzalez, the genius behind the awe-inspiring shoegaze tunes of M83, has achieved his dream of taking his music to the big screen.

  • The Link’s Guide to Art Matters 2013

    The Link — Published March 12, 2013 | Comments

    Thirteen years ago, Art Matters started as an answer to raise awareness to the oft-ignored Fine Arts Faculty at Concordia. Now, it’s the largest student-run festival in North America; this year it will show work from 136 artists over a span of two weeks.

  • Sugar, Spice and Blood Packets

    EDGY Women 2013 Mixes Sport With Extreme Feminism

    Elysha del Giusto-Enos — Published March 5, 2013 | Comments

    There’s some debate over whether one artist will be bringing her own 1,500-pound pillar of clay or if the EDGY Women Festival has to provide it.

  • A Season of Film

    The Link’s Primer to Montreal’s March Movie Scene

    Jake Russell & Josh Dixon & Katie McGroarty — Updated March 5, 2013 | Comments

    The movie industry’s biggest, most self-congratulatory awards show premiered last Sunday, making many of us lament missing so many films.

  • Nuit Blanche 2013

    The Link’s Tips to Make Your Night One to Remember

    Katie McGroarty — Published February 26, 2013 | Comments

    For anyone hailing from elsewhere, the concept behind this coming Saturday night may seem a little odd.