Mark Di Franco

Concert Review: Le Couleur Comes Back to the Stage

Montreal’s Electro-Pop Trio Performs at M for Montreal Again

Mark Di Franco — Published November 29, 2017 | Comments

Montreal-based electro-pop band, Le Couleur, hit the stages for M for Montreal music event.
Taking a Trip to the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Médiathèque

A History of Montreal’s Music Scene All in One Place

Mark Di Franco — Published November 21, 2017 | Comments

Nearly 40 years of musical festival history is being stored and preserved at Montreal’s archive, the médiathèque. Available to the public at all times!
Album Review: Videoman is Out with the Old and In with the New

Digging Deep and Dismantling Old Personalities in their Newest Record

Mark Di Franco — Published November 6, 2017 | Comments

Videoman’s new album focuses on the killing off of old habits and personalities in order to make way for the overall improvement of the self.
Album Review: Blue Hawaii’s Search for Affection

An Insight in the Duo’s Newest Album Release

Mark Di Franco — Published October 31, 2017 | Comments

After a long hiatus, Montreal electro-pop duo, Blue Hawaii, have returned with their latest album, Tenderness.
Album Preview: A Strong Friendship Within the Jalbert-Beaulieu Duo

Their Latest LP This is a Real Place is Coming Up

Mark Di Franco — Published September 18, 2017 | Comments

François Jalbert and Jérôme Beaulieu have collaborated once more for their latest LP, This is a Real Place, being released on Sept. 22. we’ve got some insight on that album as well as a review of it.
Album Review: Blood and Glass’ Sound is Gaining Ground

Punk Shadows is Submerged in Haunting Vibes

Mark Di Franco — Published September 14, 2017 | Comments

In March, theatrical-nightmare and punk band Blood and Glass released their album Punk Shadows. Here’s our review of it!
Festival Review: OUMF Returned to the Stage

A Look at What the Festival Offers Artists and Students

Felix Mihigo & Mark Di Franco — Published September 13, 2017 | Comments

This year’s OUMF festival went down earlier in September. Here’s a look at how artists and students alike benefit from it.
“Do You Have This on Vinyl?”

From New Releases to Obscure LPs, Here’s Where to Get Your Records

Mark Di Franco — Published September 5, 2017 | Comments

Whether you’re a music fanatic, collector, concertgoer or you just like the feeling of vinyl in your hands, these shops are sure to tickle your fancy.
Female-Fronted Punk Bands Rage Against the Manchine

Pussy Stench, Chârogne, and The Lef70vers Prove Punk Isn’t a Boys Club

Julia Miele & Mark Di Franco — Published September 4, 2017 | Comments

Not becoming seriously recognized as a band is one of the reasons why women in punk may be hesitant to start their own bands.
Laureate’s Energetic Sound is Home Bound

A Review of their Album Landmarks

Mark Di Franco — Published August 30, 2017 | Comments

Montreal-based pop-punk band Laureate’s album, Landmarks, is jam packed with energy. Here’s our review on it.
A Look Back at the 1960s Through Art and Music

A Review of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Revolution Exhibit

Mark Di Franco — Published August 25, 2017 | Comments

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has a new exhibit called Revolution that gives its audience a glimpse of what it must’ve been like to be a part of the 1960s.
Samuele Blends Blues and Folk with Indie and Rock

A Review of the Album, Les filles sages vont au paradis, les autres vont où elles veulent

Mark Di Franco — Published August 11, 2017 | Comments

Samuele meshes together blues, indie and rock in her most recent album Les filles sages vont au paradis, les autres vont où elles veulent. Here’s our review on it.
35 Years of Non-Stop Laughter

A Look at the Rich History of Just For Laughs

Mark Di Franco — Published July 16, 2017 | Comments

What do Saint-Denis Street, the Old Port, and the Quartier des Spectacles have in common? Just For Laughs! These three locations have hosted the iconic Montreal comedy festival since its creation in 1983.
Turn Up the Afro and Spanish Jazz Rhythms

A Review of Rachel Therrien’s Pensamiento: Proyecto Colombia Concert.

Mark Di Franco — Published July 9, 2017 | Comments

Blending African and Caribbean rhythms with jazz is possible.
A New Generation of New Orleans Jazz

A Review of Misses Satchmo at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Mark Di Franco — Published July 6, 2017 | Comments

New Orleans is the place where jazz music really began to take shape.
Blending Blues and Indie Rock at the Montreal Jazz Festival

Jesse Mac Cormack Is Muddy Waters

Mark Di Franco — Published July 5, 2017 | Comments

Jesse Mac Cormack adds an indie rock spin to some old blues classics in this year’s International Jazz Festival.
Adding a Hint of Rock and Fusion to the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Christine and Ingrid Jensen Perform Guest Artist Ben Monder

Mark Di Franco — Published July 2, 2017 | Comments

Christine and Ingrid Jensen put on a jazzy performance that mixed rock and fusion in as well for this year’s International Jazz Festival.
Combining Different Musical Genres Into One Song

A Review of Robert Glasper’s Art Science Project

Mark Di Franco — Published June 30, 2017 | Comments

Picture an artist using their instruments to paint the luminous colours of music while exploring the borderless sounds of improvisation. This is the Robert Glasper Experiment Art/Science.
Kick Off Those Sunday Shoes with Just For Laughs

A Review of Montreal’s Rendition of Footloose for the Stage

Julia Miele & Mark Di Franco — Published June 29, 2017 | Comments

Just For Laughs festival is going to be celebrating their 35th anniversary in the near future. To help with the celebration, Footloose is hitting the stages.
The LOUVE Project Closes Les FrancoFolies de Montréal Festival

Posted by Mark Di Franco in FringeBlog on June 26, 2017 | Comments

Les FrancoFolies de Montréal has come to a close, and to help out with this in a great way was the LOUVE Project.