Fringe Arts

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  FrancoFolies de Montréal Kicks Off With a High Note

  A Review of the École Nationale de la Chanson Concert

  Mark Di Franco — Published June 9, 2017 | Comments

  After ten months of practice, 20 recently-graduated young musicians from Cégep de Granby showcased their talent in their attempt to prove they are the future of French music. This is the École Nationale de la Chanson.

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  Shedding Some Blood on the Fringe Fest Stages

  Melbourne’s Award-Winning Performance is Coming to Montreal’s Fringe Festival

  Julia Miele — Published June 9, 2017 | Comments

  Melbourne Fringe Festival’s award-winning performance Poet VS Pageant is coming to Montreal’s Fringe stages! We got some insight from the artist herself.

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  Growing Up in an Abusive Immigrant Family

  Pluk’d Brings Themes of Culture, Generation and Language Gaps to Fringe Festival

  Brian Lapuz — Published June 8, 2017 | Comments

  Pluk’d is hitting the stages of Fringe Festival this summer, portraying themes of immigrant generation gaps, language barriers, and not seeing eye to eye with the folks.

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  Racially Diverse Acts Surge at Montreal’s Fringe Festival

  Fringe Introduces Indigenous Land Acknowledgements and Says No to Censorship

  Brian Lapuz — Published June 6, 2017 | Comments

  Fringe Festival is buzzing, bringing with it a collection of diverse acts and performers. Here’s some insight on these diverse performances that are hitting the Fringe stage this summer.

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  Montreal International Jazz Festival is in Full Tune

  A Look at the 38th Edition’s Outdoor Program

  Mark Di Franco — Published May 31, 2017 | Comments

  Lying down on the grass and soaking up the enchanting melodies of a blues band is a perfect way of spending an evening at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

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  Chance the Rapper Performs at The Bell Centre

  Chicagoan Artist Brings “Be Encouraged Tour” to Montreal

  Julian McKenzie — Published May 26, 2017 | Comments

  Concerts are near religious experiences. An artist or band croons and puts their audience in a trance, while the crowd responds by singing, throwing up lighters, and screaming at the top of their lungs.

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  Say Hello to The Oops Kitchen

  Folk Quartet Channels a Variety of Vibes

  Shannon Carranco — Published May 22, 2017 | Comments

  On the third Sunday of every month, The Oops Kitchen gathers at L’Escalier bar to play their original Roma inspired folk songs.

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  Les FrancoFolies de Montréal is in Full Melody

  A Look at the 29th Edition’s Outdoor Program

  Mark Di Franco — Published May 18, 2017 | Comments

  Wandering from stage to stage with a beer in hand and enjoying the various melodies of francophone music is the perfect way of describing a typical day at the Montreal FrancoFolies.

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  Montreal Anarchist Film Festival Kicks Off

  Giving the Spotlight to Radical Films

  Jon Milton — Published May 12, 2017 | Comments

  If you ask Chris Robe, he’ll tell you that there’s been a strong anarchist tendency in video-making since the late 1960s.

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  Paul Van Dyk Reflects on His DJ Career and What’s to Come

  The Release of a New Album and an Ongoing Global Tour

  Erika Morris — Published May 12, 2017 | Comments

  Seasoned DJ Matthias Paul, otherwise known as Paul Van Dyk, talks about his career as a DJ and a little about his upcoming album