Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsMain Event
The City of Montreal’s ongoing plans to gentrify the lower Main’s red-light district leave more than the abandoned stone facades of once-vibrant shops and venues subject to destruction.
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Fringe ArtsSocial Profiling
For the past few weeks, Serge-Olivier Rondeau and Charles-Antoine Blais Métivier have been spending nearly eight hours a day on Facebook—but not because they’re bored
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Fringe ArtsAll About the Attitude
It’s with a garage punk fury that Edmonton’s N.N. sustain Canada’s affair with loud music, but they wouldn’t go as far to name it as such.
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Fringe ArtsPutting a Dent in Metal
While Walkerton, ON’s Odium, like many metal bands, harbour dreams of performing on the big stage, they have a soft spot for the small stage, too.
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Fringe ArtsOn Familiar Territory
After a handful of shows on the West Coast, local off-kilter guitar pop trio Sheer Agony are celebrating the release of their debut 7” at home.
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Fringe ArtsReadings in a Party
The party unapologetically proclaims “This is Happening Whether You Like it or Not,” but you probably will. The second installment of the…
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Fringe ArtsUsing Language as Instrument
Fráncois Marry describes himself as a DIY kind of guy. Under the band name, Fránçois and the Atlas Mountains, Marry has written songs, recorded and produced several albums, and directed a handful of music videos.
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Fringe ArtsSix-String Innovators
This weekend the Montreal International Jazz Festival is hosting one of the most expansive guitar shows in North America, the 6th Montreal Guitar Show.
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Fringe ArtsDark, Orchestral Pop
A man of few words and many mysteries, Montreal-based musician Patrick Krief feels like he’s still trying to wrap his head around his own music and a solo career.
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Fringe ArtsYour Guide to FRINGE Fest
The 22nd St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival has hosted one-off shows and events throughout the month and is now in full swing. Dance, music, comedy and theatre might be the building blocks of the fest, but the never-ending party is the glue.

