Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsOut of the Woods
Bruce Peninsula were riding high on the success of their Polaris-nominated debut LP, but the Toronto-based band’s recording of their sophomore record ended on a darker note.
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Fringe ArtsWrite to the Death
Though modern notions of political correctness and the primacy of human life have largely done away with gladiator-style fights to the death, ancient Roman notions of combat are being kept alive in Montreal next Tuesday. -
Fringe ArtsA Discussion With Mr. Shithead
For those not hip to the scene, D.O.A. are one of the most important things to happen to Canadian punk (if not punk, period) since, well… ever.
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Fringe ArtsWeekly Spins
Cutting out unnecessary members, Halifax duo Seth Smith and Nancy Urich are Dog Day, a lo-fi rock & roll chillout band with teeth.
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Fringe ArtsDill or No Dill
Nostrils fill with the pungent smell of vinegar. Then a second wave hits, the smell of dill, equally strong but less offensive. Inside the kitchen of Santropol Roulant, plates of pickles are spread out between five workstations for people to taste-test.
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Fringe ArtsA Room With Some Views
“I hate going to readings,” said my friend’s roommate. This right before my friend and I walked to hear Sina Queyras read from her first novel, Autobiography of Childhood, at Drawn & Quarterly. He said he didn’t need to know how the writer intended the characters to sound. Fair enough. But most of the time, the audience and the questions that arise after a reading can be worth it.
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Fringe ArtsFringe Food
We had been told that at some unknown point, free food would appear on this table. And so we waited, patiently, for about half an hour whereupon, to our amazement, a pot, ladle and array of mismatched dishes emerged from some undisclosed location, with a smiling, curly-haired man in tow.
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Fringe ArtsSustainable Style
After working for over 10 years at one of Canada’s leading fashion houses and watching mountains of unused luxury fabric accumulate in warehouses at the end of each season, local designer Suzanne Bateman decided to take action.
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Fringe ArtsLit Alights at The Sparrow
Fall is officially here, which means it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book under the swiftly changing foliage. To celebrate this, the most bookish of seasons, Coach House Books, DC Books and Snare Books are throwing a free mega-launch for the beginning of the fall literary season…
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Fringe ArtsArt Alive
VIVA! Art Action is preparing to run its third edition in Montreal from Oct. 4 to 9.
The biannual art show will be held at the Bain St-Michel and will feature 20 Canadian and international artists. This year, the festival brings events to satisfy all the senses with contemporary artistic performances, DJs and even pre-show suppers.
