Fringe Arts
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Fringe ArtsKeyboards Exposed
Montreal’s indie music scene is flying high with the international acclaim of bands like Arcade Fire, Islands, Plants and Animals, and a legion of groups whose names either begin with an article or make reference to wolves. But what about its resident gear-heads and technophiles? Montreal’s synth artists are definitely a more marginal bunch.
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Fringe ArtsApathy is Boring
If the personal is political, what could be more political than art? Concordia Alumnus Ilona Dougherty is the co-Founder and Executive Director of Apathy Is Boring, a non-partisan group that promotes youth activism through art and media.
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Fringe ArtsTheatre a la Sauvage
This week, hidden in a far off theatre on Loyola, the curtains go up for Concordia Theatre’s most eagerly a waited creation.
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Fringe ArtsBright Lights & City Beats
Claire Kenway uses sustainability as a springboard for a novel exhibit that explores the potential of the bicycle as a musical medium with ///Friction 2.0, happening this Thursday at the Société des Arts Technologiques on Saint-Laurent Boulevard.
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Fringe ArtsA Little Bit Country
Sometimes wishful thinking can lead to great things. Portland-based musician Henry Jamison is the voice of The Milkman’s Union, his solo moniker that now has expanded to a full band.
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Fringe ArtsFor the Love of Vinyl
The fourth annual International Record Store Day is happening now, with independently owned Montreal vinyl shops participating in the 2011 events.
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Fringe ArtsArt Speaks
Everyone needs an outlet, a way of creating constructive self-expression that can positively impact their life.
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Fringe ArtsFrame to Frame
It looks like the Academy actually got something right this year, nominating the Quebecois-made Incendies for Best Foreign Film.
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Fringe ArtsWeekly Spins
Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart take their grunginess to a higher level with their latest record, Blood Pressures. Despite the group’s rocky relationship and questionable cohesiveness during recording sessions, Hince and Mosshart’s fourth album ends up being their most balanced effort yet.
