American opera singer Soloman Howard is making a difference both on and off the stage. The Anti-Defamation League presented him with their “Making a Difference Award” in 2016 for raising awareness of voting rights and for bringing opera into the larger community, and Howard has also been blazing a trail on stages around the world […]
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Choir Boy Stirs the Spirit at Centaur Theatre
What makes a leader? Is it someone who is brash and belligerent? Or someone with a vision of greater purpose in all actions? Someone who takes responsibility for themselves and for others? Choir Boy is a beautiful coming of age story on friendship and the courage to be true to one’s self. It uses music […]
Must-See Montreal Events in October 2018
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for October 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. Highlights include pop icon Elton John (Oct. 4), Montreal favourite Phil Collins (Oct. 16) and classical-crossover legend Andrea Bocelli (Oct. 21), all at the Bell Centre. Other legends in town this […]
Must-See Montreal Events in September 2018
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for September 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. Highlights include hip hop superstar Drake (Sept. 4 and 5), Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Chicago (Sept. 13) and pop icon Paul McCartney (Sept. 20) – who launches his 22-date […]
ZZ Top and The Damn Truth bring blues, rock and beards to Place Bell
ZZ Top lead guitarist / vocalist Billy Gibbons pretty much summed up the concert review himself by saying “We’ve been coming to Montreal for five decades with the same three members playing the same three chords.” Apparently that’s all they need. The three Texans let the music do all the talking for their 90 minute […]
REO Speedwagon bring down-home rock ‘n’ roll to Franklin County Fair
Respected rock journalist Mitch Lafon introduced REO Speedwagon and the members of the band made their way onto the stage minutes later, opening with Don’t Let Him Go. The down-home rock ‘n’ roll image, and performance of REO fit perfectly with this down-home Malone crowd. Lead singer Kevin Cronin wore blue jeans and a white […]
Jean-Marc of The Box talks about new songs and his best Spinal Tap moments.
Canadian music icons The Box are back with a great new EP called Take Me Home. The title seems to be a play on words as if this music is taking them home to their sound of the 80s which of course you must always remember. Original member and lead singer Jean-Marc Pisapia took time […]
Must-See Montreal Events in August 2018
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for August 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. Highlights include The Smashing Pumpkins (August 7), Colombian pop icon Shakira (August 8) and the massive Deep Purple and Judas Priest double-header (August 29) at the Bell centre, while ZZ Top […]
Actor Michael Ironside talks about Knuckleball at Fantasia Film Festival
The cast and crew of the film Knuckleball was at the Fantasia Film Festival to showcase and celebrate the latest film from director, Michael Peterson. It’s a tense thriller set in a barren snowy landscape where everyone may not exactly be who we think they are. The film stars Michael Ironside as the rough around the […]
Fantasia jury member Tim Matheson on the collective conscious and why Animal House still matters.
Actor Tim Matheson was in Montreal last week as a member of the jury for the 2018 Fantasia Film Festival. He will of course forever be remembered as the ladies man Eric “Otter” Stratton from National Lampoon’s Animal House. In his younger years he was the voice of Johnny Quest. Another of his largest television […]