Cream, No Sugar
Vancouver New York-based (and Vancouver bred) composer/bassist Lisle Ellis has been a key figure in the Canadian improv scene for over 30 years. In both Vancouver and Montreal, he initiated […]
Island Party
Finally, the sun came out today, just in time for the weekly Piknic Electronik party on Ile Ste-Helene, in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. They put the dance
Fete de la Montreal
This city needs another festival like a hole in its head, which may explain to some degree the scaled-down version of Montreal's first-ever Fete de la Musique, the day-long festival
Back and Forth
More than anything, I've been impressed with the bilingual nature of Montreal, the ability of its inhabitants to effortlessly switch between French and English. Like this charming folk singer, who
Dimanche à Montreal
Sitting out back of my little B&B on St-Hubert Street, I'm treated to a concert of church bells, chiming all through the morning. These aren't the electronic bells you hear
Jazz Women
I managed to make it back to Centro Gallego last night in time to catch Nicole Mitchell's Suono per il Popolo set with her Chicago-based band, Truth or Dare. The music was described
French Pop
Pop Montreal is known as an Anglophone festival, but this is Quebec, and so it only made sense to have a couple of French-speaking acts on the bill at yesterday's