Nico Play Serenades Montreal at La Sotterranea

February 7 2025 // Taina Njimbre // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Last Thursday, bilingual singer-songwriter Nico Play played a short and sweet set at La Sotterranea. The intimate setting of the venue paired beautifully with the serene sounds of the artist’s music, where he performed on stage solo with an acoustic guitar. Not only did this make the show more personal and raw, but it emphasized his honeyed vocals and vulnerable lyrics. 

37th Annual Folk Alliance Conferance

February 6 2025 // Robert Portnoff // Magazine // Features

The thirty-seventh annual  Folk Alliance International Conference will be taking place at the Sheraton Hotel in Montreal from February nineteenth through the twenty-third. With over one hundred and seventy-five artists representing twenty-six countries, nineteen U.S. states, and all thirteen of our Canadian provinces. This stands to be one of the biggest showcases of folk music in the conference’s history. 

Queer: a Review

February 6 2025 // Remi Caron // Film

Queer- Film Review

Image Courtesy of MUBI 

Queer (Playing in select theatres (Check your listings) and Streaming on MUBI Canada this February)

Staring:  Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville

Runtime: 136 Minutes 

 

The Best Way to Spend a Weekend Sitting on a Living Room Floor: a Review of mai/son's Expo88

February 5 2025 // Sam Kitch // Magazine // Features

After being in Montreal for almost 2 years, I was confident that I had experienced every Montreal venue worth experiencing. From grand theatres with horrible air circulation to gravel pits under graffiti-ridden bridges, if music could be played there I assumed I had had their stamp on my wrist at some point. Though, as I stand here in a living room on Saint Urbain, beer and earplugs in hand (both cost $5), I realize that was stupid. From the outside, mai/son is your average Mile End townhouse.

Wunderhorse at Le Belmont: A Rare and Intimate Night with a Band Destined for Bigger Stages

February 3 2025 // Samantha Rainone // Magazine // Concert Reviews

There’s something uniquely special about seeing a band on the rise in a venue that barely holds a few hundred people, especially when that band is Wunderhorse, — a UK-based rock band that’s quickly gained a reputation for their powerful blend of raw emotion, intricate melodies, and explosive energy.

Hard Truths - A Review

January 31 2025 // Remi Caron // Film

Hard Truths (Currently playing Cineplex Forum VOA/Cinémathèque québécoise, Cinéma Moderne, Cinéma Public, Cinéma du Musée VOA with STF)

Dir Mike Leigh 

Staring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin

Runtime: 97 Minute

Discordia 04: The 2002 Netanyahu Riot (Part 2)

January 31 2025 // Sydney Sheedy, Piper Curtis // Discordia

On September 9th, 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at Concordia's Hall building. The speech never happened. Protestors turned out in waves to block the event's attendees. Classes were cancelled, police pepper sprayed students, and 5 were arrested. It's now known as the Netanyahu "riot."

This episode is part 2 of that story.

Discordia is presented by CJLO 1690AM, made with the help of volunteers at the station, and funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. New episodes air Mondays at 6pm on CJLO.

By Sydney Sheedy and Piper Curtis

Art by James Fay

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The Last Show Girl - A Review

January 24 2025 // Remi Caron // Film

The Last Showgirl (Currently in release at Cineplex Forum (VOA), Cinema Du Parc (VOA with STF) 

Dir Gia Coppola 

Staring: Pamala Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Billie Lourd 

Runtime: 88 Mins

Machine Girl: A Sonic Revolution

January 21 2025 // Anaelle Bouazzouz // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Machine Girl, the brainchild of Matt Stephenson, emerged from Long Island, New York, in 2012. Drawing inspiration from Japanese media, notably the cult classic film The Machine Girl, the band has carved out a distinctive niche in the music world. Over the years, Machine Girl has released 11 albums, each brimming with energy and novel, genre-defying sounds.

Discordia 03: The 2002 Netanyahu Riot (Part 1)

January 15 2025 // Sydney Sheedy, Piper Curtis // Discordia

On September 9th, 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at Concordia's Hall building. The speech never happened. Protestors turned out in waves to block the event's attendees. Classes were cancelled, police pepper sprayed students, and 5 were arrested. It's now known as the Netanyahu "riot."

This episode is part 1 of that story.

Discordia is presented by CJLO 1690AM, made with the help of volunteers at the station, and funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. New episodes air Mondays at 6pm on CJLO.

By Sydney Sheedy and Piper Curtis

Art by James Fay

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