A city deemed the birthplace of both rock and roll and blues, Memphis, TN is fertile ground for cultivating musical talent. Cue Ex-Cult—a musical project that brought together five local musicians. Drawing influences that transcend several decades, the members have woven psychedelic, garage, punk, and other terms that precede the[Read More…]
Arts & Entertainment
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Acts to Watch
Need playlist suggestions for finals? Looking to expand your musical palette for the coming year? Hoping to impress the resident hipsters in your classes with your musical foresight? We’ve got you covered with a roundup of acts that should make a big splash in the year ahead. Half Moon Run[Read More…]
Setting the stage for the future: English theatre in a French city
QS World University Rankings recently named Montreal one of the best student cities in the world, but you didn’t need a pollster to tell you that. Cheap food, cheap rent, and enough culture to last a lifetime—for many, these are the principal attractions of the bohemian, dynamic metropolis. At the[Read More…]
Film Wrap-Up
Looking back on this year in film, the Tribune’s Arts & Entertainment editors weigh in on the hits, misses, and the movies that slipped through the cracks. The Good Looper Telekinesis, time travel, mafia men—your average director would have combined these elements into something resembling a B-movie from the ’80s.[Read More…]
For McCord, holiday happiness is child’s play
Toys! Voyages! Bright colours! Elephants! You know it’s going to be an interesting exhibition when all of these appear on the promo poster, and even more so when you are see a walking blue miniature hippopotamus upon arrival. Toys 3: the Voyage is the McCord Museum’s new exhibition, artifact gallery,[Read More…]
A&E’s Top Five
Chris’ Top Five Albums of 2012 5. Grimes—Visions 4. Slow Magic—Triangle 3. TOPS—Tender Opposites 2. Beta Frontiers—…EP 1. Purity Ring—Shrines Ilia’s Top Five Songs of 2012 5. Lil Wayne—A Milli (BUSTED By HeRobust). Young Georgia-based beatmaker HeRobust puts a heavy spin on Wayne’s classic. 4. Styles Of Beyond—Damn (Feat. Michael Bublé). A[Read More…]
Jazzed-up McGill prof to perform at Segal Centre
What makes a jazz concert exciting? Piano quintets featuring vibraphones, Spanish-bebop fusion, and never-previously-released songs, obviously. Taking the hint, drummer, pianist, and McGill music professor André White will take to the Segal stage next week. With esteemed vibraphonist François Stevenson, guitarist Carlos Jimenez, bassist Alex Walkington, and drummer Dave Laing,[Read More…]
McGill alumnus and current DJ Kid Koala spins up a storm
DJ Eric San, aka “Kid Koala,” stresses the importance of DIY style in producing his latest album, 12 bit Blues. “It’s kind of like if you’re a chef and you’re growing your own vegetables,” says the Canadian beat chopper and ‘turntablist’ of his latest project. While Kid Koala constructed the[Read More…]
Seeing RED will feel like anything but
“What do you see?” repeats Mark Rothko to his assistant in an early scene of the Segal Centre’s RED, a Montreal production of the hit Broadway play by John Logan. Lead actor Randy Hughson’s shrewd Rothko may as well be directing that question at us, his mantra imploring the audience[Read More…]
Loucho scores big with kids—and the kid in all of us
Playing at Theatre Sainte-Catherine until December 2, Loucho: The Multicoloured Machine is a colourful explosion of giggles, gags, dance, juggling, balloons, hula hooping, acrobatics, pantomime, amazing feats of strength and balance, and straight-up fun. It has live music, audience participation, fabulous costuming, and a liquor license. Take note: when this[Read More…]
