Regarded as one of hip-hop’s most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. A child of hip-hop’s Golden Era, the native Brooklynite spent his childhood imbedded in the culture surrounding him as well as absorbing knowledge from across the artistic spectrum. With the release of [...]
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May 072012
Montreal, April 10, 2012 ‐ For her 11th album, Lorraine Desmarais once again finds her faithful partners, bassist Frédéric Alarie and drummer Camil Bélisle, offering us an original music album in a trio form. This new recording includes the most recent works of the pianist and composer. In some of these works, one can [...]
Montreal, February 13, 2012 – AXA ART – the world’s only art-led insurance company is offering a substantial reward for the safe recovery of two small-scale archaeological fragments: an Assyrian low relief and a marble head dating from the Roman Empire that were stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in the fall [...]
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Montreal, February 1, 2012 – Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) was one of the greatest American Pop artists. Famous from the early 1960s for his “Great American Nude” series and still lifes, since his death he is nonetheless the only one of his contemporaries associated with that seminal twentieth-century art movement who has not yet had a [...]
Montreal, September 6, 2011 – This fall, the entire Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is reinventing itself with the inauguration of its new Pavilion of Quebec and Canadian Art and concert hall and a complete reinstallation of its collections in all the pavilions, each of which will henceforth be devoted to one of the major [...]
There are only a few weeks left to see the exhibition that has fascinated thousands of visitors this summer! Indiana Jones™ and the Adventure of Archaeology will be showing at the Montréal Science Centre only until Sunday, September 18. The world’s favourite archaeologist will soon be leaving our fair city to seek adventure all over [...]
June 30, Sade brought her soulful act to the Bell Centre. By the time the floor opened up and elevated her to the main stage it was 9:30. This night was mostly for lovers as couples made up for most other crowd. I knew this was going to be a great show from the minute [...]
Jun 282011
On Sunday June 26th we were treated to some great jazz and a great history lesson by Time Capsule. Muhammad Abdul Al-Khabyyr directed the quintet through standards from Miles Davis to Coltrane, all the while showing some of his own Miles-like touch on his trombone. Kenny Garrett took it up a notch when he arrived [...]
SOLD OUT What luck-right at the very last minute, the brilliant and unpredictable Prince asked if he could perform two late-night shows during the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. The Festival had a one-word answer: YES! This incredible performer, last with us 10 years ago, had visited Métropolis and liked the venue. This time, he’s [...]
With splendor and opulence the Caribbean will once again be featured at the 12th annual edition of A Taste of the Caribbean Festival (TOTC) in Montreal which has over the years entertained tens of thousands of people. The 12th edition will be held on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at Marché Bonsecours in the heart of [...]