MONTREAL ARTS: A Changing Scene
Prices are rising and the city is changing. There’s less room for slackers and more artists being forced to work a day job.
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Artloft Market #4 (Sat, May 6)
The Artloft’ monthly market is back. Local artists and retailers will be selling their arts and goods on Saturday, May 6.
The Artloft Market is Back!
The Artloft is now hosting a monthly market in which local artists and retailers can sell their arts and goods. On Saturday, the loft held its second market with vendors selling portraits, paintings, books, photography, clothing, food and more. The market is set to be held once a month on a Saturday and will run …
Five Great bands Coming to Montreal (Feb-April)
The Viagra Boys are a post-punk band from Stockholm, Sweden. They released their first album, Street Worms, in 2018 and have released two albums since. Their most recent release was Cave World in July 2022.
Tree Planting in Western Canada ‘The Ground is Your Bank and the Trees are Your Money!’
The job attracts a wide range of characters; from hippies looking for a nature-filled adventure, to students desperately trying to pay their debts, to outcasts who started tree planting one day and never found a good reason to stop.
MAPP_MTL Block Party at Van Horne Skate Park
AL Media checks out the 7th edition of MAPP_MTL, the international projection mapping festival which takes place in the Mile End and the Quartier des Spectacles. We cruise around the Van Horne skate park and explore the world of digital art, music and good food.
My Winnipeg Is An 80-Minute Nightmare That You Are Sad To Awake From
“I guess in spite of myself I’m kind of slightly patriotic.” Last night I watched My Winnipeg for the first time, a little late to the party I suppose since the film was initially released in 2007. I remember attempting to watch it once one night, stoned out of my gourd and I only made …
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More than 25 Years Later: Hardcore Logo Remains Pretty Hardcore
“There’s two different ways to look at it, Billy just wants the models and limousines and I’m happy with hookers and taxi cabs.” It’s a line that sounds like it could come from the mouth of Ricky from Trailer Park Boys, however Joe Dick predates the character. Hardcore Logo is a 1996 mockumentary flick that …
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Clearcut: An Unturned Stone of Canadian Cinema
“Do you still get paid when you lose?” Last night I watched a film that I’d stumbled across in searching for some fresh Canadian cinema. I set out to find the more unearthed Canadian films for no more reason than my own curiosity and with little effort I came across Clearcut, the title of which …
VIDEO: David Sanders Solo Exhibition
AL Media takes a walk with Montreal painter David Sanders through his latest solo exhibition at Galerie Forza, Mile End.