Category Archives: Arts & the City

Aziz Ansari at the Montreal Comedy Works

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I’m on the train heading back home last night scrolling through my Twitter feed. Halfway back to the forgotten Pierrefonds section of the city I see that Aziz Ansari had added a second show for 10pm last night. Fuck … Continue reading →

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – The Basics

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) is located at 1380 Sherbrooke Street West in the heart of the appropriately-named Quartier du Musée district of the city’s downtown. It can be accessed by the Guy and … Continue reading →

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Montreal Goonery Inspires The Wall

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

So here’s the deal. It’s the night of July 6th 1977 – Olympic Stadium is filled to capacity with a heaving mass of 80,000 die-hard Pink Floyd fans. Two records were broken that day – one for concert attendance at … Continue reading →

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Corridart; Charney’s Oeuvre Going Up & Coming Down

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Found this video on the CCA’s YouTube Channel, a film n’ funk track I feel is somewhat representative of experimental documentary film from mid-1970s Canada. It shows the construction and demolition of Melvin Charney’s primary installation for Corridart, the cultural … Continue reading →

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Review: C’est Moi, C’est Chocolat!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Passed by Theatre Sainte Catherine to catch the opening night of Andrew Searles‘ headline show C’est moi! C’est Chocolat! after a long and trying week at work; I was in need of some comic relief and Andrew certainly did not … Continue reading →

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Raine Maida’s Cold Winds of Montréal

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’m not 100% sold on it, but heard it the other day and thought, what the hell, let’s post it. I discovered it was featured in what I can only describe as an overly dramatic Hockey Night in Canada intro … Continue reading →

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