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New albums worth your ears this week
La Sécurité returns with post-punk fun, Boards of Canada offers dark meditation, and local jazz finds new voices.
Montreal Fringe opens with sharp takes on family, identity, and belonging
Two standout productions explore grief and otherness with ensemble precision and innovative staging.
Jean Leloup's Dôme turns 30—but will the King Ponpon show?
A massive Francos celebration of the iconic 1996 album is set for Sunday, and a Cirque du Soleil adaptation debuts in July—but the...
Vincent Lauzer charts recorder's path beyond Europe
Montréal Baroque co-director on building a career in early music across North America, visa costs, and festival ambitions.
MEM exhibition centers voices of Montreal's Italian seamstresses
A new show at the Centre des mémoires montréalaises spotlights women who shaped the city's post-war garment industry through direct...
Titanique brings Céline Dion's energy to Espace St-Denis
The French adaptation of the off-Broadway parody musical opens Thursday with Véronique Claveau channeling the diva through iconic songs...
Olivia Rodrigo trades guitar for synth on moody new album
The 23-year-old pop star's third record moves beyond teenage heartbreak toward '90s-influenced soundscapes, with guest Robert Smith of The Cure.
Réquiem para un alcaraván honours Oaxacan gender identity through dance
Lukas Avendaño's evocative performance at the Centaur explored the fluidity of muxe identity through movement, ribbons, and audience connection.
Stop! That! Train!: Queer Spectacle on the Rails
New film starring RuPaul and Drag Race queens turns a runaway train into a carnival of absurdist humour and camp excess.
OrelSan Kicks Off Francos with Cinema Spectacle
French rapper filled Centre Bell with 90 minutes of visual storytelling, opening this year's festival in front of over 8,000.
Teen troubadour Declan EC finds his range on Parallel Punk
Son of Montreal musician Paul Cargnello, the young artist challenges himself across post-punk, ballads, and indie rock on his sophomore album.
Quebec dominates Polaris Music Prize shortlist with 12 albums
Angine de Poitrine emerges as frontrunner in Canada's top music award as Quebec claims nearly a third of the 40 nominees.
