J.P. Karwacki
JP Karwacki is the managing editor of The Main. His work has previously appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, Time Out, NUVO, and more.
Montreal, Quebec
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Inside the local premiere of Chandler Levack's love letter to Montreal's indie rock golden age at Théâtre Outremont on April 9.
The Hungarian-born photographer spent seven decades documenting this city's streets, faces, and disappearing present. He died on April 10, 2026, at 98.
A backstage encounter at a Montreal theatre, a few punches, a death six weeks later. The cause remains disputed.
With a new bylaw, mediators instead of cops, and the first updated noise standards since 1977, Montreal's watching to see if the Plateau's new approach to venue conflicts will hold.
Plans are in motion for the century-old warehouse, but whether it becomes what the neighbourhood needs is another question entirely.
Elevated pub classics, a daily 5 à 7, and a kitchen open until 1 a.m. have all arrived at the corner of Prince-Arthur and Saint-Laurent.
How a 1970 law, a Rosemont grocer, and generations of immigrant families created Montreal's most essential institution.
A masked duo from Saguenay that started out as a joke gig tells us a lot about what we actually want from music right now.
The Cloakroom founder on value over flash, the scene's missing middle, and what Montreal's bar culture still needs to figure out.
The return of the Expos is more viable than ever, but whether Montreal has the appetite for it is another question entirely.
The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.
Twelve years and a million hats later, Ciele co-founder Jeremy Bresnen is still more interested in why people quit than why they keep going.
