Arts & Culture

Montreal’s Indie Drag Scene Is Breaking the Rules and Reclaiming the Stage

Outside the orbit of Drag Race and touring headliners, Montreal's indie drag scene puts experimentation over polish, blending theatre, burlesque, and performance art.

Arts & Culture

What To Do This Weekend (04.30–05.03)

From horror films and roller derby docs to Japan Week and a Griffintown block party: April 30 to May 3, 2026.

Arts & Culture

The Drama Makes You the Villain in Real Time

Kristoffer Borgli's dark comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson makes the audience complicit as their relationship falls apart.

Arts & Culture

The Separatist Cafe Where All Are Welcome

Club Pays, the first sovereigntist café in Quebec, creates a gathering space on Plaza Saint-Hubert for sovereigntists (and anyone curious enough to walk in).

Arts & Culture

Your 2026 Guide to Palomosa

MGMT, Fakemink, Hannah Diamond, and more at Parc Jean-Drapeau this May.

Arts & Culture

Why Plaza Côte-des-Neiges Remains the Heart of Uptown

Food counters, markets, and the third space hub of the Plaza: Côte-des-Neiges’ everyday spaces shape its neighbourhood’s identity and hold its communities together.

Arts & Culture

Montreal’s Indie Drag Scene Is Breaking the Rules and Reclaiming the Stage

Outside the orbit of Drag Race and touring headliners, Montreal's indie drag scene puts experimentation over polish, blending theatre, burlesque, and performance art.

Arts & Culture

What To Do This Weekend (04.30–05.03)

From horror films and roller derby docs to Japan Week and a Griffintown block party: April 30 to May 3, 2026.

Arts & Culture

The Drama Makes You the Villain in Real Time

Kristoffer Borgli's dark comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson makes the audience complicit as their relationship falls apart.

Arts & Culture

The Separatist Cafe Where All Are Welcome

Club Pays, the first sovereigntist café in Quebec, creates a gathering space on Plaza Saint-Hubert for sovereigntists (and anyone curious enough to walk in).

Arts & Culture

Your 2026 Guide to Palomosa

MGMT, Fakemink, Hannah Diamond, and more at Parc Jean-Drapeau this May.

Arts & Culture

Why Plaza Côte-des-Neiges Remains the Heart of Uptown

Food counters, markets, and the third space hub of the Plaza: Côte-des-Neiges’ everyday spaces shape its neighbourhood’s identity and hold its communities together.

Arts & Culture

The Immigrant Family Who Inherited a Neighbourhood

When Richard and Shuping Guo bought Hochelaga's Dépanneur Populaire in 2001, they got more than a corner store. Their daughter Angelina's new book tells the rest of the story.

Arts & Culture

After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own

After decades of recording artists like Wolf Parade, Patrick Watson, and Kaytranada, Breakglass Studios launches its first imprint with a thirteen-artist roster.

Arts & Culture

RAYE at Place Bell Was a Masterclass in Owning a Room

A sold-out crowd, a full band with brass and strings, and close to two hours of jazz, soul, and pop.

Arts & Culture

The MAC Is Rebuilding With a Different Idea of What It Should Be

With a glass facade and a new mandate, Montreal’s contemporary art museum is opening itself up both physically and philosophically.

Arts & Culture

A (Mostly) Spoken History of Casa del Popolo, the Venue That Launched a Thousand Weird Bands

Godspeed You! Black Emperor bassist Mauro Pezzente on 25 years of cheap rent, weirdo music, and keeping the lights on in Mile End.

Arts & Culture

Your Guide to Japan Week 2026: Ten Days of Food, Culture, and Craft in Montreal

From ramen and wagashi to kimono parades and Canada's biggest Shiba gathering, here's how to make the most of Japan Week 2026.

Arts & Culture

The Immigrant Family Who Inherited a Neighbourhood

When Richard and Shuping Guo bought Hochelaga's Dépanneur Populaire in 2001, they got more than a corner store. Their daughter Angelina's new book tells the rest of the story.

Arts & Culture

After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own

After decades of recording artists like Wolf Parade, Patrick Watson, and Kaytranada, Breakglass Studios launches its first imprint with a thirteen-artist roster.

Arts & Culture

RAYE at Place Bell Was a Masterclass in Owning a Room

A sold-out crowd, a full band with brass and strings, and close to two hours of jazz, soul, and pop.

Arts & Culture

The MAC Is Rebuilding With a Different Idea of What It Should Be

With a glass facade and a new mandate, Montreal’s contemporary art museum is opening itself up both physically and philosophically.

Arts & Culture

A (Mostly) Spoken History of Casa del Popolo, the Venue That Launched a Thousand Weird Bands

Godspeed You! Black Emperor bassist Mauro Pezzente on 25 years of cheap rent, weirdo music, and keeping the lights on in Mile End.

Arts & Culture

Your Guide to Japan Week 2026: Ten Days of Food, Culture, and Craft in Montreal

From ramen and wagashi to kimono parades and Canada's biggest Shiba gathering, here's how to make the most of Japan Week 2026.