Montreal’s own Sugar Sammy (Samir Khullar) is well on his way to becoming a big international comedy star.  Beloved in his own town, his latest show You’re Gonna Rire is almost completely sold ou [ ... ]

Right from Montreal this pop-punk quintet has achieved big commercial success and now the hometown boys are headlining their own show at the Bell Centre.  And it is not like they have a new album to  [ ... ]

It was a somber beginning to a rare Sunday night game at the Bell Centre and the ending wasn’t any happier.  The somber ending was due to another home loss by the Canadiens in an underwhelming game [ ... ]

Before their tilt on Wednesday night the Boston Bruins were 15 points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens.  That really doesn’t play into it much when it comes to these two teams.  Throughout the long [ ... ]

When a person turns 30 it is generally accepted that they are truly an adult and that their youth is behind them.  When a film festival turns 30, like Les Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois does this ye [ ... ]

These Montreal Canadiens have made it a very interesting season.  Now before you go and call the men with the white suits and butterfly nets believing that I have gone off the deep end (it was inevit [ ... ]

I only recently found out that City and Colour is a play on Dallas Green’s name.  City = Dallas and Colour = Green.  Dallas Green first came onto Canadian rock fans’ radar though his punk band A [ ... ]

MMMBop!  The brothers Hanson, hailing from Oklahoma, have recorded one of the most inane pop songs ever, but, boy, was it ever catchy!  No matter what your feelings were about the song it worked its [ ... ]

Since the 2001 release of their debut album Inhuman Condition Sam Roberts Band has been a fixture on the Canadian music scene.  Their brand of straight forward, blue collar rock and roll has been app [ ... ]

Until my cousin said that we should bring her 4-year-old daughter and my 6-year-old niece to see this performer I have to admit I’d never heard of Cody Simpson.  Excuse my ignorance. Cody Simpson  [ ... ]

Ottawa native Kathleen Edwards has very quietly constructed an enviable career.  Fans like her and critics love her.  What more could one ask for? As the child of a diplomat, Kathleen grew up aroun [ ... ]

Cross Atlantic cooperation is what The Kills are all about.  Lead singer Alison Mosshart is from the United States and guitarist Jamie Hince is from England.  They got together when Alison heard Jam [ ... ]

Love, jealousy and desire are the central emotions in Don Juan.  Felix Gray’s musical comedy Don Juan is returning for a short run in Montreal this February.  Don Juan was first staged in 2003 wit [ ... ]

Way back in the 1967 these guys got together.  As you would suspect they were from Chicago, Illinois.  In the beginning that rock band was one that featured a horn section and was concerned with pol [ ... ]

British singer-songwriter Charlie Winston certainly has a style about him.  With his ever present fedora on his head and his dapper clothes (usually a waistcoat and tie) he does catch your eye.  As  [ ... ]

Forming in 2006 while attending McMaster University, the five guys in this band play good old rock 'n roll. It is occasionally gritty but always full of soul. Playing in front of a live audience has a [ ... ]

While I still consider myself a novice in all things Opera, I have, in fact, attended every production of L’Opéra to Montréal’s 2011-2012 season to date. This gives me some authority to tell you [ ... ]

Each year The Harley Show means live rock ‘n’ roll and impressive motorcycles.  You can see the Harley lifestyle before your very eyes. Harley motorcycles are arguably the most impressive custom [ ... ]

The first show for L’Opera de Montreal in 2012 is Verdi’s Il Trovatore.  As you might expect of someone born in Italy (Milan, to be precise), Verdi’s opera is filled with sizzle and passion.   [ ... ]

The Canadian version of Linkin Park.  This 6 member rap rock outfit from Toronto signed with Universal Motown record label in 2009 and have since released three albums and been nominated for several  [ ... ]

Despite the look on Erik Cole’s face after the game (not an especially happy one) a win against the best team in the Eastern Division and in dominating fashion was an accomplishment.  After the Hab [ ... ]

This was an eventful week for Montreal with the trade of the unhappy Michael Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames for winger Rene Bourque.  Bourque was not in the line up as he was sitting out the last g [ ... ]

From the beginning of the 2012 until the end of March the city of Montreal will be recreated in ice and snow on the grounds of Parc Jean Drapeau.  Snow villages have existed around Europe for about a [ ... ]

Montreal is a city that hopping all year round.  A little or a lot of snow in the winter does not stop us.  Ici on connait le fun!  Part of the fun in the winter has become the city’s annual Fete [ ... ]

Tampa and Montreal are both in the midst (half way to be precise) of disappointing seasons.  Tampa made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals last season and Montreal took the eventual Stan [ ... ]

It was not the game they wanted to be playing on this day.  The Canadian Junior team had targeted the evening gold medal game, but a thrilling 6-5 loss to Russia in the semi-finals changed their plan [ ... ]

Big night in Montreal.  Hockeywise, I mean.  This was the third meeting of the year between the two Canadian teams.  Each had 1 win against the other so far.  Most recently, on December 22, 2011,  [ ... ]

This is one wedding that you will never forget.  One bride, one groom, one mother, a couple of friends, and several potential fathers of the bride.  Intrigued?  Read on. Mamma Mia is a play based  [ ... ]

It has become a New Year’s Eve tradition.  This was the eighth year that Canada and the U.S. have met during the World Junior Championships on New Year’s Eve.  Before the tournament began people [ ... ]

Twelve years later and Dralion is still an entertaining show.  The beauty and brilliance of Cirque du Soleil is not the skills involved.  What they do better than anyone else is imagination and pres [ ... ]

Celebrate the dawn of another year with Resolution 12.  Bal en Blanc is well known for throwing pretty wild parties.  Their Resolution parties every first of the year are no exception.  Co-produced [ ... ]

Me and my two nieces (ages 3 and 6) have attended a couple of Disney Live! productions before this one.  We are by no means experts in Disney productions, but we’ve been to enough of them to have a [ ... ]

On the opening day of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships there were still some questions in regards to the Canadian team.  Who would be the starting goaltender?  Where would the goal sc [ ... ]

Thank God I have the World Junior Hockey Championships to distract me from the mess that is the Montreal Canadiens.  While I have almost lost all hope for my beloved Habs I am filled with it for our  [ ... ]

At every Disney show they try to create an atmosphere where the small ones in audience believe that wishes can come true.  In this live show Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy present three fairy tales [ ... ]

All the sports chat shows and on-line sites were ablaze yesterday.  It wasn’t because the New Jersey Devils were in town with Martin Brodeur getting the start between the pipes.  The reason for al [ ... ]

In Cirque du Soleil’s traveling show Dralion, the harmony between humans and nature is told by using the 3,000 year old art of acrobatics.  That name of the show (Dra – dragon, Lion – lion) is  [ ... ]

With one of the more intriguing names in music (inspiration was from the book and not the movie), The Devil Wears Prada is slotted into an interesting musical category - Christian/hardcore/metal. Ther [ ... ]

Ever since the release of her debut album this year people have been trying to figure out Anna Calvi.  The British electric guitarist/singer is not a musical act that you can easily pigeonhole into o [ ... ]

They started way back in 1963.  The Canadian Irish band has been together a long time and the band members have the white hair to prove it.  The members of the band were all born in Ireland or North [ ... ]