Tag Archive for the term: st laurent

Last night I watched the documentary, Chez Schwartz (2007). It’s a film by Garry Beitel, the professor from my Canadian Documentary class at McGill, and a Montreal-based filmmaker who has worked on numerous independent documentaries (often for TeleQuebec) that narrow in on particular communities and individuals. Chez Schwartz is a film about the 75 year-old […]

Here’s a quick and blurry video bit, shot from near the back of Divan Orange last night where I got to take in Daniel Schacher’s solo act. It was cozycrowded in Divan Orange, as this venue tends to be with its warm, big, bright art and smart booking; where shows always start after 10pm because […]

Hey - just a quick pass along on a new play opening tonight in Montreal, it’s called Space Jail and it’s down at Theatre St.Catherine- just a few blocks east of St.Laurent on St.Catherine. There’s a marquis, you can’t miss it. I got this from a friend tonight, and you know what- if the stage […]

The live drawing at the coop is every thursday, from 6:30-9:00.
You may bring whatever materials you’d like to use, or you can buy supplies in the store. This is not a course, it is organized so that you can draw, paint, and sketch at liberty, with the presence of a live model, every week.
Come a […]

Matrix Magazine and the Quebec Writers Federation have teamed up to present this monthly showcase of talent from the Concordia Creative Writing program. I attended a few of the Pilot readings at Blizzarts (3956-A St Laurent Blvd) in the fall, and I found each to be an evening of engaging poetry and prose by promising […]

The Canadian boutique that started the trend of re-mixed clothing (which has more recently found itself filtered into Walmart-style chains in a production line uniformity-based rip) is looking for local artists who want free gallery space. Preloved has locations in Toronto and Vancouver and it’s Montreal store is a sweet little place on St. Laurent […]

Have clothes, art, books, music you wanna post on Indyish to sell? Indyish artists are encouraged to bring their work over to Club Lambi on Saturday Dec 16th for a free product shoot. Styling is available by Worn Editor, Serah-Marie McMahon, and models will be provided if you want your work displayed on a body. […]

Come in out of the cold and spit some hot rhymes in a relaxed, community Open Mic Jam on Sunday Dec 17th. Adam Waito and Tyler Rauman of Telefauna will be setting up the beats and electronic bleeps for you to freestyle rap or perform spoken word along to. Whether you’ve been rapping for years […]

Last night Tessa and I waited for a while in the cold to see a puppet show outside Monastiraki- one of the most odd and joyful little holes in an odd and joyful city. After getting a feel for the puppet show- squeezed a little to the sidelines I couldn’t actually see inside the perhaps-too-small-framing […]

If you are coming to the Indyish launch weekend - please note that on Saturday August 5th, when we have stuff happening from 12-4pm, St.Laurent street will be closed for part of the time. The street will be closed until about 1:30pm.
The Launch Weekend is going down at the Main Hall, which is on […]