August 14th at Loft 101: Concerts Ahuntsic en Fugue invites you to discover a historic space in the Chabanel neighborhood and celebrate Montreal’s renowned composers, such as André Mathieu, François Dompierre and Claude Champagne. The evening will be hosted by Georges Nicholson. Their upcoming show is expected to be great. Classical music fans will be […]
A First Time in Montreal for Mura Masa
Last night at the Corona Theater was the first Montreal concert by newcomer Mura Masa. The young artist, who is barely 21 years old and whose album came out a mere two weeks ago, managed to draw in quite the crowd. The excitement was palpable as people waited restlessly for the show to begin. The […]
F.F.A.T. Snaps | Week 16 | DCMTL Blog
Welcome to F.F.A.T. Snaps, a weekly summary of fashion, art and tech-related events we’ve attended, and other random musings in and around Central District and Greater Montreal. Another week, another round of discovery! Here’s what our Week 16 looked like. ESM 2017 Runway exposition Wednesday April 19th at 5 pm, Salle polyvalente du pavillon Sherbrooke de […]
Neon Odyssey – Worth the voyage
NEON Odyssey | 19th anniversary of NEON I wanted my first post on this blog to be about all the great shows coming up ( and that already happened) this spring but then I started writing about the Neon Odyssey (19th anniversary of NEON) and realised this event needed a post of its own. I’ve […]
Beginners Guide to Covering the JUNOs
As we mentioned last week, DCMTL had the honour of attending the 2017 JUNO Awards. Being able to participate in Canada’s biggest music celebration, was an amazing experience. If I had to sum it up in one sentence, I’d describe the JUNO experience as the C2 Conference of the music industry. Being that this was […]
Weekly Snaps | Week 11 | DCMTL Blog
Mode Expo 67 at Musee McCord Expo 67 was a memorable time in our history. It marked an important time for Montreal, and there’s no better time to commemorate it than for Montreal’s 375th anniversary! The exhibition features over 60 outfits—hostess uniforms from various pavilions, clothing by Quebec designers—and products from every sector of the […]
Weekly Snaps Week 10 | MASSIVart Turns 8!
Team DCMTL made a first-time visit to the Infopresse office last Friday, to celebrate an 8-year milestone for MASSIVart. Art, music and alcohol mix rather well together (but that’s nothing new), so we can’t think of a better way to celebrate 8 years of MASSIVart than by combining all three! As anticipated, art was showcased throughout […]
Week 09 | F.A.T Events to Come | Nuit Blanche 14
Next week Team DCMTL will be attending several exciting events, but before that, there’s the weekend! Montreal en Lumiere Montreal en Lumiere has been running for a week strong, which brings us to this weekend’s Nuit Blanche. Station 16 Gallery Plenty of art galleries will be participating during Nuit Blanche this weekend, and Station 16 […]
Vernissage: (sm)ALL Good Things by Eric Clement at Station 16 Gallery
On Thursday February 16th, Station 16 welcomed art-enthusiasts to get a first look at the latest works by the Montreal-born artist, Eric Clement. The exhibit was blend of modern references with a ’60s pop art aesthetic, displayed paintings, curios and T-shirts. True to their claim, they were small great things. The one-of-a-kind 33 canvases (many of which were already sold) […]
MTL NewTech DemoNight co-hosted by Les Pitonneux
Team DCMTL attended the February edition of MTL NewTech’s DemoNight, hosted at District 3 – our old stomping grounds at Concordia (where 90% of Team DCMTL studied). It was a big night for Les Pitonneux – a skills incubator for people learning code, as it marked their graduation from the LAB12 12-week program. Les Pitonneux presenting at […]