In June of 2022, Kraftwerk made an appearance at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier for a grandiose multimedia concert. My friend and I considered going, he being a much bigger fan of the early Kraftwerk stuff than I.

Picture this: official St.Patrick's night on a Monday, after the first of many sunny springtime weekends in Montreal. Everyone came alive these past few days, eagerly crawling out of our winter cocoons. Spring welcomed us back with the classic Irish cheer they speak of, and this energy was palpable as ever outside of Bar le Ritz, a reliable spot for weekday shows. The crowd was a melange of people, loud with conversation after a seemingly long day of celebration. Impatiently watching the band set up, it felt as if a song was being communally held in. 

Montreal hosted the longest lasting Gaza solidarity encampment in North America. In this episode, learn how student activist at Concordia and McGill made it happen and their ongoing struggle for Palestinian human rights.

This project is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Art by James Fay

If you didn’t already know, this Vancouver-based artist’s self-titled world tour made its last Canadian stop this past Saturday. “It’s Pronounced BABY NO MONEY” is a play on the internet’s constant mispronunciation of his stage name. I, too, am guilty of such violations. It wasn’t until OSHEAGA 2023—seeing him live for the first time—that I realized how wrong I’d been to insist on calling him BB-NOS.