Legendary local festival POP Montreal is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and their 2026 program pulls out all the stops.

Angine de Poitrine won the prestigious Polaris Album Prize and SOCAN Polaris Song Prize in Toronto last night.

Phil Heckels has turned his awful pet portraits into a full-time job. As a blueprint for success, embracing your lack of talent has obvious appeal, writes Polly Hudson

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Peter Cullen, the Montreal-born actor who lent his calm and steady voice to Optimus Prime in the “Transformers” franchise, has died at age 85, his family says.

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97. Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August, her studio announced in a statement on her website on Thursday. Continue reading...

This informal black-and-white portrait of Leonard Cohen shows him at age 30 on a visit to his hometown of Montreal, where the poet, novelist and songwriter comes "to …

Angine de Poitrine doesn’t need much more than a rooftop and a collection of percussion to make things feel wonderfully unhinged. The Quebec duo takes “Mata Zyklek” above the streets of Montreal for an outdoor session filmed on Ubisoft’s rooftop, turning the track into an intensely physical performance built around rhythm, repetition and the strange […]

The first of its kind in Montreal, the Soul of the City music festival shines a light on local soul and R&B talent from Aug. 12 to 16.

Aug. 12 is Quebec Book Day, when literary enthusiasts head to bookstores across the province to engage with local authors and publishers.

Montreal EDM festival îLESONIQ has dropped the lineup for its 2026 edition, including Dom Dolla, deadmau5 and Boys Noize b2b Tiga.

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Since 1967, the Bar B Barn restaurants were known in Montreal for serving up chicken, ribs and fries. The restaurants may be closed, but the recipe lives on in a new place.

The inimitable “Weird Al” Yankovic is coming to Montreal for a major headlining set at this year’s Just for Laughs festival.

First on LateNighter: Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff is turning his attention to one of comedy’s most beloved—and most elusive—figures: Norm Macdonald.