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McClelland Premium Imports Brings Delicious European Beers to Montreal

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:19:06 -0500

Despite being the most European of all provinces, Quebec has the smallest selection of European beers. Guy McClelland, Beer Knight and European craft beer importer, is hoping to help change that.

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Celebrate 32 Years of Rich-Uncle Skelleton

Sat, 28 Dec 2013 18:54:44 -0500

Montreal's most enigmatic taste-maker, Rich Uncle-Skelleton had a huge 2013 - what with the premier of his digital baroque opera, Party Like it's 1699, a three-show partnership with M Pour Montreal and the launch of his new video series, 'Rich Uncle Presents,' it's as though everything he touches turns to gold.

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La Petite Garconne

Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:58:01 -0500

Boutique 1861 has found her older, more sophisticated sister and she's called La Petite Garconne.

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Film Review: Saving Mr. Banks

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:00:27 -0500

Have you ever wondered how the magic of Mary Poppins started? Any fan of the musical created almost 50 years ago is interested in knowing how the story came to be! The film premiered on December 12 and was officially released in theaters on December 20.

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The Midnight Poutine Podcast - Dec. 19-Christmas(!), 2013

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:30:06 -0500

We're moving to a new website! Don't worry, the podcast will stay the same, as will the people who do it, but we'll be publishing over a site called Radio Cannon in 2014. Tune in for full details.

It's also our goodbye Greg/Christmas edition, and we play some unreleased tracks from iconic Montreal indie bands and some less tacky than you'd think holiday tunes from the likes of Malajube and The Mountains and the Trees. Ho Ho Ho Canada!It's been great, Greg. May Toronto take you into its musical bosom with open arms and much love. And remember that a 6-hour drive does not a friendship break. We'll be seeing you.

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Collective Speak :OFDT

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:39:10 -0500

OFDT Collective co-founders Marc-Antoine Clement and Jean-Paul Pahn are both the particular type of young creative whom has at once perfected their craft to perfection, maintained a sense of wonder and enthusiasm for the artists they interact with and possess the ability to bring to life aesthetic conceptions that are artfully suited for their spatial context.

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See The Guardians of the Cross this weekend only at Theatre St. Catherine

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:53:18 -0500

Upon first walking into Theatre Ste-Catherine, Alain Mercieca, Artistic Director of Le Nouveau International and all around main TSC man, was on the phone. He was going on about monologues rewritten and ad hoc rehearsal times. After hanging up, he took a few minutes to explain to one of his people that he'd be "running the lights," and what that entails. He then spent a few more minutes with a Nouveau members discussing what kind of music they want for a scene or two--Mingus and the Hymn of the 183^rd Brigadier (your guess is as good as mine) were mentioned.

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Ask Hua Li #3: Of Leashes and Stimulation

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:39:14 -0500

Hua Li is Midnight Poutine's sex writer. Ask her an anonymous question in the box at the bottom of this post and she'll answer it in this column, appearing every other Hump Day (aka, Wednesday).

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Winter Warmer IV

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Winter Warmer is an extravagant event and not a beer party for the weak. You won't find a Molson booth here. In fact, you won't find a craft beer below 8% alc./vol. Winter Warmer will do what the name implies and you'll leave with flush, rosy cheeks.

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Watch the masterful short film "Next Floor" online via the Phi Centre website

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:42:29 -0500

It's no surprise, even just a few reviews in, that I'm a Phi Centre fan. Simple reason being: I've seen a bunch of stuff there that I would never have seen in Montreal otherwise. It's the movie nerd in me's little art-house, these days--and most often our only real limited-release option in town--so it's hard not to gush (though you'll note I didn't think much of Spike Lee's Oldboy, though I was happy they held an advanced screening).

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The Great Not-So-South: Dixie by William S. Messier

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:01:36 -0500

Dixie, William S. Messier's third novel published by Marchand de feuilles, is at once hard to read and completely engrossing. Messier moves between gory descriptions of decaying dead animals and the tragic melancholy of the ghosts that haunt the isolated land of the author's childhood: the Eastern Townships. As this also being where I grew up, I can say that the juxtaposition of poetics and grit the author constructs creates a surreal yet surprisingly resonant portrait of the area.

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Searching for Veronica at Main Deli Steak House

Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:41:39 -0500

We needed food in us, something hot, something starchy. We were headed to a destination for the seriously hungry. We were going to Main Deli Steak House.

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Biermarkt Opens in Montreal

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:40:39 -0500

Toronto's high-end beer institution has opened in the old Queue de Cheval location, right across from the Bell Centre, bringing some delicious European beers into Quebec.

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Festive Gin-Based Holiday Cocktails

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:10:53 -0500

Looking to break out of the humdrum of Egg Nog and Mulled Wine? Check out these delicious recipes!

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The Midnight Poutine Podcast - Dec. 12-18, 2013

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:08:00 -0500

If you're still writing your Christmas list or ticking friends and family off your Christmas to-do list, here are some options for great music you can buy from bands worth supporting. Other suggestions: Show tickets. What? All these bands are playing in Montreal this week?? Yup. That's why we do this podcast every week--for you, listeners. It's like our weekly Christmas gift to you.

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