Spotlight TimeThe people behind
The people behind
the local stage.
Interviews with performers, venue owners and the people who keep live entertainment alive in your city. New stories every week, in French and English.
[Interview video · 12 min]Featured interview
Performer · Montréal“[A short pull quote from the featured interview.]”[Band name]: twenty years of Friday nights[Band photo]
▶ VideoPerformer · Montréal[Band name]: twenty years of Friday nights[How a cover band became a neighbourhood institution.]Oct 2 · 6 min read
[Pub interior]
Venue owner · VerdunWhy [Pub name] books live music every week[A pub owner on what live shows do for a room and a business.]Sep 25 · 5 min read
[Magician portrait]
▶ VideoPerformer · LavalThe magician who works birthday parties and bars[Close-up magic, quinceañeras and learning to read a crowd.]Sep 18 · 4 min read
[Party photo]
Event planner · BrossardPlanning a quinceañera with live entertainment[A family shares what they looked for and what made the night.]Sep 11 · 7 min read
[Mixing desk]
▶ VideoBehind the scenes · MontréalA night with the sound tech[What happens before the first song, from load-in to line check.]Sep 4 · 5 min read
[Comedian on stage]
▶ VideoPerformer · RosemontStand-up in two languages[A comedian on writing jokes that land in French and English.]Aug 28 · 6 min read
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