Volume 2 of Leonard Cohen’s biography chronicles his stormy love life, career takeoff
It is a gossipy book, revealing the good, the great, the bad, and the ugly in Cohen’s relationships.
Articles by Irwin Block
Quebec’s first music festival since COVID-19 opened in Victoriaville
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – After a year’s absence because of COVID-19, the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville picked up where it left off with a 12-concert program over three days that are fulfilling its mission to be innovative, challenging, and bold.
COVID-safe Musique Actuelle Festival kicks off in Victoriaville May 21
VICTORIAVILLE, QUE. – As COVID-19 numbers continue to decline in this region, a more limited version of the much-admired Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville is scheduled to begin May 21.
Book review: David Homel’s memoir reveals his opposition to the U.S. war in Vietnam and the life he found in Montreal
The son of a Jewish family of modest means, young David was determined to resist the draft.
Book review: Legendary Canadian guitarist Sonny Greenwich followed his muse
Of Stars and Strings by Mark Miller has all the qualities of a lifetime of work as a chronicler of Canadian jazz, written artfully about the music and its heroes.