From Wilco to Slash to Melissa Etheridge
And if that’s not enough, there’s also Alabama Shakes and Steve Earle
Monday, Sept. 21
Grammy-winning American alt-rock band Wilco are cross-promoting their latest album, Star Wars, on their current tour which pitstops at Metropolis (59 Ste-Catherine St. E.) tonight at 8. Opening act: William Tyler.
Admission: $51.50 advance, $57 day of.
Tickets: 514-844-3500 or evenko. ca.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Actor and playwright Tony Calabretta’s new comedy Don’t Blame it on the Stork is about a Montreal family of Italian origin. The plot: a pregnant daughter and her anglo husband move into the top floor of her parents’ duplex. The play stars a stellar ensemble cast: Calabretta, Shawn Campbell, Guido Cocomello, Veronica Melis, Eleanor Noble, Dino Tavarone and Nadia Verrucci. It’s directed by showbiz veteran Antonio DiVerdis (a.k.a. songwriter/record producer Tony Green, who has worked with France Joli, Freddie James, Luba and Michelle Sweeney). The play began last week in the gorgeous Mirella and Lino Saputo Theatre at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre (8370 Lacordaire Blvd.) in St-Léonard (free parking) and runs to Oct. 11; Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m., plus Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Admission: $34.50 to $52.50. Tickets: 514-955-8370 or centreleonardodavinci.com.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
L’Usine C (1345 Lalonde Ave.) kicks off its 20th season with the much-anticipated North American première of the 90-minute French-language play Une Raclette by French theatre collective Les Chiens de Navarre. Une Raclette is a satirical look at neighbours enjoying a calm, friendly meal that quickly degenerates into “an infinitely burlesque, joyous, devastating ca. and controlled theatre.” Runs to Sept. 26 at 8 nightly.
Admission: $33 to $38 plus service charges.
Tickets: 514-521-4493 or usine-c. com.
Thursday, Sept. 24
Montreal standup comic Andrew
Searles’ C’est Moi! C’est Chocolat! debut run sold out in 2013. Now Searles is back with his Englishlanguage sequel C’est Moi! C’est Papa Chocolat! at Comedyworks (1238 Bishop St.), with guest comedians Franco Taddeo, Gino Durante, Stephen Spinola and Jon Selig. Showtime: 8:30 p.m. Repeats Sept. 25-26 at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Admission: $15. Tickets: 514-876-8777 or comedyworksmtl.ca.
Two concerts of note tonight: Former
Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Slash brings his new World On Fire North American tour to Metropolis (59 Ste-Catherine St. E.) with his current band, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. Opening act: NYC rockers The Last Internationale. Showtime: 8 p.m.
Admission: $47.50. Tickets: 514-844-3500 or evenko.ca
And producer/singer-songwriter
Chris Velan headlines a fun hometown gig with musician friends at Bar Le Ritz PDB (179 Jean-Talon St. W.). Opening act: Ngâbo. Showtime: 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $10. Tickets: 514-274-7676 or at the door.
Friday, Sept. 25
Montreal indie rockers The Dears will celebrate their 20th anniversary with today’s release of their new album, Times Infinity Volume One, and a special intimate live show — featuring both new material and Dears classics — at the Phi Centre (407 St-Pierre St.); the show will be recorded. Showtime: 8:30 p.m.
Admission: $26.25. Tickets: 514-225-0525 or phi-centre.com.
Saturday, Sept. 26
The 2nd annual one-day MRCY Festival will feature 12 bands — including Kodaline, Mac Miller and Alabama Shakes — on two outdoor stages at Espace Montmorency in Laval (close to Montmorency métro station). Showtime: 1 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Admission: $60 to $100. Tickets: 450-667-2040 or mrcyfest.com.
The Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal presents excerpts from its upcoming show From Opera to the Silver Screen with a few great arias that have left their mark on the world of cinema. Listen to four emerging talents perform highlights from screen history, at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (both shows will last 30 minutes) at the Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme, Place des Arts. Free admission.
The 32nd Montreal Antiquarian
Book Fair is on at Concordia University’s J. W. McConnell Building (1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) today from noon to 5 p.m., and Sept. 27 from noon to 6 p.m. This year’s fair features books on photography, for all budgets: $25 to over $25,000.
Admission: $6 gets you in both days.
Author and The Independent’s
Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk will lecture on the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS, followed by a Q&A session, at St. James United Church (463 Ste-Catherine St. W.) from 7 to 9 p.m.
Admission: $10 advance or $15 at the door for students; $15 advance or $20 at the door for nonstudents.
Tickets: 438-380-5410 or cjpme. nationbuilder.com.
Steve Earle and The Dukes headline the Corona Theatre (2490 Notre-Dame St. W.) at 8 p.m. Opening act: The Mastersons.
Admission: $41.40 advance, $47 day of.
Tickets: 514-931-2088 or evenko. ca.
Sunday, Sept. 27
If there is one sure thing in the world, it is that Montreal loves Melissa Etheridge and Melissa loves Montreal. Etheridge proudly remembers headlining the Montreal Forum back in the day. “Montreal was my first big show,” Etheridge said recently. Etheridge is back in town headlining Théâtre Maisonneuve tonight at 7:30.
Admission: $68.50 to $113.50. Tickets: 514-842-2112 or placedesarts.com. Music legends Oliver Jones and Skipper Dean will, among others, perform (along with emcee, comedian Joey Elias) at the Fundraising Concert for Seniors Action Quebec at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) at 1 p.m.
Admission: $50. All cash raised will be donated to Seniors Action Quebec.
Tickets: 514-620-6612 or seniorsactionquebec.ca.