The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
François Dallegret carried out his first Montreal project in 1964, the year of his arrival. This is Le Drug, on de la Montagne (then named Mountain Street) in […]
The band The Sidetrack in 1965 included Alan Brown, John Charles Lewis, John Christopher Brown, Poesh Brown, Ken Guilmarten and John Burrowes.
Here is an image of the band The Sidetrack in action, playing at The New Penelope on Stanley Street in 1965. Sidetrack were great, they were the New […]
Here are The Cavemen in action at The New Penelope on Stanley Street in 1966. Member Richard “Bossman” Johnson recalls the band playing regularly at The Cavern, a […]
Excerpt of an interview with Richard “Bossman” Johnson, ex-member of the bands Beat Boys (1965) and The Cavemen (1966). He recalls band rehearsals at The New Penelope on […]
This picture shows the storefront of the first The New Penelope concert venue. It was a small, semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Stanley Street (1965-66). These photos are the […]
Gary Eisenkraft wanted his coffee houses to be welcoming spaces for teenagers who enjoyed music. His new coffee house, The Penelope, makes no exception. This article relates the […]
This advertisement promotes the opening of the Fifth Amendment coffeehouse on November 11th, 1964. The programming features a Hootenannies event followed by a gospel singing act. Hootenannies were […]
This article was published in the student newspaper The Georgian in 1964. It recounts a conversation with Gary Eisenkraft who speaks about the opening of his new club: The […]
I’ll tell you, the biggest inspiration for him [Gary Eisenkraft] […] was the club Potpourri. The Seven Steps and the Potpourri, because they had music, Gary liked to […]
These three shots show the front of the New Penelope, a small concert hall that first opened its doors in a semi-basement on Stanley Street (1965-66), in downtown […]
This is possibly the most iconic The New Penelope poster. It promotes the band The Sidetrack performing live at The New Penelope from June to September 1967. Imagine […]
