The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
Here is an advertisement that was kept through the years by Alan Brown, former member of The Sidetrack. It mentions The Sidetrack playing on 6 consecutive nights at […]
If an image can tell a thousand stories, this one certainly tells a few! First of all, this is one of the beautifully designed and printed posters advertising […]
Excerpt of an interview with Allan Youster, former doorman at The New Penelope. He shares his excitement about the all-day concerts that he used to attend as a […]
This program shows the schedule for the Bring Your Lunch Hopsville concert held at the Montreal Forum in 1966. For the occasion, about twenty groups performed one after […]
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 […]
Excerpt of an interview with George Ferenczi, longtime author and teacher. He describes Montreal’s Stanley Street coffee house scene of the 1960s, and recalls the special atmosphere of […]
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 […]
This ad was published in 1964 in the Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) student newspaper. In it, Gary Eisenkraft offers lessons in folk guitar, finger-picking, blues […]
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 […]
