The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
Michael Nerenberg, a regular at The New Penelope, proposes that Muddy Waters and his band record a “stoop session,” a casual and informal musical improvisation session, at an […]
This photo shows a waitress tidying up the bleachers during two sets of the Mothers of Invention show in 1967, at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street.
Here is a poster for a love-in (or in this case a “human-in”) held on September 3, 1967, on Mount Royal. In a “peace and love” atmosphere, bands […]
This article is a review of the same event mentioned by several interviewees on the related story page: The love-in on Mount Royal on May 7, 1967. Here […]
In this clip, The Sidetrack is playing on the gazebo on Mount Royal in the summer of 1967. The event is one of the 3 love-in concerts that […]
In this interview conducted in May 2021, Louis Rastelli, Director of ARCMTL, and filmmaker Larry Kent discuss the main themes tackled by the movie High (1967) and the […]
Here’s a poster advertising a Jesse Winchester show at the Yellow Door. A photograph from that concert is also included in this exhibit. This concert dates from the […]
This ad announces The New Penelope’s opening on Sherbrooke Street in January 1967. The first to perform at the new venue is the legendary American rock band The […]
Photograph of a member of the crowd sitting down at The New Penelope, before or after one of The Mothers of Invention concerts. They are reading a review […]
Excerpt of an interview with François Dallegret, designer and architect, involved in the design of both Le Drug and The New Penelope in the late 1960s. In the […]
Excerpt of an interview with François Dallegret, designer and architect, involved in the design of elements of Expo 67 as well as Le Drug and The New Penelope. […]
Excerpt of an interview with Juan Rodriguez, rock journalist of the 1960s and publisher of the music magazine called Pop-See-Cul. He recounts anecdotes about the time Frank Zappa […]
