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 […]
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 […]
The band The Sidetrack in 1965 included Alan Brown, John Charles Lewis, John Christopher Brown, Poesh Brown, Ken Guilmarten and John Burrowes.
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 […]
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 […]
In this image we see The Sidetrack performing at The New Penelope on Stanley Street in 1965. Staff and fans remember that the venue at The New Penelope […]
Here are the Greenbriar Boys bluegrass band from New York playing at the Fifth Amendment. That club was a tiny space, located on Bleury Street. It was the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s an article about Montreal’s Stanley Street scene as it was when Gary became a part of it by opening his series of coffeehouses. Transcription: The Stanley Scene […]
