The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
This photo is of Gary Eisenkraft and the members of the Greenbriar Boys bluegrass band. Gary had made them come all the way from New York to play […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bob Dylan is a songwriter and composer of great importance to American popular culture. Many people recall the time he spent playing in modest Montreal coffee houses and […]
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 […]
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was an American group that was credited with innovating a new sound in the mid 1960s, bringing various influences such as jazz and […]
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 […]
François Dallegret’s creations were multidisciplinary and innovative. He created unusual objects/games for museum shops, complex technical drawings for magazines, logos and posters and interactive sculptures for Expo 67. […]
