The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
