The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
François Dallegret carried out his first Montreal project in 1964, the year of his arrival. This is Le Drug, on de la Montagne (then named Mountain Street) in […]
Here is an excerpt of “Festival,” a song recorded by the band The Sidetrack in Montreal in 1966, which is evocative of the live music they would have been […]
Video clip of an interview with Jim Mathewson, former member of the band Owed To The Blues and then-friend of The Sidetrack. He recounts the people’s infatuation with […]
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 […]
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 picture shows the storefront of the first The New Penelope concert venue. It was a small, semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Stanley Street (1965-66). These photos are the […]
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 […]
Gary Eisenkraft wanted his coffee houses to be welcoming spaces for teenagers who enjoyed music. His new coffee house, The Penelope, makes no exception. This article relates the […]
