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 […]
Junior Wells was a popular blues singer and harmonica player.
The Young Ones were a Montreal group led by American native Duke Edwards. They played in Montreal in venues such as The New Penelope and the Black Bottom, […]
Here is an ad for a Muddy Waters show at The New Penelope in 1967. It is surprising to see how unexpensive the tickets were for this artist […]
Sonny Greenwich was just starting out as a Montreal jazz guitarist when he played at the New Penelope. He went on to record numerous albums and is now […]
Muddy Waters was one of the first blues performers to move to Chicago from the American South, bringing his acoustic blues music to the big city. Once in […]
Pierre Huet was a songwriter with the 1970s Montreal rock band Beau Dommage, author of the book En 67 tout était beau, and fan of The New Penelope. […]
This is an excerpt of the February 1968 issue of The New Penelope newsletter. Transcription: She’s not only beautiful; she’s worth listening to. A wide-eyed girl with long […]
Underlining the popularity of The Fugs with The New Penelope crowd is the fact that they played there on two separate occasions: each time for several nights in […]
The Fugs were a New York City based rock band best known for their humorous songs and stage shows. The band was formed in 1965 by Ed Sanders […]
Michael Cahill was a young high school senior who was lucky to live not far from The New Penelope. He tells ARCMTL about his regular drop-ins at the […]
Here, we see Allan Youster standing in front of a Fugs poster he loaned ARCMTL for its exhibit of concert posters presented at the 2015 Pop Montreal International […]
