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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Richard King was a friend of Gary Eisenkraft who also happened to work as doorman at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke St. In an interview with Harriet Eisenkraft, […]
Suzanne McCarrey worked as a waitress at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street at the age of 16. In this audio clip, she explains the challenges of serving […]
This New Penelope concert poster is a good example of the 1960s posters inspired by psychedelic design: intertwined illustrations, kaleidoscopic motifs, bright colours, ornate typography and sensual female […]
Another beautifully designed and printed poster that promoted several upcoming concerts at The New Penelope. If anybody claims to remember the Howlin’ Wolf concert at The New Penelope, […]
Pierre Huet was a songwriter for the 1970s Montreal rock band Beau Dommage, author of the book En 67 tout était beau, and fan of The New Penelope. […]
Here is a poster for a love-in (or in this case a “human-in”) held on September 3, 1967, on Mount Royal. In a “peace and love” atmosphere, bands […]
In this interview excerpt, Alan Brown, former band member of the popular band The Sidetrack, remembers the danger of having long hair in Montreal in the 1960s and […]
