MONTREAL SHOWS 1965 – 1975, Concert Posters, Photos and Ephemera Exhibit, September 16 – 20 2015, ART POP, 3450 St-Urbain. Vernissage: Wednesday Sept. 16. Hours: Sept. 16, 17-20h; Sept. 17-18, 11–20h; Sept. 19-20, 11-18h. SPECIAL GATHERING after exhibit Friday Sept. 18, 8 p.m., and Saturday September 19, 6:30 p.m. at site of former New Penelope Café on Sherbrooke west of Bleury. Click here for the Facebook event. Archive Montreal presents

The Computer Riots were a seminal event in Montreal’s development and stand as one of the important racial protests of the era. A brand-new NFB documentary, Ninth Floor, looks at the event in part by showing unseen footage of the dramatic events themselves, recently found in the University’s archives. Here from Black History Canada is an overview to introduce the Sir George University student newspaper The Georgian from January 31,

As we begin this journey into the past, why not dig some sights and sounds from this town’s 60s underground! Here’s a link to Archive Montreal‘s weekly radio show’s blog, Montreal Sound Ark, where you can listen to past shows including some special ones related to this project! We’ve been finding more and more interesting publications and ephemera in Archive Montreal’s archives as this project gets rolling. Here’s a smattering

Montreal Underground Origins, 1965-1975 Round-Table Discussion: Origins of the Montreal Music Scene With Nick Catalano, Johnnny Monk, Alex Taylor, Louis Rastelli Pop Montreal Symposium, September 21 Archive Montreal hosts a round-table discussion on the early days of Montreal’s underground music scene. Local longtime 1960s scene chronicler Alex Taylor and cultural historian Louis Rastelli moderate a panel of local music-scene veterans to talk about this formative era. Discover Montreal’s first real