Animated doc on ironworkers hits festival

by Marisela Amador - October 13, 2020

(COURTESY ALLAN DOWNEY) Dear Readers: As an essential service that is still open during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Eastern Door is fighting hard to keep news like this flowing, in our print product, though an online subscription at www.eastermdoor.com and here, for free, on our website and Facebook. But when a large portion

Tonight’s post-powwow slamming and jamming

by Daniel J. Rowe - July 13, 2019July 16, 2019

The Kanien’kehá:ka super group is going to blast the roof off the Moose tomorrow night in a free concert that is going to pack the house for sure this powwow weekend. (Courtesy Cheryl Delaronde) After filling stomachs with food, eco-bags with crafts and delights and eyes and ears with the sights

Rice going for the win to the Maxim

by Marisela Amador - June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

Brooke Rice is looking to be a Maxim cover girl, and use the platform to promote food sustainability. (Courtesy Brooke Rice) “If I win I would be blessed to be on the cover,” said Kahnawake’s Brooke Rice, as she vies for the top spot in Maxim Canada’s Cover Girl 2019 competition. Rice

Winter Carnival highlight events honour young and old

by Marisela Amador - February 12, 2019February 11, 2019

The competition is high for top skits at the Tetewatierónnion variety show with groups working hard to get laughs and create something with style and originality. (Marisela Amador) Tetewatierónnion about babies and laughter and Kanien'kéha Marisela Amador Winter Carnival is upon us and with it a plethora of fun and exciting activities for

Children of God is must-see theatre for healing

by Steve Bonspiel - February 5, 2019February 1, 2019

Do not miss your chance to check out Children of God at the Segal Centre, and do not forget to bring tissues and be ready to watch a tragic masterpiece. (Courtesy Leslie Schachter, Urban Ink) Word to the wise: Don’t go see the musical Children of God unless you’re prepared to

Children of God opens tonight at Segal

by Daniel J. Rowe - January 24, 2019January 18, 2019

The music will grab you, and the story will keep you for Corey Payette's residential school musical that opens tonight in Montreal. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) The Eastern Door was invited to the Segal Centre Performing Arts theatre last week to catch a sneak peak of Children of God,

Buffy, bluegrass, punks, Poets and blues

by J. David Bush - January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

Buffy St. Marie, here in 2009, will be in town February 16 for a show people will not want to miss. Buy her book and bring it. Hopefully she'll sign a few. (J. David Bush, The Eastern Door) The live music scene will usually slow down after the holidays but that

Dad squad getting set to show off “hot” bods

by Daniel J. Rowe - January 8, 2019January 4, 2019

Kyle Zachary and Shawn Rice will enter the ring Saturday as the local duo continues to book gigs in the wrestling circuit. (courtesy Kyle Zachary) Saturday, in Beauharnois, two Kahnawake dads will enter the ring looking to quench wrestling fans’ thirst for slamming action and entertainment at The Beginning II, hosted

Musical maverick sings history, heartache and resistance

by Daniel J. Rowe - September 18, 2018September 14, 2018

If you're looking for a book to curl up with this fall with some folk music on in the background, why not chill with a seminal figure of music, poetry and Indigenous resistance. (Greystone Books) She is a seminal figure of 20th Century folk music, but she’s so much more than

Punk in the rearview, mega show starts today

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by Daniel J. Rowe - August 3, 2018September 14, 2018

On a hot day at a punk show, nothing is more delightful than a sprinkler spraying down the circle of skankers or moshers. Bring on the water this weekend at Osheaga. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) Somewhere between the time I ruined a white Five Iron Frenzy band tee sweating