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It’s hard to really pinpoint what the initial vision of the Montreal-based streetwear brand was, but what is clear is that Setiz Taheri, Koku and Gildas Awuye needed each other to make it happen. Whether they met via faith, chance, or sheer luck, they were meant to meet for a purpose: Atelier New Regime. “I…
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Tamy Emma Pepin is a woman of many titles. From host, to producer, to content creator, to media figure, and most recently founder of her very own creative studio Un Peu Plus Loin, Pepin is, above all, a woman of boundless, indefatigable ambition. Having won the adoration of a Quebecois audience early in her career,…
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Montreal seems to have a particular grip on the Red Bull Music Academy. Known for their multifaceted, 5-week long residencies held in a different country each year, the Academy’s decision to host a long weekend on the island only a year after last year’s impressive 2016 edition came as a welcome surprise. Whether this was due…
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For the first-time customer, walking into Jeans Jeans Jeans in the Mile End can seem overwhelming. The 6,000-foot basement is a sea of clothes racks heaving with denim pants, jackets, shorts, skirts, and dresses. Denim clothes drape the walls from floor to ceiling. But customers soon realise they will not need to navigate the store’s…
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Mired in controversy after being scheduled so close to this year’s installation of Pop Montreal, the Mile Ex End Festival proved to be a charming, earnest affair with seemingly no intention of stealing Pop’s thunder. Taking place at the Van Horne Viaduct, the family-friendly festival came armed with inflatable dinosaurs, glowing orbs, and over 100…
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“I love it when people walk into the café and look through the window and say ‘what the hell is going on here?’” Mitch Martin, one of the owners of September Surf Café points to the rectangular window at the back of the bright, high-ceilinged space. On any given day you’ll find customers with foreheads…
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During a year rife with political turmoil, global pride celebrations – and celebrations of diversity, in general – seem more important than ever. With that in mind, Fierté Montréal pulled out all the stops for this year’s pride celebrations, bringing in the biggest names from the award-winning competition show: RuPaul’s Drag Race. With the addition of…
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If you’re passing through the Plateau on a Tuesday evening, chances are that you’ll find the East Laurier Running Club taking the streets; their name emblazoned on the shirts of those keeping the pace. A weekly tradition since East Laurier’s inception, the Tuesday social run serves as the nucleus of a club that prides itself…
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This past summer, after a short hiatus, we relaunched The Main with a mission: to serve up stories that Montreal needs to read. As part of our new mission, The Main will be driven by a specific editorial theme each month. Our first edition was all about Illumination. This month’s edition is titled Textiles and will focus on outstanding…
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You’ve seen the placards with smiling, well-coiffed people, beaming down from stop signs and hydro poles across the city — it’s municipal election season. On November 5, Montreal will elect a mayor and a host of other representatives who will effectively run the city for the next four years, and it’ll be either Denis Coderre…
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It’s hard to really pinpoint what the initial vision of the Montreal-based streetwear brand was, but what is clear is that Setiz Taheri, Koku and Gildas Awuye needed each other to make it happen. Whether they met via faith, chance, or sheer luck, they were meant to meet for a purpose: Atelier New Regime. “I…
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As part of the current Leonard Cohen – Une brèche en toute chose / A Crack in Everything exhibition at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the MAC will be holding a series of five concerts, focused on five iconic Leonard Cohen albums during the five-month-long exhibition. Taking place at the intimate Salle Gèsu, the concert…
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If you’re looking for places to go, people to see, and things to eat, look no further than The Main’s weekly curated list of top-notch events. See the full list below, spanning from October 6th to the 12th, and stay tuned for your weekly update every Friday. Friday, October 6 5:00 – 8:00 pm: MAPP 2017…
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Tamy Emma Pepin is a woman of many titles. From host, to producer, to content creator, to media figure, and most recently founder of her very own creative studio Un Peu Plus Loin, Pepin is, above all, a woman of boundless, indefatigable ambition. Having won the adoration of a Quebecois audience early in her career,…
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If you’re looking for places to go, people to see, and things to eat, look no further than The Main’s weekly curated list of top-notch events. See the full list below, spanning from Sept. 29th to Oct. 5th, and stay tuned for your weekly update every Friday. Friday, September 29 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm:…
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Montreal seems to have a particular grip on the Red Bull Music Academy. Known for their multifaceted, 5-week long residencies held in a different country each year, the Academy’s decision to host a long weekend on the island only a year after last year’s impressive 2016 edition came as a welcome surprise. Whether this was due…
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If you’re looking for places to go, people to see, and things to eat, look no further than The Main’s weekly curated list of top-notch events. See the full list below, spanning from Sept. 22nd to Sept. 28th, and stay tuned for your weekly update every Friday. Friday, September 22 6:30 pm – 3:00 am: Red…
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Welcome to Red Bull Music Academy’s bass camp: an exclusive program that invites the best upcoming musicians from around the world to participate in intimate, closed-door lectures and workshops with musical luminaries. Taking place at the Phi Centre from Sept. 21-24, the 4-day bass camp coincides with the coming RBMA Weekender (which includes performances by…
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For the first-time customer, walking into Jeans Jeans Jeans in the Mile End can seem overwhelming. The 6,000-foot basement is a sea of clothes racks heaving with denim pants, jackets, shorts, skirts, and dresses. Denim clothes drape the walls from floor to ceiling. But customers soon realise they will not need to navigate the store’s…
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