In the ever-evolving symphony of modern music, Mari Geti stands as a boundary-pushing musical wizard, blending diverse influences and unfiltered emotions into a captivating melange of sound. As they g…

We sat around a soft, open fire, enveloped in the smell of pinewood burning and smoke. Horses and hawks, prairie dogs and rabbits listened in from the surrounding pastures. The wind in the birch trees…

Despite Western media largely framing the uprising solely as a women’s issue, LGBTQ+ Iranians have long faced severe repression. And despite the deadly consequences of being out in Iran, the country’s…

 Yerevan-based experimental electronic duo Symptom.error are continuously producing original music, in addition to boldly creating space for new interpretations of traditional melodies, giving them a notable presence in Armenia’s flourishing Underground electronic music scene since 2…

With the mid-afternoon sun streaming in through the windows,Tanya and I set ourselves up among the soft blankets and plush pillows on the floor and began this first recording. Using two mediocre mini mics, we talk about some of the reasons we started Flow.This project was seeded while we were drivin…

OR HOW THE WORD "WOKE" WAS WEAPONIZED

On people’s and women’s anger : standpoint of a feminist journalist. By Alizée Pichot   I am finishing these lines on August 28th, 2022, 8:30 PM, a text that was begun in december 2019. I am still me a white non-binary transfem writer from France, still angry, still feminist, still antiracist and an…

On June 25th, Bria Salmena will perform at La Poubelle Magnifique, along with a full lineup of other bands and djs, as Godsmom, a new project that incorporates Bria's Italian heritage with 90s dance beats. I caught up with Bria just before her last show on the latest Orville Peck tour. We talked…

Andrew Jamieson talks to the minds behind the new short film, WAITING FOR GUTTMAN, Zachary Guttman and Adrian Vaktor.

An ekphrasis is a vivid description of a scene, a photograph, or more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting, photograph or scul…

Yesterday, on the 23rd, Vladimir Putin announced he would start a military intervention in Ukraine, moving Russian forces from the north-eastern frontiers to the rest of the country, dropping missiles…

BeWyrd (a.k.a. MCC) is a Montreal (Tiohtià:ke)-based poet, musician, Twitch streamer, and president of the Throw! Poetry Collective. His roots are in Northern Ontario. He represented Montreal at the 2013 and 2014 Canadian Festivals of Spoken Word. You can find BeWyrd behind the curtains …

Yes (they/them) is a poet and a pollinator. They live in the inbetween these days, travelling what they call a country in their trailer with their love and enough animals to fill up a tiny zoo. They are a Cuban migrant, brujx, and plant loving bitch. They’re genderqueer and afraid of the dark.…

A Series on How Corporations Turn Your Discontent Into Dollar Signs

A Series on How Corporations Turn Your Discontent Into Dollars

A Series On How Corporations Turn Your Discontent Into Dollar Signs

How it spreads, where it reaches, what happens when left unchecked, and who benefits from the fallout.

Check out Raissa Simone's chat with the poet Tawahum about his work as a writer and activist, his mentors, writing while in lockdown, and his growth as an artist.

In this essay, Raissa Simone explores what happens when our bodies tell us to stop and why choosing rest over productivity can lead to a healthier self and community.

The read-in protest - organized by the newly organized Mile-End Ensemble - was to draw attention and attempt to stop the soulless and insidious effects of gentrification by - and these are my words, n…

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police department was widely viewed as a turning point in racial politics, largely because of the conversations it sparked about systemic rac…

This edition reviews two box sets paying tribute to arguably two of the most pivotal records in the heavy metal canon: Black Sabbath’s monumental 1971 record Paranoid, and Motörhead’s 1980 love letter…

Between the first and second waves of the pandemic, I had a recording session with Letchi. We had played a house show together about two years ago and I knew I had to have him on the podcast. We chat about music, Ontario-living and local wildlife. Reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, Damien Rice and a littl…

When you rarely see the delicate intricacies of your identity represented in mainstream media, books and comics become the salve to soothe your cis-heterosexual-inflicted wounds.

Inali Barger (he/they) is a spoken word artist, educator, activist, and the current artistic director of the London Poetry Slam. He has coached individuals and teams of poets to help them breathe into their own truths, locate their own experiences, and edit (self/others/the world, through words). In…

The Boxed In series makes it to another year with its fourth fantastic edition. This installment looks at two box sets that are currently taking up shelf real estate at your local wax shack. If you w…

While the coronavirus has taken up most of the media bandwidth in 2020, many major problems still loom large, undeterred by the pandemic. None among them loom larger than the climate crisis; no other …

Imagine a world where an algorithm decides where you don't get to live; imagine a world where an algorithm decides how likely you are to be imprisoned; imagine a world where an algorithm can track you…

When we think about (dis)ability, often we imagine it through examples of spatial limitation, perhaps because it is the most visible or obvious form of (dis)abled experience (wheelchairs and canes are…

An all-new episode of this incredibly unique comedy game show. Voted the #2 comedy show in Montreal Battle of Wits is hilarious, unique, and a whole of fun!

Matt and I worked together on the Bluebird EP we recorded in Wakefield last December. Since then, we've continued to play together on each other's songs. He came into the studio this summer while the quarantine was relaxed and we had a nice, chill time.Matt’s latest project is a cross-national colla…

What does it mean for political revolution and organizing to get stunted in a medium designed to be a time capsule for internet culture jokes?

Symbolic organizing or knowledge spreading is not superficial—in fact, it has been necessary for building community, both digital and offline. A look at Instagram carousels in history, the myth of sla…

Recently, there has been a surge of writing and thinking devoted to a topic that is easing its way into the mainstream- ethical polyamory. While some polyamorous circles may be reluctant to address th…

Nearly a decade ago, I started a band in Guelph, Ontario called Dear Me. There aren't many recordings from that time, but we did have one of our first out-of-city gigs recorded. That gig was at The Rockpile in Etobicoke. It was an old heavy metal venue that had a decorative electric chair next to a …

Can it be argued that hip-hop shares a common lineage with experimental music? This jam-packed episode of GenreBender argues yes, and along the way we make our first (though by no means last) encounters with musique concrète, noise music, experimental rock, and industrial. In the words of Laurie And…

Music shapes our lives in very intimate ways. This article discusses Fiona Apple's discography and touches on why this time of year is especially good for a deep dive into her music.

An all-new episode of this incredibly unique comedy game show. Voted the #2 comedy show in Montreal Battle of Wits is hilarious, unique, and a whole of fun! This episode features David Brennan, Rebbeca Reeds, Sara Meleika.

As strong as the link between cycling and liberation is, it can sometimes feel like bikes get all the political press. There are stories of independence and activism baked into the development of all …

GenreBender returns! In this episode, we delve deeper into the politics of dance music, the way hip-hop changed what can and can't be said in a mainstream context, and the threads that tie the two genres together.

Samson Cooperman is a comedian who has worked in Quebec, Ontario, and New York. His performances are hilariously physical, neurotically introspective, and sincerely irreverent enough to make you completely relate. You can catch him next at The Comedy Nest on September 2nd, where he will be defending…

Toronto’s Ugly Pop could be described as the perfect punk rock label. Embodying the DIY spirit that continues to permeate punk rock culture, it is headed up by Simon Harvey who shoots from the heart a…

How the rags to riches fantasy has ravaged my health and contributed to worldwide systemic failure.

"We aren't crazy. We know what happened. We are just unable to manage it. We want a happy life. Our memory has no statues, has no court, has no status; it is a sickly, persistent 'is.' For the people…

Deep cut crate diggers and new school funkateers are definitely going to want to line up to see this great documentary “Betty Davis: They Say I’m Different” (2020), MVD, directed by Phil Cox. Self-con…

Pansy Boy is a indie-folk band with classical influences, based out of Montreal.Their new (and first!!) single is called 'In My Head'. It's about missing someone after you've left a toxic relationship.Follow Pansy Boy on social media to keep up with future releases!

How are you dealing with the intensity of pandemic life? How do you usually cope with discomfort? Maybe a little art can help you sit in your ~feels~. Here are some thoughts on how art can help us exp…

The symptoms started slowly. I hardly noticed them, it was easy to brush off. Initially, my doctors told me it was anxiety. Until I started losing weight. And more weight. And more weight.

Johnson Cummins continues his look at recently released box sets in this third and final instalment. These following two box sets demand to take up virtual space in your online shopping cart and shoul…

Public engagement in social justice campaigns has never been higher—but is everybody working towards the same aims? Raissa Simone investigates the difference between true solidarity and performative a…

On today's GenreBender, we explore the lesser-known origins of ambient, new age, and electronic dance music - the West borrows instruments from the East, Brian Eno gets ideas from his girlfriend, and everyone gets a boost from Wendy Carlos. Plus: more classical music from around the world, psychedel…

We are on our second installment of looking at recent box sets that have been getting a release and these two shining moments from the ever important year of 1979 are as good as it gets.

GenreBender is a brand-new show about all the different genres of music: what do they sound like? What are their histories? What are some of the ways, both expected and unexpected, that they intertwine with each other? For this first episode, our frequently-stammering narrator explores how notions o…

Before COVID came in and crashed our party, Steven Lee Rachel came into The Library and played us some tunes. We had some good chats about life, social media and music.Steven Lee Rachel is the musician behind Goblin Butler <--Click for latest release!

A quick guide to some of the most common terms used in contemporary organizing and their relationships to trans and gender non-conforming people.

Just a girl. I wilted and slunk back in my seat. I prayed to a god I didn’t believe in to strike me down. Dear god, melt me on the spot like a chocolate Easter bunny in the back of a hot Honda Civic. …

For 5 years a large part of my job was to clean out dead peoples’ houses. We would drive around town in a large open backed truck and fill it with everything that the person had collected over their l…

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter literally profit off of images of violence against Black people. But they do not profit off of calls to action for systemic change.

Erik Fines is a Peterborough-born local musician who plays in many local bands. He's also a talented songwriter in his own right.I apologize for any rogue tambourine -- Erik allowed me to jam with him on it despite having nearly zero experience and not having ever practiced with his songs.You can fo…

Watching the riots and what led up to them left me asking some questions I just could not answer.

In the before times, we had Aly Marguerite in the studio. Perfect listening for a sunny afternoon.Check out her new music video for PTSD, her EPK, her 2019 promo video and her new album on Spotify!You can also find her band, Old Time Honey, on Facebook, Bandcamp, YouTube and their website.

A man was recently acquitted of breaking into a home on magic mushrooms and beating the woman who lived there. It's been presented as a cautonary tale against the drug, but what really happened?

Anthony came into the studio with his walkman to play with some tracks he had prerecorded on tape and transported us to another dimension. You can find his album 16kbp Future Nostalgia here and his teenage throwback music here.Photo credit @cath.rip on InstagramUnknown Artist Season 2 is recorded li…

Rosalie Van Waeyenberge is an artist based in Belgium who co-creates drawings with her daughter. Their work is a playful and cross-generational exchange that invites the viewer into their familial world. However delightful their collaborations are, they have been criticized on the validity of their …

Melissa Major came into The Library, sang some tunes and talked about gender norms and Banana Bread Sundays.You can follow her on InstagramUnknown Artist Season 2 is recorded live @ The Library courtesy of Godberd (Email for details).

CW : sexual gender-based violenceNaghmeh and I talked about Nirvana, the state of women's rights in Iran and living the musician life.Website | Facebook | HearNow | Bandcamp | Instagram Unknown Artist Season 2 is recorded live @ The Library courtesy of Godberd (Email for details).

Marie Hamilton brought her harp into the studio and told us some stories about her magical trip overseas, the furry friends in her life and our favourite languages to road rage in.WebsiteFacebookBandcampInstagram  Unknown Artist Season 2 is recorded live @ The Library courtesy of Godberd (Email for …

In this episode, Emily Carson-Apstein and I talk about banjos, protests and dental hygiene.You can find their projects online here :Rattus Rattus : Facebook Instagram BandcampDagger Harbour : Facebook InstagramThe Dusty Faces : Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Support the podcast and gain access to EXCLU…

In the first season of Unknown Artist, we went deep into the lives and music of Claire Porter, Clerel Djamen, Frisco Lee, Nahji, Mars on the Harp, Tim Coker and Carlisle Evans Peck. I even took a sick day and made one with myself! We were just figuring out how to do this podcast thing and I think we…

There were some absolutely classic records that rightfully got the expanded box set treatment recently and over the next installments of The Review we will look at some of the best of the bunch.

Lowell Shows How Slow Fashion Is Keeping Montreal On The Map

Godberd’s Johnson Cummins takes a look at the documentary film Desolation Center. The film documents the early eighties underground music scene, which would prove to be a catalyst for mega fests Burn…

Le 6 février prochain, dans les méandres d'un des lieux les plus mystérieux de la ville, je (Alizée Pichot aka Peach) vous invite àLa Pulp Party  Poésie, musique, performances et féminismes seront infusés en mots et en images…

Its a song of impulse. The fragility of the mind. The power of passion, and the times cops took me sight seeing with them all around town because I was too drunk to be in public. recorded live @ the library

GODBERD TAKES A LOOK AT 5 NEW ALBUMS

The afternoon sun is casting long shadows in the park on the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Laurier street, where a large group of people have gathered under the trees.

AN INTERVIEW WITH MEKY OTTAWA      I first met Meky Ottawa at a 13 moons art show, produced by Kiki Harper and Emelle Rosa Massariol.  The show was comprised of many underground artists from many different paths.  I was instantly drawn to Meky’s work.  The duality captivating me.  The humour u…

GODBERD IS PROUD TO HOST THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MONICA ROSE AND AMBER DAWN, THE ARTIST BEHIND PARLOUR PROJECT, AN INSIGHTFUL LOOK INTO PERSONAL TRUTH.

For those of you looking to get their needle in the groove here’s five killer new releases to ease you into autumn.

Sipping on a glass of crisp white wine in the Library of the Manoir des Beaux-Arts, I eagerly await Claire Porter's arrival while chatting with a few early birds. We are here tonight with a twin purpo…

Callen Schaub is an abstract painter most recognized for his unconventional techniques and live performances. Utilizing a combination of spin machines, pendulums and trapezes, Schaub uses his own pain…

Jonathan Cummins talks to Analogue Addiction member Jean-Philippe Bourgeois about Montreal's lively local music scene and how fun is key to booking a good show.

At Godberd we believe in supporting local entrepreneurs who give back to their communities. Cool Capitalism is occasional series that profiles socially responsible small businesses; places that offer …

There are clear signs that climate change has emerged as a central issue for Democrats going into the 2020 presidential elections.

On September 5th of this year the Recording Industry Association of America released their numbers for their mid year report, and without surprise the vinyl surge continued to flourish and if the newl…

  Spanish and French follows English messageArt and decolonization in Guatemala: A conversation with Lucia Ixchiu   A discussion on art and decolonialization in Guatemala with activist artist Maya K'iche Lucia Ixchiu in Montreal this week. The meeting will address the socio-political context of G…

Poetry Nite is back at Chez Morrígan.

or, sobriety and submission as magical praxis

or, for Ryan—and whoever from St Catharines left their Mary B. Morrison book and pharmacy receipts on the Canada Coach to Welland, Ontario.

It is open to people from all backgrounds. The workshop will be intro level and I hope people from many different experiences take part! I want to make filmmaking and art accessible to everyone, not o…

For feminists and marginalized people, the internet has been a vital ally in consciousness-raising and organizing, but its benefits are in danger of being drowned out by targeted attacks from trolls a…

  Experimental Film: Expanded, Hybrid and DIY Approaches to Filmmaking  4 Hour Lecture & Practice February 2nd, 2019 12pm - 4pm  In the first part of the workshop, attendees will view and discuss a selection of experimental works while exploring techniques, tools and meanings. They will view …

    Grand Stand x Godberd presents PERFORMANCES: Number One   PERFORMANCES is a new variety series hosted by Andrew Jamieson and produced by Kaleigh Connery-Grigg.   Featuring: Tara McGowan-Ross (spoken word) Edie Roberts (spoken word) Cayley Deane (comedy) Emelle Rosa Massariol (belly da…

The scientific name for the Arctic wolf is "Canis lupus arctos." Canis lupus arctos is also the Latin name for Arctic wolves. Arctic wolves are not shy. Although it is believed that most wolves are s…

Godberd is proud to present a Halloween with Hart and George. Oct 31st!   Come dressed as your favorite dead celebrity for a halloween and comedy party in heaven.We have a great comedy lineup featuring stand-up and sketch to get everyone in the mood.Featuring:Cayley DeaneHart & G. will be host…

If you are a fan of a queer artist or media personality, you may be aware of the ongoing trend of social media platforms censoring queer content. Twitter users are finding their accounts suspended for…

“In 1954, a psychologist testified that reading comic books would turn children into juvenile delinquents. In 1994, a psychologist testified that reading Boiled Angel would turn adults into serial kil…

  HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE WITH ZERO EXPERIENCE (with artist-in-residence Laura Dawe) In 2009 I wrote a short story called “The Inevitability of Something That Once Felt Impossible” and decided it would make a good movie. I had never read a script, been on a set. At that point  I didn’t even really watc…

  Godberd is pleased to offer free self defense classes to women and Female-Identified People.  Starting Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 6-9pm. The classes will continue every Wednesday.   Class breakdown   3-5 minute breathing exercises to relax the mind   calisthenics to warm up the body betw…

Misha Pam Dick will be reading with Betsy Warland and Oana Avasilichioaei for Zutique 7. Thursday May 3, 8pm

Oana Avasilichioaei will guest-host the next Zutique reading – with Betsy Warland (Vancouver) and Misha Pam Dick (NYC) – on Thursday, May 3

Performance installation @ ORO (May 17-25) Conor and Julian have been together for years. Their lives, their selves, are entangled. They were happy, or content. Now they’re changing, they’re growi…

    Godberd is an alternative school associated with the Oro space, an independent art space located on Joly near Metro Sherbrooke. The Godberd Reading Series showcases current workshop participants, alumnis of the Godberd Alternative School, friends, special guests & anyone else we like or …

Montreal producer talks about noise and physicality ahead of her set April 13 at Brasserie Beaubien for Live Analog DANCE Rhythms v 2

Errhead talked with producer and Temple Records founder R Weng! He plays April 13 at Brasserie Beaubien for Live Analog Dance Rhythms v2

Coming at you by way of an exclusive Godberd debut, this brand new Boogieman track features driving low end and hypnotic arpeggiated trills. Recorded live with analog sound sources, the harmonics and …

Mark Francis Johnson is the author of Can of Human Heat, Treatise on Luck,and After Such Knowledge, as well as numerous shorter works. He lives in Philadelphia, where he sells antiquarian books and ra…

NICOLE RAZIYA FONG lives in Montreal. Her first book of poetry is forthcoming from Talonbooks in Spring 2019.

“Quebec cinema is on the rise and is being recognized around the world. There’s a real signature in Quebec cinema that’s fun to integrate into Indigenous cinema as well. There’s a real lack of Indigen…

The following dialogue between Mercedes Eng and Fred Moten is excerpted from the new edition of Eng’s Mercenary English, which documents – among many things – the resistance to the gentrification of V…

Phoebe Fregoli has written and directed a play adaptation of Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red!

A bildungsroman outlining the development of the artist from his bold, broke, youthful beginnings to the eventual disillusionment yet financially secure state of adulthood!

XTREME INTERVIEW

We’re observing what happens when the prevalence of sexual assault outpaces the systems supposedly meant to expose and incriminate it.

PRINCE RAMA - XTREME NOW: Extreme Sports, Speed Art, and the Sublime Experience!       On March 3 Prince Rama will lecture on their new manifesto. XTREME NOW: Extreme Sports, Speed Art, and the Sublime Experience! A CONCERT will follow their presentation!  FEATURING BLUE ODEUR, THE WALLS ARE…

DOLDRUMS AIRICK ASHER WOODHEAD INTERVIEWS ZONES DERECK MCKEON AHEAD OF THEIR SET OPENING FOR ERIC COPELAND THIS SATURDAY

Airick Woodhead (a.k.a Doldrums) chats with Erik Copeland about his evolving sound.

In the past months, Godberd has had the great pleasure of hosting Michael Nardone's curated reading-series called Zutique. Michael's pleasant demeanor is so consistent as to be unnerving,

Interdisciplinary artist Sofia Borowska will be presenting new work at Gamma on November 23rd - December 12. Here's a taste of a conversation with her about her practice and upcoming solo show.

ZUTIQUE 4   Joni Murphy + Jesse Ruddock + Jacob Wren + Andrew WhitemanSaturday, 2 December, 8-11 PM.JONI MURPHY is a writer from New Mexico who lives in New York. Her work has appeared in the publications The Capilano Review, Canadian Art, and Brick, and with the arts organizations ACRE, Resonan…

Alex Ross has been making superheroes seem closer to the touch through his hyper-realistic painting style since the 90s.

SOPHIA BOROWSKA - LOT       Lot responds to urban landscape and renewal as they affect the body’s sensorial memory and perception of a place. A contested site in Montréal is investigated through materiality, process, attachment, and mischief.The Omnipac Building was an abandoned cardboard box fa…

Godberd is proud to present a Halloween with Hart and George. Oct 31st!   Come dressed as your favorite dead celebrity for a halloween and comedy party in heaven.We have a great comedy lineup featuring stand-up and sketch to get everyone in the mood.Featuring:Cayley DeaneHart & G. will be host…

Godberd is proud to present Curious Physics.    I find myself looking at how I blend into or intersect with my larger environment and whether or not I'm aware of this on a deliberate level or if I happen upon it subconsciously. I am interested in the process of how we put ourselves into our space,…

Godberd is proud to present a evening of electronic music organized on the occasion of the Montreal visit of the Belgian artist Tzii who will present cinematographic compositions with abrasive melodies. Tzii will be accompanied by performances by Charles Barabé (Victoriaville) and Grise with the scr…

Rachel Blau DuPlessis is the author of over a dozen books of poetry, the most recent include Days and Works (2017), Interstices (2014), and Surge: Drafts 96-114 (2013). She is also the author and editor of a number of critical works on feminist and objectivist poetry and poetics, including Blue Stud…

Godberd is Proud to present ZUTIQUE.  ZUTIQUE is an occasional reading series focused on poetry, poetics, performance, and sound curated by Michael Nardone.   Anahita Jamali Rad is currently an uninvited guest on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, wher…

The Lantern x LVNEA is a collaboration between Stephanie Creaghan, Florence Vallières and April Lea (founder of LVNEA) together they produced a scent score to accompany the screening of La Lantern. The Lantern addresses issues surrounding gaslighting, a form of manipulation where the abuser tries t…