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The Big Lebowski and the White Russian cocktail

There are cult films and there are those in a higher category. Those around which subcultures have formed. The Big Lebowski belongs to this league of works which have legions of admirers. The Coen brothers’ seventh feature film, the film stars Jeff Bridges in the title role, but whom everyone calls The Dude. John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman are also part of the brilliant cast. Cinéma Moderne offers two special screenings of The Big Lebowski restored to 4K on April 20 and 24. To enhance the experience, the White Russian, the Dude’s favorite cocktail, would be offered at the coffee bar on sale for $10.

At Cinéma Moderne, April 20, 9:15 p.m., and April 24, 9:30 p.m.

Pascal LeBlanc, The Press

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Arielle Soucy at Sala Rossa

The album There’s nothing I’m not by Arielle Soucy is one of the most beautiful things to have happened in the musical landscape in 2023. The singer-songwriter is offering this Thursday at Sala Rossa an additional… of her sold-out launch last fall closed. The multi-instrumentalist, who has performed on various stages since, will be surrounded by a band for this evening which should be as soft as it is luminous. The sensitive folk and musical grace of Arielle Soucy will captivate you, that’s for sure.

Josée Lapointe, The Press

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Oumou Sangaré at MTelus

We haven’t seen Oumou Sangaré, a major figure in Malian music, for more than 10 years in Montreal. It’s a good time to reconnect with her: her most recent album, Timbuktu, is pure pleasure, both rich and catchy, grating and thrilling, rooted in tradition and tempted by electric blues. In short, by adding to this music the repertoire of this artist, there is reason to have a great time.

At MTelus, Sunday, 8 p.m.

Alexandre Vigneault, The Press

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MIKE in Montreal

Michael Jordan Bonema, aka MIKE, is a rising figure in rap underground. The American spent part of his youth in England and grime artists, such as Skepta, inspired him to write his first rhymes. Upon his return to the United States, he began recording and released his first microalbum in 2015. The following year, his meeting with Earl Sweatshirt was decisive, as the renowned MC became his mentor. Since then, MIKE has released albums and mixtapes quality. Burning Desire And Faith Is A Rock, with Wiki and Alchemist, published last year, stand out from the crowd. He will be preceded on the stage of the Fairmount Theater by 454, Niontay and El Cousteau.

At the Fairmount Theater, April 19, 8 p.m.

Pascal Leblanc, The Press

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The Scriptarium 2024 at the Fred-Barry room

For the seventh year, the Fred-Barry room of the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier opens its stage to student speech with the show The Scriptarium. This year, it’s the emergency pediatrician Joanne Liu who served as commissioner. She invited some 1,500 young people to use their pens to talk about the issue of commitment. Around twenty texts were chosen by the author Laurie Léveillé who made a collage of them. The latter, carried by four professional actors, will be directed by Sylvain Scott, from Théâtre Le Clou.

Until May 3

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My dear record store, it’s your turn

Even if the surge in vinyl prices is almost as dizzying as that of real estate, the traditional Record Store Day remains a precious opportunity to go and sing to our record store that it’s their turn, to let ourselves be talked about ‘love. In addition to inviting us to search their bins in search of the next collectible item that will compromise our ability to send our offspring to university, several Montreal stores will transform their Saturdays into real music festivals. This is the case of Vacarme, on the Plaza Saint-Hubert, which will host performances from 4 p.m. by Myriam Gendron and Corail, as well as l’Oblique, on the Plateau Mont-Royal, which will be shaken by the friendly punks of Chou, from 4 p.m. too. At 180g, in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, several DJs will take turns behind the record players, from noon to 4 p.m., including the turntable diplomat, Poirier. Enough to bounce and spend well.

Dominic Tardif, The Press