It’s been quite a while since I’ve laid eyes on the beautiful city of Montreal, and I have to say it’s damn good to be back. Moving into a new place and getting used to a new area is always a bit hectic, but I’m more than ready to get back to work covering all of the amazing culture and music that this city has to offer. If you read this site often, then you know that I’ve been running…

Hooray for birthdays! The New Montreal was founded exactly one year ago today, and it’s time to celebrate. The first year of this site has been more amazing than we ever could have imagined. We’ve found ourselves at more shows than is healthy, interviewed some of our idols, ventured to Tennessee for Bonnaroo, and even opened up a new site in Philly. None of this would have been possible without you, the readers, so a big thank you is definitely in…

We’ve got some very exciting news for you today. As you’ve probably noticed, over the past few months many of our posts have been coming out of Philadelphia. Two of us are from the area, so summer break took us home for a while. Now, I (Claire) have officially relocated there, and well, we couldn’t just ignore the amazing Philly music scene. The natural next step was to create The New Philadelphia, a sister site for TNM. The New Philadelphia…

Want to win two free tickets to the Freelance Whales + Shout Out Louds concert this Friday? Freelance Whales are coming to Cabaret Music Hall with Shout Out Louds on May 7, and all you have to do to win tickets is make us laugh. Send something funny to thenewmontreal@gmail.com. We’ll post the good ones on the site, and whoever entertains us the most will wind up with the tickets. That’s it! The winner will also receive an autographed copy…

We’re baaaack! We’ve redesigned the site and we hope you guys dig it as much as we do. The new site marks the start of some big changes here at TNM. The school year is wrapping up, so eventually (sigh) we’re going to have to head on home for the summertime. But fear not! The blog will live on, just via coverage from our hometowns of Philadelphia and New York City. You can expect to see Philly coverage popping up…