Tag Archives: Jean P. Labelle

Special Report By Emma Labelle The Shenkman Arts Centre has played host to a variety of visual art presentations and performing artists since its opening in 2009, providing Ottawa East with a much-needed multidisciplinary arts facility. More recently, however, it welcomed Classic Albums Live to its stage, a band dedicated to performing the most memorable […]

What better way to spend a Saturday evening than re-acquainting myself with a band I have known for 25 years but have lost touch with recently. 54-40 Playing at the beautiful Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans, veteran Canadian rockers 54-40 celebrated their 30th anniversary and their last show of the year, with a rousing 2 1/2 hour show. They had the audience standing, […]

October 17, 1980, a date with the mighty Led Zeppelin that would never come to pass. Montreal was abuzz early that summer. Led Zeppelin was coming to the Montreal Forum! The Gods Of Rock were actually coming to my city… the excitement was absolutly incredible!!! 25 September 1980. Drummer John Henry Bonam has passed away […]

I managed to squeeze off a few shots before the stage collapsed. The last photo was taken seconds before the collapse. (those photos MAY follow at a later date) As you may already know, the main stage where Cheap Trick was playing collapsed 20 minutes into their set. I was in the photographers pit area […]

