Casa del Popolo is a bar, bistro, and music venue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Saint Laurent Boulevard in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. Its name is Italian for "House of the People".
It was established in September 2000 by Godspeed You! Black Emperor bassist Mauro Pezzente and his partner Kiva Stimac.House party: Raise the roof for Casa del Popolo's first birthday, at the Montreal Mirror (via archive.org), by Lorraine Carpenter; August 30, 2001; retrieved March 13, 2014 Since then, the Casa has hosted performances by Arcade Fire, Buck 65, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Do Make Say Think, Moldy Peaches, Carla Bozulich, and many more.Casa Del Popolo: About , at CasaDelPopolo.com, retrieved February 14, 2011 Casa has also hosted non-musical performances, including slideshows by SethNews Briefs featuring Seth: Seth in Charlottetown 7/23, Halifax 7/24 and Montreal on 7/26!, at DrawnAndQuarterly.com, July 16, 2004, retrieved February 14, 2011 and book launches by Jonathan Goldstein.Jonathan Goldstein re-launches Lenny Bruce Is Dead at CHBooks.com, October 5, 2010, retrieved February 14, 2011
Fodor's describes Casa del Popolo as "one of (Montreal's) top venues for indie rock music",Casa del Popolo Review , Fodors.com, retrieved February 14, 2011 and Frommer's has compared it to CBGB.Review of Casa del Popolo, Frommers.com, retrieved July 11, 2011 (via archive.org)
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