(article) L'Inspecteur Épingle: Raise Your Pint, Follow the Puck

L'Inspecteur Épingle: Raise Your Pint, Follow the Puck
Posted by Fernanda in Montreal on 11/May/2007

Quick, where to go in Montréal on a Thursday night?  Think beer, pool, conversation and a little live music by a good local band on a miniscule stage – not to mention the spirited roar of Canadiens' fans.

Located right in the middle of Plateau Mont Royal, L'Inspecteur Épingle is a bar where a variety of characters congregate to drink affordably priced pints of beer. Patrons are often perched on bar stools or lounging at corner tables beneath plasma TV screens, either listening to or ignoring the game and raising their voices just above the clinking of glasses and background music...

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Hey,

Thanks for the suggestion! I've never been there (then again, I am not that big on sports bars in general)

The key here is local music. Many of us know that Montréal is home to some of the biggest indie bands right now and it’s guaranteed there's a lot more from where they came from...

Speaking of the indie music scene, the city's status is now so accepted, the news has made it into all kinds of press, including wire releases, like this one:

Vibrant Montreal brings new Canadian rock sound to world scenes
by Paul Ricard Thu May 10, 3:01 PM ET

PARIS (AFP) - Montreal, the Canadian city known for its fierce winters, has become an international hotspot for a new wave of indie bands....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070510/ennew_afp/entertainmentmusicrock_070510190028

Hi!!! How are you???

My name is Yannick and i'm going to see a show in your club March 4 2008 i'm going to see Dan Mangan and I would like to know if there's tickets and what time we should be there is it first come first serve?

You'll see he's a good singer!

Thank you very much and have a nice day!!

Yannick