Casa del Popolo

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".

Casa del Popolo

Victoria Vox in front of Casa del Popolo in 2015
Location	4873, boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45.5222°N 73.5905°W / 45.5222; -73.5905
Owner	Mauro Pezzente Kiva Stimac
Type	Bistro Nightclub
Genre(s)	Indie
Opened	September 2000
Website
casadelpopolo.com

It was established in September 2000 by Mauro Pezzente and his partner Kiva Stimac.^[1] 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.^[2] The Casa has also hosted non-musical performances, including slideshows by Seth^[3] and book launches by Jonathan Goldstein.^[4]

Fodor's describes Casa del Popolo as "one of (Montreal's) top venues for indie rock music",^[5] and Frommer's has compared it to CBGB.^[6]

References

1. 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
2. Casa Del Popolo: About Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, at CasaDelPopolo.com, retrieved February 14, 2011
3. News 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
4. Jonathan Goldstein re-launches Lenny Bruce Is Dead Archived 2010-12-22 at the Wayback Machine at CHBooks.com, October 5, 2010, retrieved February 14, 2011
5. Casa del Popolo Review Archived 2012-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Fodors.com, retrieved February 14, 2011
6. Review of Casa del Popolo, Frommers.com, retrieved July 11, 2011 (via archive.org)

External links

• Official website