Labour Day Weekend Schedule For FYI

The FYI team is taking a break for the Labour Day weekend and will return with a newsletter edition on Wednesday, Sept. 5.

By FYI Staff

The FYI team is taking a break for the Labour Day weekend and will return with a newsletter edition on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Late breaking news will, of course, be posted on the website between then and now. For those interested, David Farrell is off to Quebec to visit with JP Guilbert and his wife Lorna, longstanding residents in St. Maarten who have returned home after a hurricane devastated the island and blew their dockside restaurant to kingdom come.

Wishing all of our readers happy trails and the best of health, David Farrell

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The Alchemist at 180g in Montreal.

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The Alchemist Unites Hip-Hop Fans with Special Vinyl Pop-Up in Montreal

The veteran hip-hop producer stopped by local record store 180g to sell some limited vinyl records and sign autographs for fans ahead of his DJ set on June 30 at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. "The local scene is strong," he says of Montreal.

Montreal's hip-hop fans got a visit from a legend today (June 30).

Veteran producer The Alchemist hosted a special afternoon vinyl pop-up at 180g, a local record store in Montreal's Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. Ahead of his DJ set at Club Soda for the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the producer took the time to sell rare vinyl copies of his albums and sign autographs for over one hundred eager fans.

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