The Link

The Link is Concordia University’s independent student-run multimedia publication, with current original reporting on Montreal musicians, venues and live-music communities.

The Link is an independent, student-run, not-for-profit multimedia publication at Concordia University in Montreal. It has covered the Concordia and Montreal communities since 1980, publishes online and describes its print edition as a bi-weekly newspaper distributed on and beyond Concordia’s campuses. The site continued publishing current general reporting through July 2026. Its Fringe Arts section carries sustained original music reporting inside the 180-day activity window: an April 13 feature profiles a downtown rehearsal and performance space built around local musicians, an April 12 concert report covers Montreal collective Odie Harr and three other bands, and a February 24 feature documents the city’s open-mic community. The outlet’s mandate emphasizes alternative and advocacy journalism, the Concordia and Montreal communities, and stories involving disenfranchised and historically marginalized people. The official contributor page welcomes people from Concordia and beyond to join mailing lists, attend pitch meetings and work with section editors on stories, photos, video and graphics. That is a newsroom-participation path rather than a designated route for artists or organizations to pitch music coverage, so MusicList does not publish or credit it as a direct submission route. Named staff, editor and advertising inboxes, contributor mailing lists, phone numbers and street-address details are excluded.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Publication

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

Independent student-run multimedia publication, bi-weekly print newspaper, online publication, music and arts features, photo and video journalism

Coverage

Concordia University, Montreal music and arts, local artists and venues, student life, local and community issues

Coverage region

Concordia University, Montreal

Community focus

Concordia University community, Montreal community, students and community contributors, disenfranchised and historically marginalized communities, local artists and musicians

Services

independent student-run multimedia publication, bi-weekly print newspaper, online publication, music and arts features, photo and video journalism

Service territory

Concordia University, Montreal

Submissions

Submission policy not stated· Last checked July 25, 2026No direct route

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