crys cole – Ear to the Ground
By Curran Faris crys cole wants you to listen. Carefully. She’s the artistic director for Winnipeg’s annual sound art festival,...
B.A. Johnston
By Kent Davies [caption id="attachment_358" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo by Jason Penner"][/caption] Canada’s most underrated overweight entertainer, B.A. Johnston, performs songs...
Grizzly Bear
By Jeff Friesen [caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photo by Tom Hines"][/caption] “In general, we’re all just feeling a bit more...
Nestor Wynrush
By Whitney Light [caption id="attachment_350" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photo by Steve St. Louis"][/caption] Elliott Walsh has carried a notebook every day...
Haunter
By Patrick Michalishyn Unless you’re living under floorboards or have your privacy setting ramped up on Facebook so you’re not...
Oh My Darling
By Michael Elves [caption id="attachment_342" align="aligncenter" width="361" caption="Photo by Antoinette Dyksman"][/caption] On the strength of their self-titled debut EP, Winnipeg...
Peter Bjorn & John
By Taylor Burgess Their name will be forever linked to that song—you know, that whistling one—but Stylus readers should know...
The Sea and Cake
By Jeff Friesen [caption id="attachment_335" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Photo by Megan Holmes"][/caption] While it isn’t a jazz band in any sense...