Balanced Records: Complex yet Simple
[caption id="attachment_1711" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Photo by Jerry Grajewski"][/caption] By Victoria King 2011 marks the ten-year anniversary for Balanced Records, the...
Autumn Defense – Once Around
They better have a defense for the other three seasons. The Autumn Defense’s is the fourth album from Wilco members...
Lia Ices – Grown Unknown
Brooklyn's Lia Ices is moving up in the world. Since she released her first album Necima in 2008 on relatively...
Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers: Flugelhorn and Folktales
By Adrienne Yeung This may be their first full-length album, but Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers are no newcomers...
Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers – Hans My Lion
Don’t get me wrong: There is a distinct lack of hose and medieval gallivanting on this album, but nevertheless, what...
Yuck – Yuck
Yuck is the self-titled second release of the British indie rock band. When I first started listening to this album...
Pac Div – Mania
In Mania, the California trio come together once again to produce another summertime soundtrack. Opening strong with “The Mirror,” the...
Jonnies Sticky Buns: Tunes for your Sweet Tooth
By Taylor Burgess Jonnies Sticky Buns is the hippest new eatery in Winnipeg, with a rotation of funky original cinnamon...
Who Are The Suburbs and Why Have they Stolen Slim’s Grammy?
[caption id="attachment_1705" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Photo reinterpreted by Elise d'Awson"][/caption] By David Nowacki When Barbra Streisand stutteringly and with contorted effort...
Mother Mother – Eureka
I've travelled to B.C. a couple of times, and it's always been a pleasant experience, but I must've been missing...