Sufjan Stevens :: Us and those we lose
By Tim Richardson Sufjan Stevens is known for high-concept projects. He’s crafted musical anthologies of Illinois and Michigan, made a...
CKUWHO :: Knock Between Doors
Sam Neal has been involved with CKUW for approximately the past 4 years, first doing guest spots on Sellout Sound...
Live Bait :: Deerhoof w/ Jan at Union Sound Hall – Wednesday June 17, 2015
Topher Duguay “So, this band Jan, they’re…” “They’re certainly Jan, yeah.” “They play Janwave. It’s when you sound like a...
Carly Dow :: Ingrained
By Natalie Bohrn There is hardly a line on Carly Dow’s album Ingrained that isn’t worth twisting around in your...
Retrospectives on May Releases from Manitoba Musicians: Basic Nature, Carly Dow, Raine Hamilton, and Rayannah
By Selci Recently I ran into local musicians Raine Hamilton and Rayannah at Thom Bargen and we discussed all the...
Ideas for Creating Safe(r) Festivals
By Victoria King In light of a lot of really heinous behavior that came to surface nationally and locally a few...
Brain Wave Tapes
By Martyna Turczynowicz What’s old is new again. Just ask Taylor Burgess, founder of BrainWave Tapes, a cassette label that...
The Weather Station : Loyalty
By Victoria King I’m uncertain of the most appropriate word to describe that feeling on a rainy grey Sunday, when...
Odanah :: Post Folk
By Natalie Bohrn “We have church,” Mike Fox laughs on a brisk spring afternoon over bagels and beer at the...
Basic Nature :: Circles and Lines
By Selci Distorted melancholy, as sweet as rain on pavement. Basic Nature’s new album Circles and Lines, draws out an...