Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
Andrew Mazurak – Stylus Art Director’s Top 12 Albums of the Year
1.| Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
2.| Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
3.| Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Goin Down…
4.| Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment – Surf
Continue reading “Art Director’s Top 10ish Albums of the Year”
Top 10 Punkish Shows of 2015 Continue reading “Top 10 Punkish Shows of 2015”
Excuse me, I need to wipe the sweat off my forehead because I’ve been slam dancing in my living room and stage diving onto my couch all day listening to this self-released four-song demo from one of Winnipeg’s newest hardcore bands, Higher Love. Continue reading “HIGHER LOVE :: Demo 2015”
By Rachel Narvey
It’s the first snowfall of the year and already Winnipeg drivers seem to have forgotten the rules of the road. I make my way across Main, narrowly avoiding a few ambitious cars. At her apartment, Lizzy Burt (one half of Basic Nature) offers me some tea. While we wait for her counterpart, Claire Bones, to arrive, we talk about staying motivated, how gross the mall is, and holistic healing. Continue reading “Basic Nature”
By Jen Doerksen
I know I can trust Real Love Winnipeg Winnipeg to host a great evening of music; and Thursday Dec. 3 was no different. The variety kept me intrigued from the moment each act set up. Continue reading “Real Love Thursday :: 12/3/2015”
By Talula Schlegel
Jaymie Friesen released Sacred Sights from her solo project Well Sister early this November. Friesen had been tracking and mixing this EP since January, and finished the project four months later. Continue reading “Well Sister: Wistful, Soulful Folk Music”
By Mike Skwark
I meet AudioOpera at a Salisbury House ‘Xpress’ near the University of Manitoba. He is dressed in a white and green coat with patches sewn on that look like they came from an ornate quilt, over a black t-shirt with a purple dragon on it. He posits his purple cotton pants once belonged to a “dead grandmother,” and his taupe New Balance velcro sneakers are the type you might find on an early morning mall walker. Continue reading “AudioOpera :: Constantly Working”
Daniel Romano live at the Good Will Social Club
Photos by Eric Roberts
Dream City is the follow up to Cannon Bros.’ 2011 Polaris Prize nominated Firecracker/Cloudglow, a jangly, riffy tour de force that demanded attention and rightfully received it. Since that album came and went and stuck in our collective brains, Cannon Bros. have largely gone quiet, busy with other projects that have been successful in their own right, so it was one hell of a nice surprise to have this absolute stunner of an album dropped on my lap. Continue reading “Cannon Bros. :: Dream City”
