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June 1, 2015

Gypsophilia :: Like a little family

by Ed Durocher

Gypsophilia call Halifax, NS home but the sound and roots of their music come from many places around the globe. Creatively breaking down walls, they mix it up with Jazz, Funk, world beats, high energy swing, old time folk and a touch of indie. After years of making records, stunning festival crowds all over North America, crisscrossing the country countless times and winning over fans one note at a time they are proving themselves to be a gem in the Canadian music scene. Continue reading “Gypsophilia :: Like a little family”

May 22, 2015

Pressed caps and nervous nights :: Strange Memories with The Nods and Alverstone

By Samuel Swanson

Dozens of pressed caps of ecstasy litter the art on a CD titled Strange Memories on this Nervous Night. “For every cap, there’s a strange memory that comes with it,” remarked Jonathan Broeska, front man of The Nods, who will be hosting a reunion / CD release show with Alverstone on Friday May 29, at The Cavern. “If we can track some of those [caps] down that would be pretty cool,” suggested Micah Braun, former Nods lead guitarist, now at the helm of local pop rock sweetheart, Jicah.

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March 3, 2015

Nonstophiphop:: Ratking, kid skills and the New York renaissance

by Harrison Samphir

“But the city makes up for its hazards and its deficiencies by supplying its citizens with massive doses of a supplementary vitamin – the sense of belonging to something unique, cosmopolitan, mighty and unparalleled.”
-E.B. White, Here Is New York (1949)

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February 24, 2015

Camp David – Babes Before Christ

Dave Shaw is proving to be a difficult guy to pin down. One minute, you’ll find him crooning beneath the tense and gloomy electronics of his Glass Random moniker, the next he’s releasing a totally sincere and unwinking cover of Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love.” Continue reading “Camp David – Babes Before Christ”

February 24, 2015

Shooting Guns :: Opportunity is unpredictable

by Daniel Emberg

Do you know Shooting Guns? Over the past couple of years, they have seemingly become everybody’s favourite heavy rock band. There are a good number of devoted followers here in Winnipeg and the band loves coming here, though it has been over a year since they last made it to town. Drummer Jim Ginther apologized for that (“It wasn’t for lack of wanting to,” he insists) during a recent chat with Stylus at Amigos Cantina in Saskatoon, which he adds is the site of the first-ever Shooting Guns show. We met with Jim to pick his brain a bit about the band’s whirligig past year and get an idea of what is in store for them during 2015. Continue reading “Shooting Guns :: Opportunity is unpredictable”

February 24, 2015

Single Mothers

by Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell

Do you like mosh pits? Well you should. There’s no better way to enjoy violence than through the experience that is punk music. Continue reading “Single Mothers”

February 19, 2015