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Greg MacPherson :: Dropping Fireball on the World

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by Matt Williams

Winnipeg’s own hardest working man in showbiz, Greg MacPherson, will release his sixth studio album, Fireball, on October 29. The album combines MacPherson’s lightning-in-a-bottle live show energy with the skills of award-winning engineer Cam Loeppky and the razor-sharp, heart-pounding drums of Rob Gardiner. Stylus caught up with him over some expensive rum between painting his basement floor and an early-evening photo shoot. Continue reading “Greg MacPherson :: Dropping Fireball on the World”

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Michael Feuerstack :: Always intimate

photo: Scott Da Ross
photo: Scott Da Ross

by Myke Lewis

Michael Feuerstack writes soft, inviting music that evokes space and distance. His sound is like a warm autumn evening with the setting sun gently pushing through the leaves of trees and reflecting off lakes and rivers and the windows of trains passing in the distance. Calling from the Yukon to talk about his latest record, Tambourine Death Bed, seemed perfectly fitting. Continue reading “Michael Feuerstack :: Always intimate”

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Claire Bones :: More than skin and bones

photo: Laura Sexsmith
photo: Laura Sexsmith

by Gilad Carrol

As I sit on an old leather couch in the back of a Winnipeg sticker shop, I cannot help but feel slightly anxious for my interview with Winnipeg’s marvelous and always surprising songstress, Claire Bones. After months of attempting to get a few moments of her time, she finally agreed to meet with me. She required that we met somewhere recluse and dark. After remaining quiet following the release of her beautiful “Call You a King” single last December for the Beach Station Blues record, Claire opened up to me about her new take on songwriting as well as new influences in her musical life. Claire is a guitar stalwart and imaginative and often times spiritual lyricist. As she spoke with me, it became clear that Claire has some incredibly exciting musical experiments in the works. I wanted to get to know her. We spoke for hours, and this interview represents a brief summary of the topics we broached. Continue reading “Claire Bones :: More than skin and bones”