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Wondrous Bughouse turns out to be a surprisingly appropriate title for the second album from Trevor Powers. Better known as Youth Lagoon, the 22 year old’s sophomore record is a study in life, mortality and curiosity. Continue reading “Youth Lagoon – Wondrous Bughouse”
The 11 tunes on Rob Waddell’s third solo disc are sure to be a treat for fans of well arranged folk music and literate lyrics. Continue reading “Rob Waddell – Everything Is From Now On”
by Sheldon Birnie
With festival season bearing down hard upon us, it is with great anticipation that we wait here for some of the world’s best singers, songwriters, and guitar pickers to come pouring in off the Hillbilly Highway and into our backyards. With performances at Dauphin’s Countryfest in June and the Winnipeg Folk Festival in July, Manitobans have no excuse to miss out on Hayes Carll. Stylus caught up with this Texas troubadour over the phone from a tour stop in Tucson, AZ.
by Sheldon Birnie
Last week, my adventure to Calgary to cover Sled Island took a turn for the worst. Southern Alberta was hit with an unprecedented disaster that forced the cancellation of the bulk of the festival (and all my coverage), as well as the evacuation of up to 100,000. My heart goes out to all the folks who are still out work and house or home. The damage is, quite frankly, staggering. But the people and local governments in the area are doing all they can to get back to normal in the face of calamity.
I’m hoping that my bad luck with weather and festivals does not hold any further, as I prepare today to hit the Highway to Dauphin Countryfest early tomorrow morning. Vehicle is secured, camping gear prepared, and press pass waiting at the gate. It’s gonna be a wild one, friends. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Hitting the Highway to Dauphin”
by Daniel Emberg
photo by Cheyenne Rae
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band will be hitting the stage in an hour, and the Rev is seated at a picnic table working on his band’s setlist for the night. Turning his formidable facial follicles across the street toward the King’s Head Pub, he smiles at the action on the patio. “You know,” he says, “It’s a lot of fun, but I don’t drink so I’m not much for bars except when we’re playing. You know that store Claire’s at the mall, with the earrings and stuff? If they had music there, that’s where I would hang out, is Claire’s. I just want to be where the music is.” Continue reading “Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band brings salvation to Jazz Fest”
Destined to be most recognized as “the side project of the drummer from Caribou,” Pick a Piper follows in the same style of electronic footprint as Caribou. Continue reading “Pick a Piper – Pick a Piper”
What was I expecting from an album featuring the son of Jan “Miami Vice Theme Song” Hammer? Continue reading “Savoir Adore – Our Nature”
In his native Australia, Roger Knox is known as the Koori King of Country or Black Elvis. Continue reading “Roger Knox & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts – Stranger In My Land”
This album is “after the fact.” After the fact of that night; after the fact of one great encounter with someone or another; completely and totally unforgettable and forgettable. Continue reading “Leif Vollebekk – North Americana”
by Stefan Braun
When I first heard Haunter’s long awaited debut album Rivers and Rust, I drank a case of beer and used a sewing needle to tattoo a rowboat onto my roommate’s arm. Although I don’t recommend this to every first time listener, it seemed we were doing the album justice. It was the ideal soundtrack for a summer ripe with late nights, good times and bad ideas. The album invokes feelings of a prairie highway, a car filled with friends, the sun on your face, nothing in your head, no clear destinations in mind, but unlimited possibilities. Continue reading “Haunter :: Long awaited debut about to drop”