Winnipeg singer-songwriter Renee Lamoureux releases her sophomore album Dare to Be You at the West End Cultural Centre this Saturday, April 23. Stylus sat down with Renee to talk about the new album.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE :: Xavier Rudd and the United Nations
Xavier Rudd and the United Nations are on tour through Canada to promote their latest album, Nanna. They’ll be making a stop in Winnipeg this Saturday, October 31 at the Burton Cummings Theatre. Stylus caught up with Xavier over the phone. Continue reading “ONLINE EXCLUSIVE :: Xavier Rudd and the United Nations”
Festival Review: Up + Downtown 2015 in Edmonton, AB
Considering the length of the drive, we made pretty good time and got into Edmonton early Thursday evening. After sorting out our accommodations, half our gang sought shut-eye while the rest of us headed to the Empress Ale House for a little hey-how-are-ya. Friday was a bit of running around, highlighted by a surprise invitation from the venerable CJSR to spend a couple of hours on-air. Then it was time to get down to what was planned as a very busy weekend. As stated in the Stylus festival preview, we had our collective sights on kicking it off with a punk show presented by Solidarity Rock at Brixx. Continue reading “Festival Review: Up + Downtown 2015 in Edmonton, AB”
Adictox, Jessica Moss, JIMH :: UP+DT 2015 in Review
CKUW’s Robin Eriksson was at UP+DT in Edmonton this past weekend. Read all about it! Continue reading “Adictox, Jessica Moss, JIMH :: UP+DT 2015 in Review”
The Long and Short of It :: Up + Downtown 2015 Festival Highlights
The pizza, the party, and the place. Here are Victoria’s UP+DT Highlights: Continue reading “The Long and Short of It :: Up + Downtown 2015 Festival Highlights”
UP+DT :: Stylus in Edmonton
Stylus heads west to Edmonton to check out Up+Downtown Music Festival next weekend, October 9-11! We’ll be keeping you in the loop with reviews, photos, and more! In the meantime, here are some of the gigs we’ve got on our radar. Continue reading “UP+DT :: Stylus in Edmonton”
LIVE BAIT :: Slim Twiggin’ at the Good Will on a Sunday
By Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell
On Sunday, September 20 at one of our local music hotspots, the Good Will Social Club, I had my first Slim Twig experience. It was your typical Winnipeg Sunday, with a cool breeze and most people at home dreading the fact that Monday was approaching. A few music lovers dragged their butts out to catch some tunes. Continue reading “LIVE BAIT :: Slim Twiggin’ at the Good Will on a Sunday”
From the Archives :: Volume 5, Number 5 :: Vav Jungle
Photo by Chuck Molgat
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Brandon Gets Folked :: The 31st Annual Brandon Folk, Music, and Art Festival
Ready for some folking? Good, us too.
The 31st Annual Brandon Folk, Music, and Art Festival runs this weekend, July 24-26, in Brandon, MB. Stylus caught up with the festival’s artistic director, Shandra MacNeill.
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From the Archives :: Vol 8, No. 5, July 1997 – The Weakerthans
“. . . John writes the songs that make the whole world cry.”
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