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Concert Review :: Noah Reid Live at the Winnipeg Folk Festival!

Bradi Breckman

On the second day of the 49th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival, Snowberry Field in Birds Hill Park was packed with festivalgoers braving the afternoon heat. Why? To see Noah Reid, of course. Having come to fame through his role in the hit comedy show Schitts Creek, Reid is now making his name as a musician. The Ontario-based singer/songwriter drew a crowd on his first-ever visit to Winnipeg as the temperature climbed to 30°, and the anticipation grew.

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Show Review: Pop Punk Party 4! Live at the Park Theatre

Guitar player performing at Pop Punk Party at the Park Theatre.

by Bradi Breckman

On October 19, I had the pleasure of attending the Pop Punk Party at the Park Theatre. The show was held as a fundraiser for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in memory of Zach Huchall, who was tragically lost in 2016. The fundraiser was put on three years in a row before it was halted due to Covid-19. Thankfully, it returned this fall with a passion! The proceeds from this year’s show went to Klinic Community Health and the Robb Nash Project, totalling over $35,000 through ticket sales, silent auction tickets and donations. 

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Concert Review :: Cluster Festival :: Pulse (with Debashis Sinha, Jason Tait, and Compost)

(June 6, 2024)

by maggie astrid clark

If—as Phil Elverum sang during his performance of an unreleased Mount Eerie song at the West End Cultural Centre (WECC) on June 26—recorded music is a “statue of a waterfall,” then concert reviews are poems about a blurry photograph of said statue. Words cannot capture the experience of a sound, let alone reconstruct a memory that is already fading from the mind.

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LUANA MOTH/C. Samms/Mutable Body

March 22, Handsome Daughter

blury photo of luna moth singing and dancing hand above head with guitar player

by Stiff Wiggle

The prairies have long been identified as fertile grounds for more than merely vegetation — music springs from our soil like so much sage and clover. Much has been said about the way our winters seem purpose-built for the intense woodshedding and creative hermitage which characterizes the habits of artists of legend. But there’s a flip to this that’s much less frequently considered. I feel that when you’re prairie-bound, inspiration can be hard to come by. 

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Concert Review: Manitoba Metalfest 

Hands in the air making rock sign during Manitoba Metal Fest
Photo by Nischal Karki

written by Sam Doucet

Black t-shirts peppered the landscape of South Osborne on the beautiful evening of May 10th as The Park Theatre hosted the latest edition of Manitoba Metalfest. The annual weekend gathering has been an eagerly-awaited occasion for Winnipeg’s metal community for many years — understandably, given its history of bringing in big-name bands to a city often overlooked on tour itineraries. It doesn’t take much to lure local headbangers to Metalfest — even if the lineup isn’t your scene, the festival’s raucous and jovial atmosphere is unparalleled. But this year’s iteration featured a few reasons for extra excitement. 

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The CKUW 25th Anniversary Celebration!

A good reminder to support local music, local voices, and radio. — Stylus Editor

Guilty Sleep headbangs while playing infront of an energetic audience.

Photos by Veronica Blackhawk

Written by Bradi Breckman

The University of Winnipeg’s on-campus radio station celebrated 25 years of broadcasting on 95.9 FM radio on Friday, May 17th. The station specializes in local music, so it was only logical that they celebrated with a show at The Handsome Daughter, featuring three local rock bands. Cheap Heat, Bloc Parents, and Guilty Sleep all performed during the three-hour run-time of the show. Doors to the venue opened at 8:00, and concertgoers filed in to see the local talent, celebrate the station, and escape the stormy weather outside.

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Concert Review: Neighbour Andy / Big Loser / DJ Hayden Mekai at the Good Will, Dec 26

by Stiff Wiggle

Any Christmas cheer I conjured this year had long since dissipated by Boxing Day. However, as I found myself standing shoulder to shoulder with a sold-out crowd at the Good Will, eager to enjoy an eggnoggy evening of rootsy rock with Neighbour Andy, there was no room for holiday humbugging.

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