Roger Roger’s new album Fairweather is a folk-roots album with an injection of country and soul. Continue reading “Roger Roger :: Fairweather”
MULLIGRUB: Melancholy and Melody meet in the Heart of West Broadway
By Andre Cornejo
It’s Sunday afternoon, and the weather is certainly less than favourable. The Winnipeg winter we all love to hate has shown up over the weekend, and I’m glad that I only have to walk one block with my tape deck to get to Mulligrub’s jam space.
I make my way up to the front door and I’m let inside by guitarist and vocalist, Kelly Campbell. The first thing one notices when entering the home is the impressive collection of written and printed material. Information ranging from and beyond indigenous struggles, animal liberation, gender, and health, to socialism, foreign policy, and radical fiction. Continue reading “MULLIGRUB: Melancholy and Melody meet in the Heart of West Broadway”
Basic Nature
By Rachel Narvey
It’s the first snowfall of the year and already Winnipeg drivers seem to have forgotten the rules of the road. I make my way across Main, narrowly avoiding a few ambitious cars. At her apartment, Lizzy Burt (one half of Basic Nature) offers me some tea. While we wait for her counterpart, Claire Bones, to arrive, we talk about staying motivated, how gross the mall is, and holistic healing. Continue reading “Basic Nature”
Well Sister: Wistful, Soulful Folk Music
By Talula Schlegel
Jaymie Friesen released Sacred Sights from her solo project Well Sister early this November. Friesen had been tracking and mixing this EP since January, and finished the project four months later. Continue reading “Well Sister: Wistful, Soulful Folk Music”
AudioOpera :: Constantly Working
By Mike Skwark
I meet AudioOpera at a Salisbury House ‘Xpress’ near the University of Manitoba. He is dressed in a white and green coat with patches sewn on that look like they came from an ornate quilt, over a black t-shirt with a purple dragon on it. He posits his purple cotton pants once belonged to a “dead grandmother,” and his taupe New Balance velcro sneakers are the type you might find on an early morning mall walker. Continue reading “AudioOpera :: Constantly Working”
Daniel Romano :: 10/27/15
Daniel Romano live at the Good Will Social Club
Photos by Eric Roberts
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”
Dilly Dally :: Doing Anything But Dilly Dallying
By Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell
Dilly Dally is a name you might want to familiarize yourself with if you’re into that whole grunge, badass thing, and I hope you are. There are four of them in total. Katie Monks and Liz Ball have known each other awhile but Dilly Dally all began about six years ago. Some bassists and drummers came and went but they’re lucky now to have Jimmy Tony and Benjamin Reinhartz solidified within the group for the last year and a half. Continue reading “Dilly Dally :: Doing Anything But Dilly Dallying”
Holy Void
By Ed Durocher
Holy Void is a kind of “supergroup” within the Winnipeg music scene, with Danny Hacking and Kyle Loewen (Surprise Party) making up the rhythm section and Grant Trippel & Michael Henderson-Castle (The Catamounts) handling guitar duties. Their debut self-titled EP is full of spacey psychedelic goodness. They would describe it as ‘nightmare pop.’ I got a chance to talk with bassist Danny Hacking about the album, the recording process, and the band.
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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”