Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
by Shanell Dupras
After the great success of Les Jupes’ Modern Myths, their new EP is bound to be exciting! Stylus sat down with Michael Falk (guitar/vocals) and David Schellenberg (bass) over some hot noodles and chopstick lessons to talk about the upcoming EP, their endless touring, and a brand new member. Continue reading “Les Jupes :: Negative Space”
by Gonzalo Riedel
BA Johnston tells me about a folk fest he recently played. “It was in a yurt in front of about 80 people. Everyone was insanely messed up and, like, 17 years old. One kid clearly didn’t know what was happening and I kept making jokes that he was going to murder everyone because he looked like what I assume a bath salt murderer would look like. He just kept stroking my beard. He turned out to be really nice, and later added me on Facebook.” Continue reading “BA Johnston: Dirtbag”
by Sheldon Birnie
Everyone has their guilty (or not so) music pleasures. Personally, I like to crank Bryan Adams’ Reckless if I need a jolt of energy in the morning, and a Friday does not pass without blasting Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s Stranger in Town at least once at highest volume. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Up in High Cotton over here”
by Martyna Turczynowicz
Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers are one of Winnipeg’s most interesting up and coming acts. From eclectic live shows to intricately put together indie opuses, the band is one of this city’s most exciting. With a new EP behind them, Stylus sat down with Lindsey Collins (bass) to talk about the new EP, Winnipeg’s music scene, and plans for the future. Continue reading “Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers”
by Sheldon Birnie
It’s that time of year again, folks. Crops are coming in, the days are getting shorter, and there’s a chill in the air that lingers each morning. As the autumn approaches, it’s time for one last kick at the outdoor festival can here in Manitoba. Pack up the car, it’s time to head for Clearwater. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Time once again for Harvest Moon”
by Broose Tulloch
Summer’s just begun and Electric Soul is already planning for the end of it, for that’s when they unveil their sophomore disc, Second Paradise. The prog-influence quartette features Ed Durocher (guitar, vocals), Dave Guenette (keyboards, vocals), Joey DeCosse (Drums), and Chris Tuscherer.
Stylus caught up with Ed Durocher and Dave Guenette to discuss the new album, weddings, and band names. Continue reading “Electric Soul :: Brings Winnipeg Second Paradise”
by Victoria King, photo from the CKUW archives, circa mid-80s.
More often than not, we’re mistaken for a secret study space. People wander up our flamboyant yellow stairs, hoping to find repose and peace amidst a sea of textbooks and cell phones. Instead they stumble upon a den of music geeks, activists, anarchists, journalist-types, etc. There are posters on the walls, stickers attached to almost every surface, and odd pieces of nostalgia that have been propped up on bookshelves and cabinets (see the Hillary Clinton nutcracker above Program Director Robin Eriksson’s desk, for one example). This attic-like sanctum is home to CKUW, 95.9 FM; that campus-community beast on your radio dial, smack-dab in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. Continue reading “CKUW Celebrates 50 years on the air!”
by Nick Van Doeselaar
Royal Canoe has been getting a lot of attention, both at home and internationally, over the past few years. After releasing a couple teaser EPs, their long awaited full length is ready for the world. Stylus was able to sneak in an email interview with Royal Canoe’s Matt Schellenberg during a very busy time of touring and preparation for their upcoming album release gigs August 22nd at Park Theatre and August 23 at Union Sound Hall. Continue reading “Royal Canoe :: Believers Today”
All photos by Andrew Mazurak at Union Sound Hall in Winnipeg.
“There is some indefinable difference between Canada and the U.S. communities just on the other side of the border. I recognize that a lot of it could be in my head, but in any case it feels different when I return to Canada after having been in the States.
The psychology of national borders is interesting. When we are driving through Minnesota on our way to the border, it feels ‘northern’, but as soon as we cross into Canada, Winnipeg feels “southern” because of my mental map of its location within the province, rather than its location within the continent.
Entering Winnipeg and later walking around part of the city was a trip Continue reading “Majical Cloudz + Moon King // 08-14-13 // LIVE @ UNION SOUND HALL”
by Sheldon Birnie
Saskatoon’s Powder Blue are creating quite the buzz around themselves; a heavy, fuzzed out, droning buzz. The psychedelic quartet released their debut disc Dream in Black earlier this year, and have played stellar gigs across the West since. With a new member and some new tunes in tow, they return to Winnipeg this weekend to rock the Windsor with fellow ‘Toon towners Shooting Guns. Stylus caught up with Shelby Gaudet as they prepared for this mini prairie tour. Continue reading “Powder Blue turn up the heavy”