Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
Words & images by Daniel Emberg
Our intrepid contributor Daniel Emberg has made his way down to Austin, TX for the “corporate orgy called SXSW”. This is his first missive home… Continue reading “Scattered Thoughts from My First Two Days in the Corporate Orgy Called SXSW”
As 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of Stylus, The UWSA and CKUW will be celebrating this proud milestone through an ongoing series of events and initiatives.
The official 25th anniversary of our first issue comes up in October. We will be building steam for a major celebraish to coincide with the launch of our October/November 2014 issue, by re-releasing some old gems from CKUW’s digitized tape archive with every new issue of our 25th volume. At the same time, we’ll be digging back into our own archives, and reissuing a series of classic Stylus issues throughout the year. Continue reading “Time Tunnel Tapes series rolls out with RWPO’s 1997 cassette”
by Gil Carroll
CKUW Fundrive, kicking off February 7, 2014, is the annual push to raise funds in order to cover operating costs, produce new community programs, and secure the future of the University of Winnipeg’s community station. Continue reading “CKUWho :: Fundrive 2014”
by Gil Carroll
The New Year is full of promise for Winnipeg musicians. Festival season is brewing, new releases are emerging, and Manitoba Music is here to help along the way. The January music meeting hosted by Manitoba Music takes place January 24-26 and will feature some huge players in the Canadian music community including label representatives, management professionals, and industry professionals of all kinds. Stylus caught up with Manitoba Music’s Training Coordinator, Roland Deschambault, along with program Manager, Sean McManus about the upcoming excitement at Manitoba Music. Continue reading “Manitoba Music presents January Music Meeting”
by Sheldon Birnie
For the past six years, Winnipeg’s Chic Gamine have been carving a name for themselves not only at home in Canada, but as far afield as Europe, the States, and beyond with their tight vocal harmonies and their tunes that at once are at once fresh and modern and yet also a nostalgic throwback to 60s era girl super groups. From the Winnipeg Folk Festival Main Stage, to the concert halls, to European clubs, and everywhere in between, Chic Gamine have been blowing audiences away. As they prepare for a big hometown show, a short European tour, and recording their new album, Alexa Dirks (somehow!) found time to speak with Stylus about it all. Continue reading “Chic Gamine prepare a hometown stand before hunkering down to record new album”
With Remembrance Day on Monday, there’s a Long Weekend worth of shows to check out in Winnipeg this Weekend! Continue reading “Weekenders – 11/07 – 11/11”
For the past 14 years, Jolanta Solaska and her husband have been organizing the Winnipeg Artists Incorporated’s annual exhibition. With a gala opening going down tonight, Solaska took some time out last week to chat with Stylus about the event, what keeps her and other local artists going, and how you can get involved. Continue reading “Winnipeg Artists Incorporated :: 14th Annual Exhibition starts today”
by Daniel Emberg
Last fall, a Winnipeg artist named Doreen Girard and a Montreal colleague named Kier-La Janisse got to chatting. They were discussing the work of Daphne Oram, an electronic musician probably best known as a co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Inspired by Oram’s idea of harmonic frequencies as a portal to telepathic communication, Girard and Janisse found their way to Electronic Voice Phenomenon, an obscure paranormal occurrence that seized the imaginations of such luminaries as Edison, Marconi, and Tesla. Girard and Janisse each rounded up five women from their respective cities to create installations exploring EVP, and they call the program Voices From Beyond. It recently debuted at this year’s Film Pop, and will now be presented at various venues around downtown Winnipeg throughout the send + receive festival. Winnipeg is represented by Irene Bindi, Doreen Girard, Andrea Roberts, Leslie Supnet, and Gwen Trutnau. Montreal participants are Elisabeth Belliveau, Kara Blake, Ruby Kato-Attwood, Erin Sexton, and Malene Szlam. Check the send + receive website for details on the wheres and the whens associated with all those whos. Stylus had a great exchange with the aforementioned Girard about the EVP Project, and you get to read it as soon as your eyes get past this part! Continue reading “send + receive v15 :: EVP Project”
by Daniel Emberg
The Sons of God, together since 1988, have a near-mythical reputation in the outsider art world. The enigmatic Swedish duo have always been interested in challenging both themselves and their audiences with wide-ranging, unpredictable, interdisciplinary art. There is a unique chance to catch the Sons of God in Winnipeg, as theirs will surely be one of the standout shows at the send + receive festival, which has them on a bill this Friday, October 11, that also includes Tony Conrad, Greenhouse, and the EVP Project. One of the members, Leif Elggren, was kind enough to give Stylus some idea of what he and Kent Tankred have in store for us. Continue reading “send + receive v15 :: The Sons of God”