Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
The name of this band smacks of a sequined frontman singing in front of his anonymous players, while the lengthy title of their album underlines the potential of a collaborative approach. Continue reading “John Jerome & The Congregation – Ask Not What I Can Do For You, But What We Can Do Together”
Little Dreams, more or less, is a laid back look at life as Ian Thomas’s generation knows it and remembers it being. Continue reading “Ian Thomas – Little Dreams”
Loud, an instrumental duo based in Vancouver, has been together since 1996. Echo and Flow is just their second album. Continue reading “Loud – Echo and Flow”
Mulligrub’s Pre-Grub EP has been my go to soundtrack for morning coffee and planning my day. Continue reading “Mulligrub – Pre-Grub EP”
You might recognize Rory Verbrugge as the drummer for Prog-Metal group Jarhead. Continue reading “Rory Verbrugge – Rory Verbrugge”
Confident vocal work, deft arrangements, and tasteful restraint mark the sparse debut solo EP from Edmonton musician Amy van Keeken. Continue reading “Amy van Keeken – So Long”
Dahlen chose the word “verglas,” meaning “ice rain,” as the title for a record meant to invoke images of moments frozen in time. Continue reading “Sienna Dahlen – Verglas”
Yet another entry into the ever-growing sea of electro-pop, Vancouver’s Gold & Youth at least have the decency to do it well. Continue reading “Gold & Youth – Beyond Wilderness”
For those of you who dig the sounds of the old time juke-joints as reimagined by 21st century pickers and crooners, you best pick up this latest from Luke Winslow-King. Continue reading “Luke Winslow-King – The Coming Tide”
