Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
by Paige Drobot
Jazz artist Robert Burton is the preeminent musician, teacher and fly fisherman from Winnipeg, Manitoba. That sounds like a bold statement, but it’s true.
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by Myles Tiessen
It’s hard to describe the type of music Zoon makes. Their discography exists beyond any traditional classification and remains acutely unique to them.
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by Noah Cain
It is 4/20 in Winnipeg. Outside the West End Cultural Centre, the people shuffle and hop along slushy sidewalks. A Colorado Low approaches the Dakotas. It’ll reach us by the weekend, a cruel conclusion to what’s felt like a cruel April, a cruel winter, a cruel couple years.
Continue reading “Concert Review :: Boy Golden and the Church of Better Daze”
by Jackie Weseen
Alternative-rock band Jamboree’s sophomore album Life in the Dome is a delicate balance between hope, despair, melody, and broken chaos. Released on April 1 by House of Wonders Records, the album in its entirety is a melancholic delight.
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by Myles Tiessen
Hopscotch and skipping his way through slick rhymes and eccentric flows, 22-year-old Caid Jones is an unrelenting force on “For The Game.”
Continue reading “Music Video Review :: Caid Jones :: For The Game”
by Olivier La Roche
It’s very likely that you’ll begin to question if this album is a new release or a record of the past on your first listen. With its clean, dreamy strumming of 12-string guitars, there is an unmistakable jangle pop quality to Chime School’s self-titled debut.
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Words by Ryan Haughey
What can you do with 85 cents? According to Matt Foster, not too much.
Continue reading “MATT FOSTER :: “MAGIC” MUSIC VIDEO”
by Daniel Kussy
The long awaited debut by Montreal punk queens Dishpit has proven a sleeper hit of 2021. Released back in March, Dipshit encompasses the passion and excitement of a high school band, without any regard for any rules, putting their craft to tape for the first time. Said energy translates to confidence as performers and songwriters after serving several years perfecting their stage presence.
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by Ryan Haughey
Rip to it. Trash to it. Bite and tear off a morsel of METZ, because there’s more than enough of them to go around as they tour North America and beyond. After biding their time, pent up and barred from getting on stage these last 20 odd months, METZ is ready to get back in front of a crowd of animalistic headbangers. They’ll be doing just that on November 29 in Winnipeg.
Continue reading “METZ :: Moved By The Energy Of Live Performance”