Stylus Magazine – Page 114 – Winnipeg music & culture since 1989

January 23, 2013

Hillbilly Highway – Zachary Lucky makes a stop in town

by Sheldon Birnie

Zachary Lucky is one tireless performer. The talented songwriter, from Saskatoon, SK, travels endlessly back and forth across the Hillbilly Highway here in Canada, stopping in Winnipeg more than a few times each spin around the sun. Lucky’s just rereleased his beautiful 2012 album Saskatchewan on vinyl, and to celebrate he’s making a pit-stop at the Rose N Bee on Sunday on his way to Ontario. Lucky had some time last Sunday to chat about it. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Zachary Lucky makes a stop in town”

January 22, 2013

Jon Mick – Beard Milk

Jon Mick’s second stand-up record is a disturbing beauty indeed. Continue reading “Jon Mick – Beard Milk”

January 22, 2013

FAUNTS – Left Here Alone

Left Here Alone is a collection of songs Faunts created between their first and second releases, Feel. Love. Thinking. Of., and M4, but unreleased until now. Continue reading “FAUNTS – Left Here Alone”

January 22, 2013

WITCHCRAFT – Legend

Everything about this album screams “METAL!” The album cover, the band name, the band members, the promotion from Pantera’s Phil Anselmo… Continue reading

January 18, 2013

Fireworks :: Rock City pop punk comes to Winnipeg

By Janet Adamana

Detroit, Michigan’s rising pop punk quintet, Fireworks, has been steadily climbing the pop punk ladder since their formation in 2005. From their DIY approach to touring, later joining the ranks of New York-based indie label, Triple Crown Records, to the more recent years of entertaining crowds as far as Europe and Australia. The band will kick off the new year continuing to break into foreign ground, hitting six major cities across Canada, opening for pop rockers Yellowcard and All Time Low on their co-headlining Canadian Tour.
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January 17, 2013

Weekenders 01/18 – 01/20

Holy Mackerel is it ever cold out! Get ye to a tavern & have some fun this weekend! Continue reading “Weekenders 01/18 – 01/20”

January 16, 2013

Hillbilly Highway – Pit stop at the Dakota Tavern

by Sheldon Birnie

I was down in southern Ontario last week and I wanted to go see a country show. Luckily I knew just the spot, a little juke joint on Ossington and Dundas. Talkin’, of course, about the legendary Dakota Tavern. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Pit stop at the Dakota Tavern”

January 15, 2013

Band of Horses- Mirage Rock

Normally bands grow and develop with their sound, constantly improving and maturing but not without few slips along the way. However, usually the band in question will bounce back from that weak album/single and rock the shit out of the next one, understanding where they went wrong. Continue reading “Band of Horses- Mirage Rock”

January 15, 2013

Sam Doores and Riley Downing & the Tumbleweeds – Holy Cross Blues

This little platter is a pure slab of old-timey Americana gold. The product of Sam Doores and Riley Downing & the Tumbleweeds chance encounter in 2010, these 12 tracks are a mix of each songwriter’s style, along with some revamped classics thrown in for good measure. Continue reading “Sam Doores and Riley Downing & the Tumbleweeds – Holy Cross Blues”

January 15, 2013

Tift Merritt – Traveling Alone

North Carolina’s Tift Merritt has a gift for storytelling, a mean band, and a voice that wouldn’t be out of place on the Ryman stage, or a backwoods jukejoint. Continue reading “Tift Merritt – Traveling Alone”