The debut, self-titled release from Toronto’s Metz is a short, heavy affair that pleasantly reminds me that back in the late 80s and early 90s, Sub Pop used to pump out this sort of stuff on the reg. Continue reading “METZ – METZ”
METZ – METZ
Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze
End of Daze is bold and methodical, delivers moments of great strength and touching vulnerability, flies high, digs deep, and it’s only 18 minutes long. In other words, it’s anything but dumb. Continue reading “Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze”
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber
Melody Prochet’s feathery voice sounds like it was time-warped out of a jam session with Francoise Hardy and Jane Birkin into 2012. Continue reading “Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber”
nonstophiphop – Brother Ali talks latest record
by Harrison Samphir
“You’re now rocking with the champion”
Hip hop is a fascinating medium, not only because it lends a voice to the voiceless, but because it exhumes a political consciousness from below; from the hearts and minds of its listeners who are motivated and enlivened by the music’s revolutionary potential.
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collage-à-trois :: Q + A
Everything is beautifully white or awfully brown, auto-body shops are padding their coffers, and Winnipeg’s annual-show-season has the addition of collage-à-trois’ Winter Show. Formed in the summer of 2011, the jazz-inspired trio has been steadily writing, rehearsing, and playing in and around Winnipeg—including the TD International Winnipeg Jazz Festival and the Fringe Theatre Festival Mainstage.
This year, collage-à-trois’ Winter Show is also doubling as the release of their debut, self-titled EP. Stylus sat down with the three women for a laughter-filled chat about their formation, their EP, bilingualism, and their upcoming show. Below is an edited transcript.
Catch collage-à-trois’ second annual Winter Show at the Gas Station Theatre on Friday, December 21st. Doors are at 7:30; show is at 8:00. Tickets are $15 ($10 if you are a student).
Hillbilly Highway – Holiday Hoedowns Abound
by Sheldon Birnie
Well, friends, it’s that time of year again — holidays albums are coming out of the woodwork, family get togethers spill into boozy bar nights, and the lucky ones have time off of work to get wild. If you’re in Winnipeg this holiday season, there’s plenty of holiday hoedowns abound to keep you rocking into the New Year. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Holiday Hoedowns Abound”
HEY PILGRIM – Hey Pilgrim
Hey Pilgrim’s new album is quite simple: simple progressions, simple percussion, simple production, and simple lyrics. But that’s why it’s perfect. Continue reading “HEY PILGRIM – Hey Pilgrim”
JohNNy SiZZle – Home Sweet Home
JohNNy SiZZle’s newest release, his first in over eight years, is a slab of pure outsider, acoustic based punk rock n roll. Continue reading “JohNNy SiZZle – Home Sweet Home”
Japandroids :: Taking the Tour on Record
by Darcy Penner
“There were just certain moments during the set when we’d play that would be this huge avalanche of positive energy from the audience,” explains Brian King, guitarist and co-vocalist of Japandroids. Continue reading “Japandroids :: Taking the Tour on Record”
Weekenders 12/13 – 12/16
Hoo-Boy! She’s getting colder & colder out thar! Get ye to a tavern & see some of this sweet, sweet music before you lose your ears to frostbite! Continue reading “Weekenders 12/13 – 12/16”