Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
Photo by Andrew Mazurak at the Pyramid Cabaret in Winnipeg.
By Andrew Mazurak
Neon Indian got a little more than they expected from a frenzied Winnipeg crowd back in Spring.
Playing catch-up but here are a couple photos of the group as they were literally/apparently slapped by the face by madness.
Continue reading “Neon Indian // 05-03-12 // LIVE @ Pyramid Cabaret”
Their BRUTAL bio calls them THE viking metal band. As with most things Nuclear Blast, there are moments here, but largely this comes off as calculated and formulaic. Riff followed by perfectly assembled verse. Acoustic segue. Etcetera. You know the drill and so do they. Continue reading “UNLEASHED – Odelheim”
Being in a band that has toured the US, played shows in such marquee locations as Paris, London and New York, and gets consistent radio play across this country would be a dream come true for many young musicians. But there is a big difference between a dreamer’s distant idealizations of success and the actual reality of it. Stylus recently spoke with Jake Palahnuk, the bass player for Toronto indie-dance rock group Young Empires, and got a first-hand account of the ups and downs of playing in a band that has achieved, in many senses, indie success. Evident in our conversation is the way Palahnuk tempers his own excitement for his music with the realities of band economics. Continue reading “The Realities of Young Empires”
Festival season’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street this weekend!
by Sheldon Birnie
Well, the Free Press hit music lovers with a dose of bad news last Thursday morning. Unfortunately, I’d only been up for about ten minutes when my day was dumped on when I opened the story headlined “Another downtown icon falls?” Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – End times for Times?”
