Our Weekenders give you the head’s up on what’s going down this weekend. Get your dancing shoes on!
Weekenders – 04/26 – 04/29 2012
Hillbilly Highway – End of the line for Levon
by Sheldon Birnie
Much has already been said about the sad passing of American Legend Levon Helm. I can add nothing here to offer further insight into the life of a man whose music and soul touched millions, but I would certainly be remiss if I didn’t pull this rig over, rest a while, and crank up his tunes for a few minutes in honour. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – End of the line for Levon”
Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror is about a struggle. Continue reading “Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror”
FMSea- Static
If cooler heads prevail, this’ll weather the coldest fronts. Continue reading “FMSea- Static”
Pujol – Nasty, Brutish, And Short
Daniel Pujol is a Nashville musician with a fine punk spirit, pursuing a masters in global affairs through the University of Denver. Continue reading “Pujol – Nasty, Brutish, And Short”
Frank Turner – No Rest For the Wicked
by Sheldon Birnie
Frank Turner is a hard-traveling, hard-rocking English folk singer. His latest release, England Keep My Bones (Epitaph) is full of tunes about love, politics, and rock-n-roll. With another stop in Winnipeg on the horizon (Turner played to a packed crowd at the West End in October), Stylus caught up with the busy troubadour over the phone on a tour stop in Boston. Continue reading “Frank Turner – No Rest For the Wicked”
Hillbilly Highway – Fishing Headwaters with Del Barber
by Sheldon Birnie
photo: Mark Maryanovich
“If you want to chart a course, you’re not free to leave your history,” explains Winnipeg based singer-songwriter Del Barber over a beer at the King’s Head last week. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Fishing Headwaters with Del Barber”
Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians
Coming on slow and soft to start, Eamon McGrath’s new disc Young Canadians is all over the map musically. Continue reading “Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians”
Grand Duchy – Let the People Speak
This sophomore release from the poppy husband-wife project of ever-prolific Black Francis and Violet Clark got right on top of me. Continue reading “Grand Duchy – Let the People Speak”
BOYS WHO SAY NO – Contingencies
Boys Who Say No’s Contingencies is sewn together in an indie angst fashion, embedded with a sense of urgency, general dissatisfaction and lo-fi fun. Continue reading “BOYS WHO SAY NO – Contingencies”