by Sheldon Birnie
Well, it’s holiday time here in Canada, and that means Christmas themed albums are being churned out by the Music Machine as though they are going out of style. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Holiday Jukebox Party Time”
ADRIAN GLYNN – Bruise
Bruise sounds rough-hewn, but I don’t mean clumsy in any way. Continue reading “ADRIAN GLYNN – Bruise”
Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Miners’ Hymns
No matter your preferred style of music, it is impossible to overlook the captivatingly mournful, eerie, and powerful sounds of Jóhann Jóhannsson. Continue reading “Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Miners’ Hymns”
Danielle Duval – Of the Valley
Maybe it’s the title, or maybe it’s the controlled push of Danielle Duval’s voice, but every time I listen to Of the Valley, my first thought is that it would probably fair best as the soundtrack to some ’90s high school drama cult-classic flick. Continue reading “Danielle Duval – Of the Valley”
Rainbow Trout Music Festival and Fishing Derby
By Stefan Braun
Two weeks before the start of Rainbow Trout Music Festival and Fishing Derby, backcountry roads across Manitoba were being shut down due to raging wildfires and tinder dry conditions. Continue reading “Rainbow Trout Music Festival and Fishing Derby”
STYLUS’ FAV ALBUMS of 2011
Sup, internet? We like music, reviewing music, and making lists of our favourite music.
This is the first year we’re putting our year-end lists online, and not in the magazine. Because, you can’t really right-click text that’s in a magazine, now can you?
Har har har har–CUE THE LISTS!!!
Hillbilly Highway – Scott Nolan live at the Park Theatre
by Sheldon Birnie
Scott Nolan could be to Manitoba what Guy Clark is to Texas. A songwriter’s songwriter with an attention to the minutia of everyday life; drawing from a vast, detailed knowledge of all those who’ve walked the line before him; capable of delivering a heartbreaking line followed easily by a knee-slapper the next. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Scott Nolan live at the Park Theatre”
STYLUS’ FAV SHOWS of 2011
If you hadn’t noticed, we at Stylus like to get out, go to shows, and sometimes even take pics for you wonderful readers.
Now that the year is done, as is the tradition, a handful of our writers picked their favourites, and some even wrote about their very favourites. This is our way to let you know what’s been hip in the indie world, big arena world, and which holes-in-the-walls we’re frequenting, but this is all subjective of course and you’re always more than welcome to volunteer for Stylus yourself.
Stay tuned tomorrow for everybody’s top albums!
The Magnificent 7s – All Kinds of Mean
Bookended by two tight instrumental tracks, the Magnificent 7s’ sophomore release, All Kinds of Mean, is mean indeed. Continue reading “The Magnificent 7s – All Kinds of Mean”
Samantha Savage Smith – Tough Cookie
Samantha Savage Smith chronicles a tale of wrecked love on Tough Cookie, and despite it obviously being the result of a painful and poisonous relationship, I couldn’t be happier to have this album in my collection. Continue reading “Samantha Savage Smith – Tough Cookie”