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by Victoria King
While most will tell you not to judge a book by its cover, the cover of Sharon Van Etten’s latest release is the picture that tells a thousand words. But all banal maxims aside, Are We There is anything but boring, repetitive, or cliché – in fact, she describes this record as her most personal and current release yet (and it shows). Continue reading “Sharon Van Etten :: Gets heavy on “Are We There?””
Imagine walking down a dark and creepy hallway, with strobe lights and teenagers Continue reading “Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks – Enter the Slasher House”
When you hear the name Big Sugar, generally a big smile will come over your face and you will begin to rehash the 90s and unknowingly start to hum the chorus of “Turn the Lights On.” Continue reading “Big Sugar – Yard Style”
Bike For Three is a collaborative effort between Rich Terfry (Buck 65) and Joelle Le (Greetings from Tuscan). Continue reading “Bike for Three – So Much Forever”
by Phil Enns
For Jazz Winnipeg’s Nu Sounds series last year, local jazz guitarist Keith Price organized a Double Quartet to re-envision Ennio Morricone’s landmark soundtrack for The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly in the style of Miles Davis’ late 60s-early 70s “electric period” (the full soundtrack, accompanied by scenes from the film, can be heard on Youtube). This year, Price’s Double Quartet is set to perform at the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Live on the Rooftop series on July 3. Stylus sat down with Keith to discuss his past work, what currently inspires him, as well as his unique approach to jazz and composition. Continue reading “Keith Price :: Double Quartet to perform Live on the Rooftop”
by Broose Tulloch
Five years ago Graham Hnatiuk was a well-respected Winnipeg blogger attending university when he had the epiphany to drop out and rock on. But first he would have to overcome a crippling (and at the time, untreated) depression. Continue reading “Hearing Trees :: A marriage of poetry & rock”
by Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
If it ever made sense for a Canadian city to tip its trucker hats to outlaw country music, it’d make sense in Winnipeg. The mixture of “good ol’ boy” congeniality and whiskey-and-beer soaked brazenness that defined the greatest works of Cash, Nelson, Jennings and many more distinctly parallels our gritty little underdog of a city.
Heartworn Highways is a concert series the Park Theatre kicked off in the dead of this past November and is billed as an “Outlaw Country Workshop.” Conceived by the Park Theatre’s own Kevin Mozden, Micah Erenberg and the Buffalo Band, the series has been an exploration into the rawest side of the country genre, with our local artists sharing the bill and mixing their own brash, outlaw-inspired originals with numerous covers of old country classics, all backed up by the Buffalo Band themselves and hosted capably by Erenberg. According to Kevin Mozden, the “diverse and talented pool of country musicians” in Winnipeg were perfect to bring back “the nostalgia of outlaw country.” Continue reading “Heartworn Highways :: Outlaw Country Workshop continues at Park Theatre”
words & pics by Matt Williams
The buzz. Oh god, the buzz. It might never go away. The idea of seeing more than seven shows a night sounds amazing until you realize, “Wait. I didn’t bring ear plugs. How could I not bring ear plugs?” I’ve never really worn ear plugs, being a stubborn idiot and all. So, no matter where I ended up, I was caught with the buzz. The same buzz that has followed me since I was a youngster in a loud band. The familiar buzz that comes along with, you know – seeing great live music. Like when you walk out of a venue wonky with sea legs it was so good. And you just had to stand right beside the speakers. Continue reading “NXNE :: Week of music wraps up, exhaustion ensues”
Daredevil, the latest from quavering crooner Justin Rutledge is about as Canadian as they come: an album made up entirely of Tragically Hip covers. Continue reading “Justin Rutledge – Daredevil”
I picked up this album fully expecting either a late-90s/early-00s post-grunge/alternative band or some sort of alt-country singer/songwriter based on the artwork. Continue reading “Ian Kelly – All These Lines”