Electric Six :: Money and Dipshits

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photo Johnny Firecloud

by Gonzalo Riedel 

There’s always that point when you’re listening to Electric Six that you wonder how much of the music is sincere and how much is tongue-in-cheek. Take my favourite song, for example: “She’s White,” off the band’s 2003 debut Fire. On the surface it’s one of those rockers that makes you crank the volume and play air guitar, but the lyrics are silly enough to make you feel weird about singing along. “She’s white, she is so white, I was born to excite her, she could never be whiter.” You know there’s a joke somewhere, but you aren’t sure what exactly the joke is. Continue reading “Electric Six :: Money and Dipshits”

Wake Owl :: Private World of Paradise comes to Winnipeg

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by Gil Carroll

Wake Owl release their new album The Private World Of Paradise on March 4 on Rezolute Records. The very next day, they will perform at the West End Cultural Centre with Toronto act Lyon kicking off the night. Tickets are $15 in advanced and $18 at the door. Here is a little chat with singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron about recording and life on the road. Continue reading “Wake Owl :: Private World of Paradise comes to Winnipeg”

The Pack A.D. :: Do Not Engage Certainly Engaging

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by Victoria King

Fortunate are those in the indie rock game who progress at a steady pace. There’s a small number of bands that find a happy medium between blowing up too fast and surfing under the radar.  With their fifth full-length release, Do Not Engage, it’s fair to say that the Pack A.D. is one of the fortunate ones. Fortune’s not the only enabling factor to their success though. Since their first release in 2007, dedication and knowledge from experience have both played a part.  Continue reading “The Pack A.D. :: Do Not Engage Certainly Engaging”