This might just be the coolest EP to come out of Winnipeg this year. Continue reading “Hana Lulu – Keepsake”
Grant Lawrence – The Lonely End of the Rink
The Lonely End of the Rink: Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie is an emjoyable read all around, but it’s a great piece of writing for those of us who are hopelessly obsessed with both the arts and the best game you can name. Continue reading “Grant Lawrence – The Lonely End of the Rink”
Rastamils :: Reggae Revival
by Zach Fleisher
The scene: Winnipeg, Manitoba; a town known as a cultural and geographic centre of Canada, in every sense of the word. A town more traditionally known for its folk music and hockey fans than its growing and vibrant…reggae scene? Enter Rastamils, one of the bright lights for a developing reggae culture in this dark and frozen prairie city. Continue reading “Rastamils :: Reggae Revival”
Frankie Rose – Herein Wild
Last year, Frankie Rose broke into a solo career with an excellent record called Interstellar. Continue reading “Frankie Rose – Herein Wild”
Tim Hecker – Virgins
“Forceful” would be a compelling choice of word to describe Tim Hecker’s Virgins. Continue reading “Tim Hecker – Virgins”
Federal Lights – We Were Found in the Fog
Federal Lights second release and first LP, We Were Found in The Fog, came out in late August. Continue reading “Federal Lights – We Were Found in the Fog”
Like A Sunday Dress :: Rae Spoon visits Winnipeg
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by Tali Sitschkar
On perhaps Winnipeg’s first frigid night of the season, transgender musician, author and troubadour Rae Spoon warmed the hearts of those at the Windsor Hotel on Saturday, November 23 for an intimate show in support of their latest album My Prairie Home, the companion to the National Film Board documentary of the same name (released October of this year). Continue reading “Like A Sunday Dress :: Rae Spoon visits Winnipeg”
Fear of Music – Highway 61 Left Alone
Desperately Clinging on to What is Left of the Past, Or Not
by Devin King
I used to live by the airport, and I would lay out in the field and watch the airplanes take off. It wasn’t symbolism or some sort of literary wankery, it was just a thing.
I remember listening to Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and watching the airplanes overhead, though that probably never happened. Memory is parallax; sometimes those things that you fondly recall weren’t really that fond, or didn’t even happen that way. So watching the planes and listening to indie music are two things that I used to do, and whether it was this album or another under the planes is irrelevant I guess. It was an indie boom around that time, so it was all kind of the same in the end. Continue reading “Fear of Music – Highway 61 Left Alone”
MUSHROOM RECORDS – 2013 Reissues from Linus Entertainment
CHILLIWACK – Dreams, Dreams, Dreams 1977
CHILLIWACK – Lights From The Valley 1978
CHILLIWACK – Breakdown In Paradise 1979
DOUCETTE – Mama Let Him Play 1977
DOUCETTE – The Douce Is Loose 1979
In early 2013, Linus Entertainment acquired the the rights to the defunct Mushroom Records catalogue, updated and re-mastered, and is now re-issuing out-of-print albums, starting with Chilliwack and Doucette. All five Mushroom releases have stood the test of time, with singles from each album still in rotation on classic rock radio. Continue reading “MUSHROOM RECORDS – 2013 Reissues from Linus Entertainment”
Hillbilly Highway – Dustin Bentall & the Smokes barnstorm the Park
by Sheldon Birnie
Hard on the heels of their performance at the Grand Caribou Opry last week, Dustin Bentall and Kendall Carson will be back in Winnipeg, playing the Park Theatre with the Smokes. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Dustin Bentall & the Smokes barnstorm the Park”