Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
by Sheldon Birnie
Oh man, seems like a while since I’ve properly posted here on Hillbilly Highway. I’ve been neck deep in home renovations lately, and all my records and CDs have been boxed up and in storage. Same with my stereo I hook my phone to in order to blast those sweet, icy MP3s. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Dump tapes keep rolling on down the line”
The latest from the increasingly prolific and introspective G-Mac hits hard out of the gate and rarely lets up over the propulsive ten tracks that make up Fireball. Continue reading “Greg MacPherson – Fireball”
No Room For Light is the first full length album from the Ottawa based Fevers. Continue reading “Fevers – No Room For Light”
Ghost Ship can be a difficult album to write about, due to its minimalist nature. Continue reading “Drawn Ship – Ghost Weight”
Since 1988 Yankee twanglers Los Straitjackets have been making the world safe for instrumental trash, twang and thunder. Continue reading “Los Straitjackets – Jet Set”
by Sheldon Birnie
Thirty years of hard living, countless miles in the back of filthy vans, thousands upon thousands of shows across the world, and now eight full length, studio albums later and still legendary Canadian punk rockers SNFU keep rolling. Continue reading “SNFU :: Troubling Trouble As The Wheels Spin Onward”
by Myke Lewis
Michael Feuerstack writes soft, inviting music that evokes space and distance. His sound is like a warm autumn evening with the setting sun gently pushing through the leaves of trees and reflecting off lakes and rivers and the windows of trains passing in the distance. Calling from the Yukon to talk about his latest record, Tambourine Death Bed, seemed perfectly fitting. Continue reading “Michael Feuerstack :: Always intimate”
by Gilad Carrol
As I sit on an old leather couch in the back of a Winnipeg sticker shop, I cannot help but feel slightly anxious for my interview with Winnipeg’s marvelous and always surprising songstress, Claire Bones. After months of attempting to get a few moments of her time, she finally agreed to meet with me. She required that we met somewhere recluse and dark. After remaining quiet following the release of her beautiful “Call You a King” single last December for the Beach Station Blues record, Claire opened up to me about her new take on songwriting as well as new influences in her musical life. Claire is a guitar stalwart and imaginative and often times spiritual lyricist. As she spoke with me, it became clear that Claire has some incredibly exciting musical experiments in the works. I wanted to get to know her. We spoke for hours, and this interview represents a brief summary of the topics we broached. Continue reading “Claire Bones :: More than skin and bones”
by Victoria King
Calgary pop-punk band Viet Cong stopped in Winnipeg over the weekend – we chatted with lead vocalist Matt Flegel about tour, post-flood Calgary, the Bandcamp material, and more. Continue reading “Viet Cong :: Disaster Conversations & Cassettes”
For the past 14 years, Jolanta Solaska and her husband have been organizing the Winnipeg Artists Incorporated’s annual exhibition. With a gala opening going down tonight, Solaska took some time out last week to chat with Stylus about the event, what keeps her and other local artists going, and how you can get involved. Continue reading “Winnipeg Artists Incorporated :: 14th Annual Exhibition starts today”