Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
by Dave Skene
The first step is always the hardest. You feel like an alien in your own body, adrenaline races to your brain, there’s a sharpening sensation as each nerve flips on, your mind, not knowing what to expect, takes everything in as your heart thumps in your chest like a big bass drum. Continue reading “Not Enough Fest”
With their debut EP Alienate, The Bad Nerves, give us five anthemic songs about social isolation, alienation and feeling bad. Continue reading “The Bad Nerves – Alienate”
Watch out! It’s the Weekender! Continue reading “Weekenders – 06/06 – 06/07”
When I went to see UK crust legends DOOM play the Negative Space, I didn’t know how many surprises that night would hold for me. Continue reading “PLAGUE/ FLASH OUT – split cassette”
by Scott Wolfe
Skate 4 Cancer (S4C) is an incredible event that plays host to various activities that all ages can enjoy, while supporting a good cause. The Forks skatepark has played host to Skate For Cancer, an event organized to raise money and increase cancer awareness, now into its fifth year. The event is the brainchild of Toronto’s Rob Dyer. Upon meeting Rob, Jay Fulmore, a local Winnipegger, adapted the idea to include a massive daytime event. Continue reading “Skate 4 Cancer 2013 :: Great music, great cause”
May Long Weekend is finally here! What are you checking out this Weekend? Continue reading “Weekenders 05/16 – 05/20”
by Matthew Dyck
Stumbling on Vikings’ yet to be released recordings was kind of like spotting an offshore ship I wasn’t meant to see. Despite playing to large crowds at The Lytics’ CD release show, and opening for touring acts Twin Shadow and Poolside, Vikings have remained almost entirely off the Internet’s radar as the electro-pop trio gathers a following through word of mouth alone. So, naturally, I was curious why an act so catchy would purposefully keep such a low profile. After a daylong blizzard, vocalist Josh Youngson and brothers Dave and James McNabb braved the snow to have coffee with Stylus and reveal their secret strategy to take over your eardrums in 2013 – well, maybe not so secret anymore. Continue reading “Vikings :: Ready to Make Landfall”
The weather’s nice, and there is a lot happening this weekend here in the ‘Peg. Jump on your bike & get out there! Continue reading “Weekenders – 05/09 – 05/12”
by Victoria King
Good people eat good food. It’s a simple fact of life. Those who are miserable munch on things like “low-cal waffles” and “fructose-free popsicles.” After grabbing some dinner with three quarters of the local folk outfit From Giants, their plates said it all: One order of pad thai, one veggie burger, and a mango smoothie later, (which ended up coming out purple, so let’s hope it was just an accidental “Very Berry”) I had a good feeling about the music they were making. Continue reading “An Interview with From Giants”
This solo release from Winnipeg’s Rob Vaarmeyer is a nice little display of the songwriting chops that RV commands. Continue reading “ROB VAARMEYER – Poster Child”