Melodies on Mercredi – Tunes for the Taking, Pudding for Purchase
By Jenny Henkelman The West End Cultural Centre is putting all of its new space to good use. The new...
The Lytics – Ingredients for a New Recipe
By Sabrina Carnevale Winnipeg’s hip-hop community has been a tight-knit one since the 1990s. Even today, local hip-hop acts turn...
Eve Rice – From Vav Jungle to DJ Beekeeni
By Cindy Doyle Eve Rice is no stranger to Winnipeg’s music scene. Whether you know her as the electro-charged, sex...
Ian La Rue and the Condor – Small Chest Muscles, Huge Wingspan
By Jenny Henkelman [caption id="attachment_598" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo by Andrew Workman"][/caption] "I’m cooking on the tour,” Matt Magura announces between...
J.R. Hill Exists; Your Argument Is Invalid
By Taylor Burgess In his disorderly Wolseley basement named the Mortfell Oktorium Studio, J.R. Hill has been focusing on recording...
The Paperbacks – Doubling Up
By Michael Elves While reports of the music industry’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, the more recent prognosis is that...
Review: Cocktail Hostages – Ransom EP
COCKTAIL HOSTAGES Ransom EP Although they are just beginning to establish themselves, local act Cocktail Hostages have found a niche...
Label Profile – Midori Records
In the documentary People Who Do Noise, one noise musician says that the genre has “stripped all of the musicality...
Review: Zrada Cultural Academy
ZRADA CULTURAL ACADEMY Zrada Cultural Academy Formed in 2005, local act Zrada Cultural Academy is an earth-shattering mix of traditional...
Review: the Rowdymen – Gas, Liquor & Fireworks
ROWDYMEN Gas, Liquor & Fireworks After a lengthy hiatus, the return of guitarist/vocalist Jason Allen signaled the return of Winnipeg...