Winnipeg music & culture since 1989
Last Ditch on the Left’s self-titled debut may be the first time Kerri Stephens and Brent Warren have teamed up to make a full-length record together, but they are, by far, no strangers to making music. Continue reading “Last Ditch on The Left – Last Ditch on the Left”
by Victoria King
You probably remember the first local show you ever saw, right? It was probably at the Albert, Ozzy’s, the WECC, maybe even Wellington’s. It was dark and grungy, you were zitty and nervous. But as far as you were concerned, that band onstage were the best thing you’d ever seen. Continue reading “Blunderspublik :: An Homage to 90s Winnipeg”
by Anastasia Chipelski
After a disappointingly bleak crop of local awards at the Junos, Manitoban artists, dolled up in their finest and sipping beers at ballpark prices, got the respect they fully deserve at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Continue reading “WCMA 2014 – Manitobans clean up at home”
by Anastasia Chipelski
If it weren’t for Breakout West, Winnipeg might have the sad luck of totally missing a local gem of a duo. Mise en Scene have been logging road time and living out of their backpacks for the better part of the last year, and are squeezing in a few local shows before dropping off the prairie’s radar again. Continue reading “Mise en Scene :: Pizza parties, world touring, & BreakOutWest 2014”
by Martyna Turczynowicz
Latka is an four-piece rock band that’s known for their onstage energy and catchy lyrics. They’ve been nominated for the Video of the Year and BreakOutWest. Stylus caught up with Cole Vincent and Milos Mistrovic to talk about their busy year and upcoming single, “West Coast (A-Game).” Continue reading “Latka :: Local boys up for Video of the Year at BreakOutWest 2014”
by Sheldon Birnie
Loud, abrasive outsider music has always had a home in Winnipeg. From the 80s punk rock explosion, to 90s noise rock, the out-there electronic experiments of Venetian Snares and beyond, a twisted frequency lies at the dark Heart of the Continent. One of the current crop of young, hungry bands picking at the carcasses of their fore bearers is Tunic. Continue reading “Tunic :: A fucking cruise missile to stardom”
Similar to Bob Dylan’s trademark Neverending Tour, local “hypno-alt-folk” act Twin perpetually travel by canoe across the rivers of North America playing wherever and whenever they can in hopes of spreading their music through means entirely unique to them. Continue reading “North Americana – Twin”
by Kacey Fields
What happens when old school punks grow up, get married, have a few kids, and decide to start making music again? The Washups, that’s what. They describe themselves as “washed up punk rock dudes making music,” and that’s about as accurate as you can get (although I would add that they make damn good music). Continue reading “The Washups :: 21st Century Digital Band”
The second album from Manitoba folk/roots band, The Sturgeons, is filled with the well crafted harmonies and catchy hooks that fans have come to expect from twins Calan and Lucas Hamilton. Continue reading “The Sturgeons – This is The Sturgeons ”
These Winnipeg dudes released their self-titled debut in 2012 and it straight up kicked ass. Continue reading “Vampires – Every Kind of Light”