Send + Receive Embarks on Third Decade
by Kaelen Bell Strange weather brings stranger vibrations as Send + Receive Festival descends on Winnipeg in its 20th incarnation,...
Video Premiere :: Silence Kit :: Kitty Kitty
Winnipeg's Silence Kit has been turning heads and blasting ear drums since their explosive debut performance in 2016. They...
Forthwith Festival
by Chris Bryson In the depths of Winnipeg’s winter cold, the Forthwith Festival returns for its second year of experimental...
conduct :: all the rest is irrelevant
by Sheldon Birnie “Where the germ of the idea comes from, to me, isn’t very remarkable,” explains Nick Liang, of...
Tunic :: A fucking cruise missile to stardom
[caption id="attachment_9522" align="alignnone" width="500"] Tunic[/caption] by Sheldon Birnie Loud, abrasive outsider music has always had a home in Winnipeg. From...
October – October
October’s self titled EP wears its influences on its sleeve. (more…)
METZ – METZ
The debut, self-titled release from Toronto’s Metz is a short, heavy affair that pleasantly reminds me that back in the...
Alpha Couple – WHNZ:27:NJNYC
After their departure from Winnipeg, Alpha Couple conceived this album on the road. Driving/touring/vacationing/living/playing somewhat directionless, Jax and Wohlgemuth eventually...
White Dog – Noise Below the Wall
By Taylor Burgess
For Cole Peters and Chris Jacques two years ago, it all began as an outlet to release their music but since Prairie Fire Tapes’ inception, Jacques has made seven albums under the name White Dog—some really cool and psychedelic, but most others approach horrifying parts of your brain. Since he’s going to be a performer at this year’s send + receive festival, both of his tape labels are releasing killer stuff, and his own music is taking wild turns, Jacques welcomed me up to his “East Berlin” office space which he shares with No List Records so we could discuss shit.
Mostly, I just wanted to know why his music is usually such a head-trip.