Tired Cossack – Stylus Magazine

April 18, 2025March 23, 2025

Concert Review: Holy Void

by Sabbir Hossain

I had been unaware of the local scene despite being a self-proclaimed “music lover” for much of my youth and adolescence. It wasn’t until I joined Stylus which presented me with a valid excuse to get out of my shell and see what Winnipeg’s vibrant music scene had to offer. There was only one problem — I didn’t even listen to the local artists. Much of my playlists were of artists signed to major record labels. My parents were immigrants and obviously weren’t immersed in the city’s arts or culture, and as a result, neither was I.

November 7, 2023October 13, 2023

Album Review :: Tired Cossack :: I Know, I Guess

By Mykhailo Vil’yamson

It was once Guildenstern who said to Hamlet: “Dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream” (Act 2, Scene 2). This, of course, is multilayered in its interpretation, as is Tired Cossack’s sophomore release, I Know, I Guess. From the initial notes strikingly played on what sounds like a tsymbaly in the opening track, one is drawn into an encounter with the shadows that frontperson Stephen Levko is imaginably bumping into while both asleep and alert. While hammering down the meaning of the often obscure lyrics throughout the twelve songs is akin to trying to decipher the details of a dream upon waking, it might have something to do with generalized fatigue, partially veiled exasperation, routine and relationships, water and watching baseball. Regardless, this follow-up to their 2021 debut is exceedingly memorable – with equal amounts of continuity and progression of sound.

February 13, 2023February 21, 2023

WINTERRUPTION Photos by Mike Thiessen

January 27th @ The Good Will Social Club

Stephan Hodges, A. Savage, Mulligrub, Jamboree, and Tired Cossack.

February 12, 2023February 21, 2023

Concert Review :: WINTERRUPTION :: January 27 at The Good Will Social Club

Photo of Mulligrub bassist — Photo by Mike Thiessen

by: Myles Tiessen

Two shows took place at The Good Will Social Club on January 27th for WINTERRUPTION. Five bands entertained a crowd of hyperactive fans from 7 PM until well past midnight, making for a jam-packed evening of rock n’ roll music. This is coverage of the high-octane late show, featuring Mulligrub, Jamboree, and Tired Cossack.