Aaron Epp
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TODD HUNTER - Star
Recorded over the course of a year, one Monday evening at a time, Star is the solo debut from local pop singer-songwriter Todd Hunter.
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THE IDGETS - New Is The New Old
On the follow-up to their 2007 debut EP Come On, The Idgets return with a collection of 10 rock songs that are radio-ready, if not terribly inventive.
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Struggles and triumphs
When it comes to Winnipeg’s music scene, the first quarter of 2010 belongs to literate rockers with activist roots.
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Taking out the trash
At some point it went from being a routine chore to a chance for reflection.
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Prorogation protestation
Concerned citizens waved banners and flags at an anti-prorogation rally that took place on Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Entering the fold in Los Angeles
Working with the guy who produced My Heart Will Go On, living next door to the lead singer of Paramore, pitching songs to Josh Groban – Diana Pops’ stories might sound like they’re made up, but they’re very real.
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Double the pleasure
At a time when many musicians have proclaimed the album dead and are focusing instead on releasing singles and EPs, local indie-pop rockers The Paperbacks are back with a double album.
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Five local artists to watch in 2010
2009 was another banner year for music in Manitoba, and although it seems impossible, 2010 could very well trump it. Here are five local acts you should keep your eye on.
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Said the electro-pop band to the hipster boy: Do you hear what I hear?
Do they know it’s Christmas? If you’re asking Winnipeg musicians, the answer is yes.
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The legend, the legacy
Winnipeg’s Hot Live Guys are breaking up after more than 10 years of writing and recording raucous rock ‘n’ roll, and playing live shows so intense they more than once left band members bleeding – but not before they release one more album.
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THE ROWDYMEN Gas, Liquor and Fireworks
“I went down to the High and Lonesome Club,” Ken McMahon sings on The Rowdymen’s latest CD, Gas, Liquor and Fireworks.
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SUBCITY - Where’s the Noise?
Winnipeg once had a booming ska scene, and while some local musicians are still trying their hand at the genre, a lot of them have called it quits or adapted.
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KARL WOLF - Nightlife
Most people know Montreal’s Karl Wolf for his ill-advised 2007 remake of the hit Toto song Africa. If you’ve heard it, you know Wolf’s sound: thin, auto-tuned tenor vocals sung over synths and heavily-produced dance-pop beats.
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JON AND ROY - Another Noon
While discussing what makes for good talk radio, someone recently told me that it can’t be beige – beige is the death of talk radio. Well, it’s the death of music too.
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I Drink for a Reason
Never mind that some people criticized him for appearing in the 2007 live-action adaptation of Alvin and the Chipmunks, David Cross has had an amazing career so far and will no doubt be remembered as one of the best comics of his generation.
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…And justice for all?
Have you ever watched The Mentalist?
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Acting in Self-Defense
People with PhDs in plant pathology aren’t typically the inspiration for pop songs, but they are for Quinzy.
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DOMENICA - The Luxury
The radio-ready post-grunge on this Winnipeg band’s debut CD is the exact stuff Power 97 listeners send straight to the top of the charts.
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Free-range troubadour
Matt Epp could be forgiven for taking some time off. From B.C. to Newfoundland, to California to Tennessee, to Mexico and a lot of the places in between, the local singer-songwriter played more than 150 shows in support of Orphan Horse, the CD he released in April of last year.
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DR. RAGE & THE UPPERCUTS - Sexus Diablo
He’s the one they call Dr. Rage, he’s the one that makes you feel all right: Since getting his MD in 2005, Rage and his Uppercuts have made a name for themselves playing a riff-based mix of rock, blues and funk that sounds like it’s straight outta the ‘60s and ‘70s.