Aaron Epp
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The time has come
When they disbanded in 2000, Winnipeg hardcore heavyweights Guy Smiley were at the top of their game.
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Les Jupes
On a blog he contributes to, Les Jupes singer-guitarist Michael Petkau Falk described his favourite album of 2010, Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs, as “one of the few albums in recent memory that demands digging into lyrics, metaphors, track order … all the things that we used to do with records.”
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COMEBACK KID
It’s hard to read reviews of this 2010 disc online in which the reviewer is still bemoaning the loss of former lead vocalist Scott Wade.
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Another great year ahead
It’s a few days before Mike Petkau Falk’s 32nd birthday, and he’s reflecting on the past 360-ish days.
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More music this week
More music this week.
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Wesmen basketball player raises funds for kids with cancer
The 21-year-old education student is in her fourth year of playing basketball for the University of Winnipeg Wesmen.
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Henry and the Nightcrawlers do The Fucking
It’s important to make a good first impression on your girlfriend’s mom. Henry Alcock-White’s involved repeated use of the F word.
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Venetian Snares: Bathrobes are the future
Aaron Funk thinks he’s no good at talking about his music, so we talk about pizza, beer, sports, ninja swords and hip hop.
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More music this week
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Bison b.c.: James Farwell’s father knows best
The last time crushing, riff-heavy Vancouver metal band Bison b.c. was in Winnipeg, singer-guitarist James Farwell’s 80-year-old father came to the show.
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Fashion Streeter
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More music this week
More music this week
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Campus News Briefs
U of W committed to disability student services; Sam vs. Judy – who will win?; Grants of a lifetime awarded to U of W profs for clean-up research; Randy Kobes leaves legacy to U of W undergrads; Wesmen soccer kicks it up a notch
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More music this week
More music this week.
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From hardcore to troubadour
Matthew Goud is no stranger to Winnipeg.
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San Francisco roots-folk troubadour tackles relationships on new record
The theme running through San Francisco singer-songwriter Jesse DeNatale’s next record may not strike people as earth-shattering at first: relationships.
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HOPE ATLANTIC
Made up of four friends from Selkirk, Man. and featuring members from Sick City and Port Amoral, Hope Atlantic has been playing around Winnipeg for more than two years.
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OLD MAN LUEDECKE
The Rear Guard is an excellent track from Nova Scotia folkie Old Man Luedecke latest album, My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs.
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The number of the beast
Most bands would be upset if their bass player bailed on them just weeks before a tour, but The All Night’s Steven Foster has a pretty good excuse – he’s moving to Toronto for six months to intern at a record label, something that will no doubt benefit the band upon his return.
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Just what the doctor ordered
Prepare to hear a lot of material from Comeback Kid’s new record, Symptoms + Cures, if you go see the band live at the Garrick Centre this week.