Nicholas Friesen
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Islands are forever
For almost a decade now, Nick Thorburn has been crafting daring and beautiful indie music. From the fantastical indie pop of Unicorns to recent supergroup Mister Heavenly, the man who calls Islands his main focus has been busy for almost 10 years.
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KATHLEEN EDWARDS
It’s hard to believe that Ottawa’s alt-country sweetheart Kathleen Edwards’s career is already a decade in, and on her fourth album she doesn’t go too far from where she came.
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Larrikin
A seemingly by-the-numbers rock record, Larrikin’s sound is simple yet effective.
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It’s all la la la and no da da da for this trio
Montreal’s Trio 86 holds two ex-Winnipeggers among its ranks in Jennifer Thiessen (viola) and Marc Wieser (piano). Rounded out by clarinet player Krista Martynes, the new-music-meets-classical outfit is set to deliver a slew of performances all over Winnipeg and Brandon with a program it’s calling the Kegelstatt Legacy.
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Five local bands to watch in 2012
The Uniter’s annual round-up of 5 local musicians you should keep an eye on.
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He’s Elmo and he knows it
It’s a funny story, how a puppeteer goes from creating fuzzy Muppet knock-offs in his Baltimore home to working side by side with all-time greats Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Funny, sweet and even heartbreaking.
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Quinzy
Opening with a trio of tunes about Winnipeg (which, in turn, each open with the line “I dress for the weather”) Quinzy’s latest in a long line of EPs is a direct love letter to our fair city.
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Interesting documentary showcases Brazilian Formula 1 driver’s life in the fast lane
This documentary from British Academy of Film and Television Arts winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia about arguably the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time, Ayrton Senna, is great, but not without its faults.
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Movement, progression and sound at the art gallery
Jim Hiscott is one of the curators of GroundSwell, the influential Winnipeg music group that presents five new symphonic shows a year.
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Year-end Top Ten lists
Here’s a look at what Uniter arts and culture staff and contributors were into this past year.
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Ten things to do in Winnipeg this month
December is a busy month and sometimes it can be difficult to decide what to do. Here are 10 things going on in the city that you should check out.
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Cannon Bros.
Local duo Cannon Bros has unleashed a heck of a debut LP.
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Ohbijou
The third disc from Toronto dream-pop friends Ohbijou is a beautiful little treat.
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And the Giraffe
From Gainsville, Florida, the duo of Nick Roberts and Josh Morris deliver a sparse, beautiful little EP here.
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Adaline’s “Modern Romantics”
I first heard Adaline’s sweet little voice on a couple of tunes on last year’s Light Organ Records Christmas compilation, and hers was a standout.