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Wild at Heart
I meet the four fresh-faced, gregarious members of Latka in a well-lit downtown Winnipeg cafe to receive an oral history of the band and get an exclusive first listen of their debut album My Bright Heart.
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Whose House? Mike’s House
Michael P Falk is a busy man. Between running his label (Head in the Sand), his recording studio (Volcano) and his band (Les Jupes - watch for a new EP this fall) he found the time to record some solo tunes as Oshima last August with Dave Quanbury (Twilight Hotel). The busiest musician in Winnipeg also found time to let us into his home and look through his stuff.
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Canada Day
If Jazz Fest kicks off summer for the hipsters, then Canada Day kicks it off for you, the kids, drunk Uncle Pete, your best friend and her sister who tags along … you know, the whole gang!
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Winnipeg Folk Festival
Simply put, Sarah MacDougall knows how to tell a beautiful story.
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Soca Reggae Festival
Focusing on the smooth Caribbean sounds and taking place in Old Market Square from July 12-14, the Soca Reggae Festival offers a mixture of well known local artists (Casimiro Nhussi, Voice of Boom) and big names (Toronto’s Jermaine Cowan, Idressa and the Peace Maker’s Band from Sierra Leone) that are well worth the price of admission.
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Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
This summer, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre wants you to “Embrace the F Word.”
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Gratus Fest
This summer, make your way down to the first annual Gratus Fest.
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Gimli Film Festival
Manitoba’s longest running film festival is back for a thirteenth year, but there are no superstitions about the number.
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Brandon Folk Festival
One-man rock band Shotgun Jimmie’s latest effort, Everything, Everything is a portrait of a man on a serious ‘life high.’
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Rockin’ the fields of Minnedosa
The Rockin’ the Fields festival is celebrating its tenth year out in Minnedosa, taking over for the dearly departed classic rock weekend as the perfect place for the best in back to basics, radio-ready rock - and no one plays louder and harder than local four piece When Planets Al!gn.
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Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
Have you ever wanted to be a viking? Alternatively, have you ever dreamt of witnessing a viking reenactment? Well, now’s your chance.
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River City Rumble
Winnipeg rockabilly enthusiasts will finally have a festival to call their own when the inaugural River City Rumble takes over the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre during the weekend of August 3-4.
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Folklorama
Set to the backdrop of Winnipeg’s diverse cultural communities is Folklorama – a two-week celebration held August 4-17 which features more than 40 pavilions, 20,000 volunteers and over 400,000 annual visits.
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The Small Town Fests
Local comedian Matt Falk is a busy guy. Yeah, we’re all busy, but Falk is really busy.
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Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition
The life of a DJ can be, well, pretty crazy. At least that’s what most of us non-DJers tend to imagine.
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Rainbow Trout Music Festival
For the last few years Jean-Guy Roy (former member of defunct local rockers The Morning After) has been leading Federal Lights, turning it from a basement solo project to a full-on band with his wife Jodi, David Pankratz (Quinzy) and Rob Mitchell (The Attics). Last year the band released the six-song, Cam Loeppky (John K. Samson) produced Carbon EP and played a whack of industry conferences, festivals and gigs around the country.
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Harvest Sun
The tiny, 100-person village of Kelwood, Manitoba will get a major population boost from August 16-18. Eight years in, and Harvest Sun Music Festival has grown into a full-on cultural destination, drawing people from all corners of Manitoba for good tunes, tasty food and fresh community vibes.
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Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival
Last year 10,000 people descended upon Red River Exhibition Park to check out the inaugural Winnipeg BBQ and Blues Fest, a brand new event which came into fruition for two reasons according to managing partner Kevin Walters.
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Morden Corn and Apple Festival
Since 1967 the Morden Corn and Apple Festival has been going strong, and with its focus on all things free, from the admission to the entertainment, the hot-buttered corn on the cob and ice cold apple cider (as well as shuttle services) it’s definitely the hot spot for family friendly good times this summer.
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Shine On Festival of Music and Art
Held in the heart of the Sandilands Forest, the Shine On Festival of Music and Art has been going strong since 2005 as a laid-back yet experimental music festival.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper