Arts
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There’s no time like the present
Having recently left a professional career as a teacher, Kevin Roy made a decision, “it’s now or never” to make his lifelong passion his new career.
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Alone in a crowd
The Wilderness of Manitoba hails from Toronto, not the Land of 100,000 Lakes. But even in Canada’s biggest city, one can feel like they’re drowning in loneliness.
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A rose by any other name…
It’s 400 some years old, but the Bard’s tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers is as relevant as ever.
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Bigger than Yeezus
Electric Reel Productions’ Avery Stedman and rapper SMRT are a couple of straight up dudes. They’re the kind of guys you would watch in movies from the late ‘90s and go “I’d like to drink Slurpees with them at the skate park.”
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I, Frankenstein
People like to throw the word “ridiculous” around pretty casually. I’m guilty of this myself. Quite frequently, I find myself using the word “ridiculous” without really thinking about what it means.
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Spring & Arnaud
Love stories will always be popular. Everyone can relate to the desire for love, and some of the most beloved movies ever are about courtship and romance.
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Reel Green in 2014
From the UWSA Bike Lab to the compostable spoons at Pangea’s Kitchen, the University of Winnipeg is building a reputation as a green space in the heart of downtown. The majority of these efforts are thanks to Manitoba Eco-Network, whose work with EcoPIA and the Campus Sustainability office keeps the UW up to date on green practices.
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Sibyl
This five song EP from local ethereal five-piece folksters Sibyl is masterful in its simplicity, instrumentation, songwriting and subtle diversity.
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C.C. Trubiak
Clocking in at almost an hour and with 16 tracks, the latest from Flin Flon born/Ottawa resident C.C. Trubiak is precious (“Blue”), gentle (“Broken Morning”) and hopeful (“All I Need”) but it holds too many rough ideas, with many of the songs sitting around the one minute mark.
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Chris Velan
Don’t judge an album by its cover - this collection of eight songs from Montreal singer/songwriter Chris Velan is represented by a simple screenprint of a Mexican wrestling mask, but the acoustic tunes with peppers of electronics and haunting back ups is endearing and not the party record I thought when I first picked it up (yeah, rookie mistake, but TBH it kept me from listening to the record for months).
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The afterparty
The brains behind the long running New Music Festival and its indie-laden component, Pop Nuit, have set the bar high. Royal Canoe’s Matt Shellenberg and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s Alexander Mickelthwate, armed with keyboards and baton, deliver a line up that will cause even the most apathetic to suit up, brave the cold and enjoy the experimental pop majesty that awaits.
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Masterpiece theatre Russian writer
Since 2001, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre has been staging the Master Playwright Festival, and this year the spotlight is shining on Anton Chekhov, a 19th century Russian writer known for his short stories and plays.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
I’m a lifelong fan of spy movies. Most spy stories tend to fall into one of two camps: the quiet, stoic stories of espionage and political intrigue (Notorious or Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), or bombastic, action-filled adventures (the Bourne or Bond series).
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Death By Popcorn (a re-review)
In 2005, Winnipeg filmmaking collective L’atelier national du Manitoba received a treasure trove of archival video footage from a CKY TV dumpster.
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Offbeat poet
Winnipeg writer Jonathan Ball’s work blurs “poetry, prose, fiction and essay” into a voice and form that’s only his.
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Bravery, Repetition and Noise
One of the first films that was shown to us in film school was Jim Jarmusch’s 1984 realist slacksterpiece, Stranger Than Paradise.
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Fun in the (lack of) sun
Hey Winnipeg, it’s time to come out of hibernation mode.
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Hardcover band
A few years ago, Winnipeg folk group Sibyl set out performing renditions of Sufjan Stevens and Nathan songs. Although the band soon made the switch to original material, one could argue it’s still a cover band. A hardcover band that is.
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Greek Riots
After playing together in different bands for years, Jacques Richer and Duncan Murta began collaborating as recently as November 2013 in Greek Riots. The duo has a newness about it that, coupled with the chemistry that comes from an existing friendship, makes for a promising group to check out live.
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Comfortably numb
“I got back from Cuba this past week,” says Daniel Baron, frontman, guitarist and eldest member of Winnipeg’s Industrial Revolution-inspired folk band FINN. He says the frigidity of this prairie locale satisfies his sense of home.