Music
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Expanding gender’s vocal range
Contralto, American composer Sarah Hennies’ 2017 docu-symphony about trans women’s voices, takes its name from the musical term for “the lowest female singing voice.”
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First Friday Double Feature: Outward Art
There is an incredible concentration of artists in Winnipeg. Last week's Nuit Blanche celebrations revealed the city’s voracious appetite for art.
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Ex Ømerta - Sink In
Since emerging on the local scene in 2017, Winnipeg’s self-proclaimed bastard rock trio has been making waves, despite not ever having released a major project.
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CRITIPEG: Manitoba Chamber Orchestra featuring cellist Colin Carr
The first concert from Winnipeg’s classical music institutions this season was served by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) at Westminster United Church on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
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Rocking out from a young age
Young musicians benefit greatly from taking part in the music scene.
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Letting songs live
Toronto four-piece FRIGS refuses to let their sound be hemmed in by vague descriptors and name-dropping comparisons, and, instead, liken their songs to living creatures that grow with each performance.
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Accessing music through visual art
Winnipeg musician and storyteller Raine Hamilton believes music should be accessible to all and has been putting this into practice in both her music and her performances.
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Looking back at Cootie Club
From September 2014 to June 2015, Cootie Club offered an alternative gathering space in Winnipeg’s music scene.
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Where to jam
The options for musicians to rent practice space in Winnipeg are risky. The rental laws are ill-defined, which means that tenants rarely purchase insurance or sign a lease agreement, and rent is usually paid in cash
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Ancient Shapes - Self-titled
Ancient Shapes’ debut record starts fast and ends faster. This quick-paced album throws the listener straight into the band’s hands, giving barely enough time for a breather.
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4th Curtis - I Won the Pageant
4th Curtis has created a wonderfully clever and theatrical indie pop album with their 2017 debut full-length, I Won The Pageant.
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Sampling FOONYAP’s many musical layers
On Jan. 24, Calgary’s FOONYAP (the stage moniker of musician Foon Yap) will grace the stage of the Ballroom to open Big Fun Festival with their vulnerable and mesmerizing experimental folk electronic music.
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Frosty festival pulls bands out of hibernation
Big Fun Festival, a showcase of mostly local artists, is an incentive to get out of the house during the cold winter months.
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Limelight to twilight
Winnipeg exists in an odd cultural space; we’re self-deprecating but have fierce hometown pride.
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Beverly Tender
Just in time to begin hibernating for the winter, Beverly Tender deliver another album full of brilliant and well-informed angular indie rock.
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Friendship, Shock out of Season
This is yet another beautiful release from Chicago-based Orindal Records.
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Accessibility is more than a buzzword
The current buzzword vibrating across the music scene is the term accessible. It’s mentioned in Facebook events for shows, on venue pages and used haphazardly across the industry.
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The Famous Sandhogs
The album cover for this CD was, and still is, a drawing of a red guy done in marker with the name of the band and album taped onto it. This is because The Famous Sandhogs are a Wacky Band.
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Arts Briefs
Half Moon Market // Cold Specks // Pitaloosie Saila at the WAG // Holiday movies at the Park // Terra Botanica // New Constellations at WECC
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Petric follows feuds with balance
Winnipeg country music fans will soon have a new album to help keep them dancing through the winter months.