Music
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Eve’s Bayou
Plays at Cinematheque from Feb. 17 to 23
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Coming to you independent and ad-free
Between the same couple hits playing over and over, disc jockeys seemingly talking about nothing and the blare of advertisements, finding quality radio can seem like an impossible task.
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Arts briefs
The old Ball & Chain// Trouble in Mind @ MTC// Feeling Lynchian// A reel good workshop// UW theatre troupe presents The Secret in the Wings// ‘Where street dance and classical music meet’
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Arts briefs
A gothic gathering// A very West Broadway winter// Manitoba artists receive JUNO nominations// Through Idan Cohen’s Looking Glass// The Rockies get their picture show// Urban Shaman presents Brennan McKay
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Sunday, Blue Sunday
Big Dave McLean, easily Western Canada’s foremost all-purpose bluesman, has made Sunday evenings at the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome an indispensable way for Winnipeggers to wind down the week.
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You gotta see it to believe it
In the 1960s and ’70s, country and blues music dominated the Main Street strip in Winnipeg.
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Arts briefs
Snowe-d in and Warming up// Capturing domesticity// Dancers wanted// Introducing Game-itoba// Lighting up the Exchange// Dine with your palentines
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When fairytales collide
Cinderella meets Little Red Riding Hood meets a baker’s wife meets Jack and his beanstalk.
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Live band karaoke returns
Karaoke, derived from the Japanese words for “empty orchestra,” is a staple of bars in East Asia.
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Worth the wait
Local singer-songwriter Jacob Brodovsky has spent the past 18 years writing, performing and honing his craft. Fittingly, his forthcoming album, I Love You and I’m Sorry, is a distillation of a music career that began when he was 12.
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Arts briefs
A collector’s paradise// No blues at this blues fest// Craft in Colour @ MCC// NO DICTIONARY FOR DANCERS// A warm Winterruption// Decolonizing Lens celebrates Janine Windolph
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Arts briefs
Jaimie Isaac artist talk// Afternoon screenings at Plug-In// Exploring grief through art// Ringing in the Lunar New Year// Unearthing @ aceartinc.// Tickets on sale for Canadian Jazz Summit
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Pardon the winterruption
When the new year becomes old news, it can be daunting to look ahead.
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Arts briefs
Tunes, sips, knickknacks// River trail opens// Artist talk @ MAWA// Retro Rhythm Review @ The Good Will// First Friday of the new year// Mariachi Ghost @ High and Lonesome
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Post-pandemic party people
To many in Winnipeg, DJs are alternatively associated with bass drop-laden EDM, ’80s, ’90s and ’00s throwback nights or classic disco and pop at a local wedding social.
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It’s Bands all the way down
Frustrated with Winnipeg’s failure to attract blockbuster musical talent?
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Favourite local music venue
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. The Park Theatre
3. The Handsome Daughter -
Favourite local album / Favourite local live performance
Favourite local album
1. Jamboree - Life in the Dome
2. Yes We Mystic - Trustfall
3. JayWood - Slingshot / Living Hour - Someday is Today (tie)Favourite local live performance
1. Jamboree as Oasis (Bands as Bands)
2. Paul Rabliauskas at Rumors
3. three-way tie -
Favourite local achiever over 60
1. Fred Penner
2. Scott Oake
3. Al Simmons -
Hearing Trees: Small Talk EP review
Releases Nov. 30 at the Park Theatre