Music
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Stepping out of the shadows
Alexisonfire’s farewell tour won’t be hitting Winnipeg in December, but Wade MacNeil hasn’t forgotten about us.
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It came from The Girth
Winnipeg five-piece The Girth has just released its latest polished basement recording and the self-titled disc is a baker’s dozen of hilarious, compact tunes about living underwater, messy men and other things that could be misconstrued as children’s songs.
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Crowdfunding the Oldfolks Home
A growth in confidence is not exactly an expected result from an earth-shattering divorce, but it is exactly what Winnipeg’s Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar needed to push him to the next level musically as his one-man folktronic outfit Oldfolks Home.
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A man for all seasons
Jordan Klassen’s sound has been compared to Sufjan Stevens and The Shins, and while those artists may have influenced his work, he names a more surprising inspiration for his newer material. “It’s actually quite inspired by a lot of Disney animated movie soundtracks.”
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You won’t regret trying one of his songs
There’s an old drummer joke that goes like this: What’s the last thing a drummer says in a band? “Hey, how about we try one of my songs?” That joke does not apply to local jazz drummer Curtis Nowosad.
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Local five-piece hip-hop group’s sophomore effort a bold achievement
It’s incredible how after only three years and just one studio album Winnipeg’s hip-hop ambassadors The Lytics have matured so strikingly with their sophomore release They Told Me.
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When the levees break, brothers gonna work it out
If the first wavering, pleading bleat of trumpet doesn’t give it away, make no mistake, the next 52 minutes of The Lytics’ sophomore album is in many ways an explanation and apology for having been gone too long.
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Heads will roll
The road is where you’ll find Off With Their Heads this fall.
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Out of left field
Greg Hanec has been making art in Winnipeg since the early ‘80s. As a director he made the first film to come out of the Winnipeg Film Group, Downtime, which just became available for the first time on DVD.
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The Noble Thiefs Tour Blog Part Two
In their final tour blog, in partnership with The Uniter, The Noble Thiefs bring you their stories from a return trip through the Rocky Mountains and back home to Winnipeg.
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The Pack A.D. lurch into town with monster sound
The Pack A.D. has done a lot in the four years since signing with Mint Records.
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Mise en Scene Tour Blog Part Two
The second entry in local pop group Mise en Scene’s tour blog. Discover the ladies’ tour essentials and top road quotes.
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Weapon of mass construction
In advance of his appearance at the Park Theatre this coming Friday, Oct. 19, Edmonton rapper Cadence Weapon answered some questions via email.
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West End Cultural Centre celebrates 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years ago saw the formation of bands such as Nirvana, The Odds, Fugazi, Green Day, Uncle Tupelo, The Roots and countless others.
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Local rock band Nova releases its debut album, Midnight Midnight
Over the past four years, Winnipeg moodpop trio Nova has been playing sporadic shows as well as recording, but is set to see a lot more action with the release of its debut LP Midnight Midnight.
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The Noble Thiefs Tour Blog Part One
The Uniter teams up with Winnipeg rock and soul outfit The Noble Thiefs to bring you their tour diary as they promote their debut record, “Beyond the 11th Deck.”
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NICK FERRIO & HIS FEELINGS
Wistful, sweet, melancholy yet deceptively upbeat, Nick Ferrio comes out of the gate strong with Night Garden, peppered with slide guitar and his soon-to-be-signature smooth country warble.
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DANCE MOVIE
Living somewhere between the beautiful warble of Christine Fellows and the drastic vulnerability of Karen O, Tara Thorne’s voice is as real and perfect as anything indie pop has heard in the last decade.
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They Say
Local rock heroes They Say deliver the goods on this supergroup’s debut EP.
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Good things come to those who wait
Departures debut full-length, the devastatingly beautiful and layered Still and Moving Lines, has been a labour of post-rock love.