Music
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The power of positive pop
It’s been five years since Winnipeg pop/R&B songstress Flo released her self-titled debut, but the girl hasn’t been sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. Opening for the likes of Lauryn Hill, recording with Western Canadian Music Award-winning producer Arun Chaturvedi and writing up a storm, Flo’s sophomore disc, Pieces of Me is the culmination of a lot of positive things.
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Down to Earth
A few weeks ago, on May 18, Janelle Monáe marked the second anniversary of her debut full-length album with a tweet that read in part, “Happy Birthday, ArchAndroid. I thank God for you.” What exactly have the past two years been like for the 26-year-old, born Janelle Monáe Robinson?
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Bursting apart, coming together
After moving to Brooklyn, Peter Silberman met Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci, two of the men who would join him in the formation of The Antlers.
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Why don’t we paint the town and all that jazz?
This year’s jazz festival promises a bevy of international and local artists that will appeal to nearly every musical inclination from classic jazz, to soul, to hip-hop and everything in between.
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Electronic music from around the world
The last time The Uniter spoke with Nathan Zahn, the local DJ and producer was hoping to turn his electronic music festival into a household name across Canada.
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Music to make you sick
What began 18 years ago as three CKUW employees deciding to use their paycheque to fund bands that wanted to release vinyl has now become a record label about to release its 30th record - a seven-inch by Calgary band Breathe Knives titled hellen keller.
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Frank Turner overdrive
Frank Turner is one of the hardest-working touring musicians in music today - he played approximately 184 shows last year alone.
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Rewriting the ending
Montreal’s indie rock band Plants and Animals is currently on tour promoting its latest album, the just-released The End Of That.
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First we take the Park Theatre
The duo responsible for creating Winnipeg’s jazz scene from the ground up is at it again.
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Winnipeg’s Most: From the streets to the stage
Since debuting in 2010, local hip-hop trio Winnipeg’s Most has released two albums and a mixtape, earned hit singles, garnered thousands of YouTube views, was featured prominently in a Maclean’s article on hip hop in Winnipeg and won more awards than Meryl Streep has Oscars.
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No longer ‘waiting in the well’
Octoberman’s Marc Morrissette is back with a new album and is ready to tour.
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Hootin’ and hollerin’
When Danny Hacking of local rock quartet The Hoots calls me, he’s apologetic.
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Distant Cousins
Rose Cousins may be an award-winning singer-songwriter, but she still cleans her own bathroom.
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Red Moon Road: Campfires, collaboration and house concerts
Daniel Jordan has been playing gigs in Winnipeg for numerous years, but he feels like he’s just getting his music career started.
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Local singer Hayley Gene shares music for a good cause
Hayley Gene was born to perform.
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Treats and schmoozin’
Over two-dozen Manitoba-based bands are slated to play two upcoming music festivals - South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas and Canadian Music Week (CMW) in Toronto.