Music
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Bottoms up!
B.A. Johnston, who is allegedly named after his mother’s favourite artist, Bryan Adams, refuses to reveal his age for fear of losing his youth market.
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Road warriors
Making a living as an artist in Canada can be tough. The country is big, and the population is spread across our grand geography - which makes for a stinkin’ long road trip.
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Resident alien
Carly Maicher has come out of hiding to play a show in Winnipeg.
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Surviving punk
Artists forge their way through with hard work and dedication. They snatch up ephemeral ideas from the ether and breathe life into them and render them anew, giving them shape, life and voice.
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Islands are forever
For almost a decade now, Nick Thorburn has been crafting daring and beautiful indie music. From the fantastical indie pop of Unicorns to recent supergroup Mister Heavenly, the man who calls Islands his main focus has been busy for almost 10 years.
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Regina metal band Into Eternity to debut new lead singer at Manitoba Metalfest
Acclaimed progressive thrash metal band Into Eternity will play its first show with new lead singer Amanda Kiernan at the Manitoba Metalfest this weekend.
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Hit the lights!
No life til leather - they’re gonna kick some ass this weekend.
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It’s all la la la and no da da da for this trio
Montreal’s Trio 86 holds two ex-Winnipeggers among its ranks in Jennifer Thiessen (viola) and Marc Wieser (piano). Rounded out by clarinet player Krista Martynes, the new-music-meets-classical outfit is set to deliver a slew of performances all over Winnipeg and Brandon with a program it’s calling the Kegelstatt Legacy.
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Five local bands to watch in 2012
The Uniter’s annual round-up of 5 local musicians you should keep an eye on.
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Celebrating Canadian music
For nearly six years, the Polaris Music Prize has celebrated the best music that Canada has to offer.
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Royal Canoe: Of bathtubs and drum beats
Royal Canoe’s new EP is all about Winnipeg, but instead of referencing the Golden Boy and provincial highways, the local rock band sings about bathtubs.
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Local ladies live loud
“People - not just women - have a hard time expressing their biggest and best desires,” says Winnipeg-based comedian and life coach Aisha Alfa. “When someone gives you the space to speak to who you are and the positive things in your life, it gives you power.”
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I ain’t your amigo
Amigo
Directed by John Sayles, 2010
124 minutes
Plays at Cinematheque on Feb. 10 to Feb 12 at 7 p.m., Feb 15 at 9 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. -
Keeping your cool on tour
Whether a band is touring for the first time or already has a few tours under its belt, a tour always undoubtedly has its challenges - one of which is distance.
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The Forbidden Dimension
A horror rock band from Calgary, The Forbidden Dimension has been rocking out their music since the 1980s.
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Drumming under the radar
Aaron Edgar has been a professional drummer for his entire adult life.