Music
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Victoria band making big waves, but not letting their heads swell
Current Swell vocalist/guitarist Dave Lang vividly remembers the shock that came with moving from Alberta to B.C. at 18.
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Of Land and Sea
Writing, recording and producing a single album is a labour of love for musicians. Tack on a second disc and you have twice the amount of writing, recording, producing and therefore, twice the time and money.
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More music this week
More music this week.
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The Mountain Man comes to the Prairies
Fresh off the Blackie & the Rodeo Kings tour for their latest album, Kings and Queens, Canrock mainstay Tom Wilson shows no signs of slowing down.
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Sweet bandmates, sweet tour and some sweet nostalgia
In a city that embraces its folk roots, it’s easy to see how inspiration came out of four women interested in making music that people could embrace as their own.
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The world according to BROOD
Toronto trio Elliott BROOD has evolved from a niche “death country” act, to alt-country aficionados in the past seven years.
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Circle of friends: I’m Trying Records is Winnipeg’s newest great label
“They do everything. They do show booking, they’ll make posters, they’ll find bands to play and they’ll do stuff like drive me around. Basically anything I need help with.”
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Vancouver’s Rococode: Stepping into the spotlight
“I’ve watched so many interviews over the last five years but it’s definitely weird, especially when you feel like you’re speaking for three other people as well,” says Rococode co-leader Andrew Braun. “I try to think about it as talking about a band as opposed to myself.”
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Delhi 2 Dublin talks diversity and world domination
Last November, when Delhi 2 Dublin playeda sold-out show at Winnipeg’s West End Cultural Centre, the floor reportedly shook and there were reports from unsuspecting neighbors of earthquake-like tremors around the West End area.
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More music this week
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‘Rolling Oyster Revue’ not just a name
The best way to think about Paper Lions’ Rolling Oyster Revue tour is as a recipe: it’s going to be one half delicious, thoughtful pop music and one half delicious oysters.
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All in the family
How does a full-time teacher moonlighting as a musician wind up with a debut album produced by Canadian indie-godfather Hayden?
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Twenty-four shows in 24 hours
Bono. Oprah. Tiger Woods. Lady Gaga. The Treble? Not a name that you’d normally see grouped with prominent Hollywood figures, but in the philanthropic sense… absolutely.
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More music this week
More music this week
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Humility before success
Prepping for another in a long line of Canadian tours starting on Oct. 15 in Calgary, NoMeansNo guitarist Tom Holliston is excited as ever.
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UWSA Freestyle festival a huge success
On Friday, Oct. 7, to culminate the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) Freestyle V festival’s youth program, the Bulman Centre multi-purpose room was packed with rowdy, excited local kids from every ethnic or cultural background imaginable.
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Staying close to home while on tour
Underneath We Were Lover’s sweet melodic hooks and dance-inducing beats are a number of influences from various genres that contribute to the duo’s musical output and help make the sound accessible to everyone.
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Socalled: The best artist you haven’t heard yet
This past year has been a good one for Socalled.
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When music is not for music’s sake
Steven Webb enjoys watching movies and playing video games as much as the next person, but while these activities are mere entertainment for most people, every game Webb plays and every film he watches also counts as a sort of research.