Music
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A St. Patrick’s Day miracle
The conversation with Winnipeg Celtic rock band Banshee’s Wail wandered as far off topic as their band members have traveled over the last few years.
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Modern day classic
It’s not easy being a classical musician in these times.
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KEN Mode: Second to none
“Life’s too short for second best,” KEN Mode singer-guitarist Jesse Matthewson shouts on Venerable, the local noise-rock trio’s fourth release.
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Singer-songwriter explores relational collapse on sophomore album
When he released his self-titled debut in 2007, Manitoba-born singer-songwriter Michael Peters hoped to follow it up with four more albums in the following four years.
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Wonder woman
Within seconds of sitting down with Emma Cloney, you realize two things about her: she is a determined woman, and there is nothing that can stop her.
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Doctoring the historical account
Little over a month ago, the Weinstein Company released a 23-minute documentary on the making of the Oscar-winning film “The King’s Speech.” In it, screenwriter David Seidler discusses the long struggle to get the script approved for production by the Crown.
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Eyam: Through the fire
When A.J. Schmid’s South Osborne apartment went up in flames at the beginning of December 2010, his bandmates in local progressive black metal band Eyam were just happy he and his girlfriend made it out alive.
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Being the backup
In Winnipeg resides a wealth of session musicians - men and women who are regularly commissioned to record and play backup for the big name acts.
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Following their artistic vision to the end
While no longer a part of the house that bore the name Liptonia, the creativity derived from it has stayed with local musicians The Liptonians.
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The cost of keeping campus radio alive
Raising $50,000 in one week sounds like the plot to a heist movie, not something a campus radio station should be doing.
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Maritime
There’s something nostalgic about the beginning of this track from Milwaukee-based Maritime, with it’s militaristic drum fill intro setting up a clean electric guitar riff over a static, humming synth note.
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The Lucky Ones
The Booze Sessions by The Lucky Ones came with a press release including a quote from band front man Steve Stumble: “I recorded this when I was hammered in just one take!”.
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The Town Pants
Now this is something that I am down for. The Town Pants have created their own division of Celtic that lends itself to an audience somewhere in between the heavy drinkers and the soft rockers.
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The Afterparty
There is an essential conflict in this album from Winnipeg band The Afterparty: is the dress code black-tie formal or barefoot mud-dancing attire?
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Twilight Hotel
They may have moved to Texas, but as long as Winnipeg ex-pats Twilight Hotel keep churning out albums as good as When The Wolves Go Blind, we’ll keep claiming the musical duo as ours.
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From Winnipeg to Austin and back again
Dedication to music and the pursuit of artistic vision are what make Twilight Hotel such a compelling band.
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