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Agency helps local bands find that first date
First Date Touring (FDT), a booking agency created in January 2016, came to fruition with hopes of fostering support for the community of DIY bookers and the bands they love.
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News Briefs
Osborne ball hockey // On the clock // Have a Heart // Get off the couch // Let’s Talk
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Dry Wit
Stepping back onstage without drunken antics
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Critipeg: The Handmaiden
Three years after making his English-language debut with the excellent Stoker, acclaimed South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance) has returned to his home country with The Handmaiden.
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Propagandhi supports the LGBTQ+ community
Band moved by RRC’s rural reach and the Orlando shooting
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Non-traditional concerts
Some Winnipeg organizations and musicians are moving away from hosting traditional shows.
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Vinyl Salon creates safer spaces for music lovers
The Vinyl Salon started as an intimate affair and has grown into a city-wide hub for women-run entertainment in safer spaces.
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Arts and Culture Briefs
Big Fun // Industry conference // UMSwing // Fundraiser for Sage House // Discounted music lessons
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Whose House? Jason’s House
Four years ago, when musician Jason Tait moved back to Winnipeg after more than a decade in Toronto, he went about converting his detached garage into a home studio.
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What’s up with last year’s Fiver bands?
The Middle Coast // Deep Dark Cave // Adam Hanney & Co. // Fox Lake // Ashley Bieniarz
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Tusk
If there’s a more quintessential origin story than TUSK’s, it would be tough to find it.
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Rosebud
The duo behind Rosebud took a rather casual approach to forming the two-person band, and that’s how they continue to operate.
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June Killing Stones
June Killing Stones is a locally grown band united in their value of community and positivity. Brothers Joshua and Jake Letkeman were working on their craft for years before putting together a group.
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Awaiting the Answer
Awaiting the Answer has come together with the common goal of bringing a new sound to Winnipeg’s metal scene.
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Kakagi
Kakagi (pronounced ke-KA-gi) is a new band whose name is derived from a small lake in northwestern Ontario.
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The 2017 Uniter Fiver
Choosing just five new local bands to showcase in our annual Uniter Fiver contest is a pretty tall order. This year, we started with 16 amazing submissions and put them to readers and local music lovers to choose the final five.
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Show time!
Welcome to our new music issue!
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Un-Supermarket
Sari Habiluk's comic explores the dynamic of supermarket staff.
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Fashion Streeter
“I try to be unique. I try to be unexpected. Something that hasn’t been seen.”
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Don’t de-politicize art
Critics of return on investment should focus on workers’ rights
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper