Articles by Myles Tiessen
At Winnipeg Folk Fest, Nadah El Shazly Stopped Time
Bur Oak Stage, July 14
PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2024
It was hard to process what happened during Nadah El Shazly's set. Describing how it was doesn't come close to helping understand...
Elisapie Broke Through at Winnipeg Folk Fest
Main Stage, July 12
PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024
The 49th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival was a marathon to complete. Weather closing in on a humid 35 degrees, rain and lighting popped ...
Lucinda Williams Set Winnipeg Folk Fest Alight
Main Stage, July 11
PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2024
How many concerts or shows does one need to attend before live music begins to lose meaning? How many sweltering days under the burning...
Jamboree Mourn the Salad Days on 'Summerland'
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024
It rises from the prairie landscape as a defiant obelisk. Two sixteen-story towers joined together by an all-embracing tropical atrium ...
Chastity Was Voiceless but Vivid in Winnipeg
The Handsome Daughter, April 19
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2024
The one who belonged most at Chastity's Friday night Winnipeg show was the kid standing by himself smoking a cigarette 15, maybe...
Sonic Youth Were Swept Up in the Waves on 'Walls Have Ears'
PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2024
While Sonic Youth’s studio albums almost capturing their musical brutality, it’s their live recordings that showcase the band’s true power...
Living Hour Said Goodbye and Started Anew in Winnipeg
Good Will Social Club, December 9
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023
A bittersweet hum of beginnings and endings rang out through Living Hour's entire performance at Winnipeg's Good Will Social Club. The ban...
Kurt Vile Retraces His Steps on 'Back to Moon Beach'
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2023
"These recycled riffs ain't going anywhere, anytime soon," stammers Kurt Vile on his latest EP's title track. Riffs, lyrics, melodies — cal...