Articles by Sheldon Birnie
Cro-Mags / Withdrawal
Park Theatre, Winnipeg MB, February 22
PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2015
Winnipeg was dealt a relatively short but undeniably heavy dose of hardcore on the coldest Sunday night (so far) of the year. Crossover leg...
Mobina Galore
Cities Away
PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2014
On Cities Away, Winnipeg's Mobina Galore successfully distil the high-energy, anthemic punk rock the duo has been working on for the past f...
Autumn Still
Autumn Still
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2014
The debut EP from Autumn Still is a dreamy pop affair that evokes the empty, windswept spaces of the band's hometown Winnipeg. Made up of v...
Norm Macdonald
Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB, November 7
PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2014
They packed the rafters at the historic Burton Cummings Theatre Friday night to see Norm Macdonald crack wise and pontificate about life, d...
Various Artists
Real Love Winnipeg presents Beach Station Blues 3
PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014
This latest instalment of Real Love's annual Beach Station Blues compilation sees 14 seemingly disparate groups collaborating on what is th...
The Smalls
West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg MB, October 23
PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2014
Prairie punks from across Manitoba flocked to the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg last night (October 23) for the Smalls' reunion tour...
Fred Eaglesmith / Tif Ginn
Park Theatre, Winnipeg MB, October 1
PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2014
Winnipeg's Park Theatre was packed on Wednesday night for a sold out performance by the Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Show. And while many of t...
The Reverend Rambler
Restaurant Stage, Clearwater MB, September 14
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2014
After two cold nights, with the temperatures dropping to just above zero, and Saturday's recurring rain, Harvest Moon Festival campers in C...