The problem with booking avant-garde bands is pairing them up with local bands that wont drive the crowd out before they step on stage. Unf...
The first night in a series of three pop music nights put on by Winnipeg label Endearing proved to be a splendid example of the bright music...
Its too bad that Austin, Texas label Business Deal Records chose to put quirkiness before brains on this CD. Compilations are put out by va...
Toronto-based songstress Janine Stolls latest release is an album full of gorgeous porch songs. Bringing in elements of jazz, Afrobeat and...
There simply wasn't enough time to take in all the fantastic acts that appeared at this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival - the roster was so st...
Sounding like a bad mix of Anna Woronker from That Dog and Stevie Nicks, Love Cursed feel like a throwback to some of the lowest points in t...
As part of the events surrounding the all-consuming monster that is the Juno Awards, JunoFest saw several good nights of independent Canadia...
Two full-length albums later, Manitoba finally played a gig in the home of his artistic namesake. After leaving the packed club waiting for...
Certain music just suits specific seasons. Songs that hearken back to memories of hot summer winds are better appreciated when the weather r...
Although the Walker Theatre had some of its haunting glamour taken away when its name was unfortunately changed to the Burton Cummings Theat...
Ron Sexsmith coyly shuffled onto the stage alone, putting on a strong but sweet set of crowd favourites like "Strawberry Blonde," "Beautiful...
The big guns were pulled out as the Winnipeg Folk Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. With big name acts from all over the w...
The Carnations manoeuvred like a teenage indie rocker's wet dream, the way they worked so tightly around their set. Sianspheric woke the sma...
