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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...
Articles By Stacey Abramson
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They Shoot Horses Dont They / The Absent Sound / Sortie Real The Royal Albert Arms, Winnipeg MA - April 12, 2006 Published May 01, 2006 -
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ReviewsWaking Eyes / Mike Trike Times Changed High and Lonesome Club, Winnipeg MB - January 9 Published Jan 01, 2006The 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...
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Various Business Deal Top 40 of 2005 Published Nov 01, 2005Its too bad that Austin, Texas label Business Deal Records chose to put quirkiness before brains on this CD. Compilations are put out by va...
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Janine Stoll This Is Where We Bury It Published Sep 01, 2005Toronto-based songstress Janine Stolls latest release is an album full of gorgeous porch songs. Bringing in elements of jazz, Afrobeat and...
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ReviewsWinnipeg Folk Festival Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg MB - July 8 to 11, 2005 Published Aug 01, 2005There 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...
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Love Cursed Tales from the Bedroom Published Aug 01, 2005Sounding 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...
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Feist / Julie Doiron / Ken Beattie / Western States West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg MB - April 2, 2005 Published May 01, 2005As part of the events surrounding the all-consuming monster that is the Juno Awards, JunoFest saw several good nights of independent Canadia...
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ReviewsManitoba Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg MB - June 19, 2004 Published Aug 01, 2004Two full-length albums later, Manitoba finally played a gig in the home of his artistic namesake. After leaving the packed club waiting for...
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ReviewsNathan Lawr / The Two-Minute Miracles / Jim Guthrie Collective Cabaret, Winnipeg MB - May 12, 2004 Published Jun 01, 2004Certain music just suits specific seasons. Songs that hearken back to memories of hot summer winds are better appreciated when the weather r...
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Rufus Wainwright / Shannon McNally Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg MB - April 12, 2004 Published May 01, 2004Although the Walker Theatre had some of its haunting glamour taken away when its name was unfortunately changed to the Burton Cummings Theat...
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Ron Sexsmith West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg MB - September 11, 2003 Published Oct 01, 2003Ron Sexsmith coyly shuffled onto the stage alone, putting on a strong but sweet set of crowd favourites like "Strawberry Blonde," "Beautiful...
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ReviewsWinnipeg Folk Festival Birds Hill Park, Winnipeg MB - July 10 to 13, 2003 Published Aug 01, 2003The 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...
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Adam Franklin / All Systems Go! / Sianspheric / The Carnations West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg MB - May 31, 2003 Published Jul 01, 2003The Carnations manoeuvred like a teenage indie rocker's wet dream, the way they worked so tightly around their set. Sianspheric woke the sma...
