Top 5 local shows of 2017
Winnipeg has no shortage of musical talent. Shows serve as a display for musical creativity as well as a public classroom for artists to hone…
2018
BADBADNOTGOOD – IV, 5/5
BADBADNOTGOOD’s fourth full length LP is a captivating and sometimes tense album. The jazz trio grew into a quartet for this record, adding Leland Whitty…
Not your grandma’s basement
The REC Room is a video series of live music sessions that will premiere on Jan. 10 and will feature up-and-coming Winnipeg indie bands. Red…
Handcrafted haven
From farmers’ markets in the summer and fall, to holiday markets in the winter, buying local is easier than ever with these pop-up malls offering…
Leaving the cult of meat
Society’s mass marketing structure encourages a culture of ignorant consumption.
Hockey is becoming an elitist activity
The idealized version of hockey we see emblazoned on the five dollar bill no longer exists.
It’s time to modernize NAFTA into a trade deal that works for everyone
After having been left behind for the better part of the last two decades, the working class in these nations must be addressed in a fair matter when discussing trade.
Vulfpeck – Mr. Finish Line, 3.5/5
California-based funk musicians Vulfpeck released Mr. Finish Line in early November. The group has steadily released a full LP each year since 2011, and, in…
Fine arts firsts
Newly found art collective Actually Milk, comprised of six second-year fine arts students, hosted their first group gallery at Forth on Dec. 22. The show…
An end to the straight white man’s cultural monopoly on popular media
End of an empire: the straight white man’s reign is over.