Arts & Culture

meadows, ‘walking music’ — 4/5 Stars

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Alex Braun
What do you think about when you go for a walk? For me, a walk is how I make sense of things, the time when I reflect and sort through my life. Meadows captures...
Arts & Culture

Julianna Riolino, ‘All Blue’ — 4/5 Stars

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Alex Braun
On her first album, Julianna Riolino is already entering her blue period, looking at her past and the musical past with a newfound clarity. Up until this point, Riolino has been known as the firecracker...
Arts & Culture

’Toban tracks — Halloween party

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Alex Braun
Halloween music is a bit of a nebulous thing. Obviously, there are things like “Monster Mash,” “Thriller” or “Ghostbusters,” the novelty hits that only apply to Halloween. But who actually wants to listen to...
Dallin Chicoine
Arts & Culture

Carving out a piece of the artistic pie

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Alex Braun
Making your name and money as an artist is notoriously difficult, but recent U of M fine arts grad Solange Roy has gotten a little boost in the form of $7,500 and an opportunity...
Arts & Culture

A Social-ly awkward scenario

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Alex Braun
The Manitoba wedding social — an iconic tradition to some, a tacky social scourge to others, but something unique to our province, and one of our numerous questionable points of provincial pride. Filmmaker Tavis Putnam...
Arts & Culture

Bedouin Soundclash, ‘We Will Meet in a Hurricane’ — 3.5/5 Stars

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Alex Braun
Bedouin Soundclash is a name you maybe haven’t thought of in a minute, but those of us old enough to remember 2004 might have fond memories of its CanCon smash “When the Night Feels...
Arts & Culture

UMFM show spotlight: The Sample Set

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Alex Braun
Campus radio host Ambrose Moncrieffe is big into audio and digging under the surface of the music he loves. His show The Sample Set, which airs Thursdays at 11 p.m. on 101.5 UMFM, is...
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