Arts & Culture editor

A multidisciplinary arts showcase, THREADS, will take place at the Graffiti Gallery (109 Higgins Ave.) on April 8. The event promises to celebrate Winnipeg’s art scene by bringing together some of the city’s finest...

If you’ve tuned into mainstream indie/alternative radio in Canada at all lately, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve been bombarded by The Strumbellas’ latest single “Spirits.” Stations like Winnipeg’s own 99.1 Fresh Radio have...

Black Mountain’s IV – the band’s first release in six years – sounds for all the world like a union of Black Sabbath and a less-flashy Yes, with an organ and synth-heavy aesthetic reminiscent...

Curtis Nowosad  – Bachelor of jazz studies, 2011 Born and raised in Winnipeg, Nowosad attended the U of M as part of the first graduating class of the newly minted jazz studies program. Since then, the...

Osamede Arhunmwunde – Bachelor of arts (economics), 2011 Since graduating from the U of M, Arhunmwunde has become an international bestselling author and publishing expert. With his first book, Higher Education 101: Understanding the secrets to...

Jordan’s Klassen’s Javelin is a lot of things, but boring isn’t one of them. The Vancouver-based soloist’s latest album lives up to his self-ascribed genre of “new age folk,” blending the gentle, soothing dynamics of...

Local psychedelic/trip-hop group Towodo will be releasing their new album The Depths at the Good Will Social Club on Friday, March 25. The album has been available on YouTube and Soundcloud in its entirely...