Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Break the ace

By
Olivia Michalczuk
University of Manitoba student Wyatt Mak is starting a club that uses magic and illusions as an unconventional vehicle for practicing social skills. The groups name, Attraction, is derived from the title of the book...
Quincy Houdayer
Arts & Culture

Top 5 local shows of 2017

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Anne Martin
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 their skills and perfect their art. The best shows...
Arts & Culture

BADBADNOTGOOD – IV, 5/5

By
Jen Doerksen
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 on saxophone. The group is known for adding jazzy composition...
Arts & Culture

Not your grandma’s basement

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Olivia Michalczuk
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 River College Creative Communications student Sean Guezen has paired up...
Arts & Culture

Handcrafted haven

By
Jen Doerksen
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 quality handmade and independently-produced wares. On Aug. 23, Travel Manitoba...
Jen Doerksen
Arts & Culture

Vulfpeck – Mr. Finish Line, 3.5/5

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Jen Doerksen
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 that time, their sound has developed from bass-driven minimal...
Arts & Culture

Fine arts firsts

By
Jen Doerksen
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 featured works executed in a range of mediums, including photography,...

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