CD Review : Bad News Brown “Born to Sin”
Now, here is an album that came so close to being something really special. This Montreal-based MC mixes his outstanding harmonica playing into familiar hip-hop…
Arts & Culture
CD Review : Grant Davidson “Tired Limbs For Ashes”
Local fellow Grant Davidson’s album, Tired Limbs for Ashes, is a quiet affair, evoking a dusty late-summer afternoon spent reflecting on life’s highs and lows,…
Musical Memory : Musical injury
Reading recent Musical Memories regarding “mosh-pit misadventures,” I was painfully reminded of a tale of shame and violence all my own. It was in late…
Oscar Wild : The calm before the shitstorm
I lost my Oscar virginity at the age of nine. It was the year Titanic won Best Picture and swept the majority of the remaining…
Yoo missed it
This is the concert you should have attended. On Oct. 28, 2009, acclaimed conductor Scott Yoo brought magnificence to the exalted pews and stained glass…
Metric’s system
It’s easy to get lost in the Canadian indie-music scene, with its multitude of bands that look alike, sound alike and even share members. There…
This must be the place
“Where is here?” To Winnipeggers it is a query that haunts our collective psyche. It is forever glued to the dashboard of our mind, taunting…
All the City’s a Stage : Out of Line Theatre
All the city’s a stage is a continuing look at local independent theatre companies in Winnipeg. To recommend a company for profile, contact arts@themanitoban.com One…
Things That Make You Go “Huh?” : Norico Sunayama invites you to look up her skirt
“Things that make you go ‘huh?’” is an on-going exploration into all things weird, wacky and possibly gross in contemporary art. Norico Sunayama wants you…
Whale’s tale
“Dear Elkhorn,” a song inspired by driving through Manitoba, is composed of relaxed and delicate harmonies. It is full of understated charm, softly inviting the…