Begonia’s in bloom
Local music icon Alexa Dirks, known onstage as Begonia, is between filming music videos and a busy tour schedule. She is also releasing her first full-length album, Fear, Sept. 13.
Arts & Culture
Begonia — Fear, 4.5/5
Alexa Dirks, who performs under the name Begonia, unsurprisingly delivers stellar vocals and raw lyrics on her highly anticipated debut full-length album, Fear.
Festival blankets the city with creativity
Winnipeg’s sixth annual Wall-to-Wall Mural & Culture Festival — run by Synonym Art Consultation in collaboration with Graffiti Art Programming Inc. — runs throughout September.
Folk singer turned pop performer joins The Dedicated Tour
Pop singer Raffa Weyman, who performs under the name Ralph, will be lighting up the Burt with fellow Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen on Sept. 9.
Politicians make plans for creative community
Art and politics come together once again for the provincial election. Here are the promises made as of press time by Manitoba’s four main political…
A journey into the taboo
Is this what the 1960s felt like? That was my first thought when entering The Park Theatre on Aug. 25 for the Sacred Sexual Music…
Festival favourite ends summer with a Royal Rumpus
Cult DJ and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Courtnage — known onstage as Smoky Tiger — released his third album, The Premium Quality Royal Rumpus, Aug. 30. In…
A new cinematic world in small town Manitoba
Although I grew up and live in Winnipeg, Gimli is my second home. Summertime, to me, means regular trips to Gimli for evenings on the…
The many wonders of a fleeting trip to Winnipeg
As a well-travelled New Zealander, Winnipeg has become one of my favourite places to visit. When I first arrived in Winnipeg, around this time last…
Burlesque, nerdlesque, boylesque and more
The fourth annual Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival will be on at the Gas Station Arts Centre from Aug. 15 to 18. This year’s festival deviates…