Local bands to watch 2018
The Manitoban has once again decided to take on the task of selecting a handful of the many bands in Winnipeg we are most excited…
Arts & Culture
Seventh annual Big Fun festival
The seventh annual Big Fun Festival ran from Jan. 24 to 28. The winter music festival showcased local and national talent from multiple genres and…
Much-needed changes made for winter festival
Western Canada’s largest winter festival, Festival du Voyageur, will run in Winnipeg from Feb. 16-25. Festival has introduced multiple much-needed changes to its operations this…
Jérémie & The Delicious Hounds – EP 1 & 2, 4.5/5
On May 19 of last year, Jérémie & The Delicious Hounds released two self-titled EPs on the same day. The first sung in English and…
METZ – Strange Peace, 5/5
Toronto-based punk thrashers METZ played a packed show at The Good Will Social Club Jan. 18. The band’s most recent album, Strange Peace, reached number one…
Social art performance piece uses music to set the mood for therapeutic car rides
A social art performance by University of Manitoba graduate, and current member of AceArtInc.’s Cartae Open School, Elise Dawson blurs the line between audience and…
Notes to notes
Heavy Bell has crafted a full and evocative narrative in their new album, By Grand Central Station, which was released Jan.12, one day before the…
The wacky world of VanGaalen
Multi-faceted artist Chad VanGaalen is starting a nine-day Prairie-province-tour starting in Winnipeg on Friday, Jan. 19, at The Good Will Social Club. VanGaalen recently released…
Top 10 local albums of 2017
Roger’s Arsenal – Too Many Hats Absolutely gorgeous folk songs by ex-Autumn Still member Roger Arsenault, whose stripped-down solo numbers are fleshed out with an…
Break the ace
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…