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…
Arts & Culture
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…
Top 5 local shows of 2017
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…
BADBADNOTGOOD – IV, 5/5
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…
Not your grandma’s basement
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…
Handcrafted haven
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…