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…
Jen Doerksen
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…
Vulfpeck – Mr. Finish Line, 3.5/5
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…
Fine arts firsts
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…
Comedic bluff callers
Winnipeg comedians are finding more ways to make audiences laugh with a live game show called Pants on Fire, where teams try to call each…
Illustrating hateful history
Before Dec. 15, local graphic novel author Jamie Michaels hope to raise $2,500 to publish a graphic novel called Christie Pits that tells the story…
Final farewell
Local punk band 1971 are saying farewell to fans at their EP release and final concert on Dec. 23. The group decided to disband after…
Cultural appropriation in the arts
Manitoba Opera is currently showing Madama Butterfly, a piece previously questioned as being racist or being an example of cultural appropriation. The opera debuted in…
Indigenous cinema celebration
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) kicks off on Thursday, Nov.23. The four-day fest features some of the best of Indigenous cinema. WAFF brings in…
IsKwé – The Fight Within, 3/5
The new album from IsKwé, called The Fight Within, is a grand experience of heavy electronic music. Dedicated vocal lines take flight in a landscape…