Manitoba mainstays form local supergroup
Creating music, touring and exposing oneself to the world — these things are rarely easy. But for the members of New Wales, forming a new…
Kaelen Bell
Eagle & Hawk — ‘Liberty,’ 3.5/5
Whether or not we really are blindly hurtling toward the apocalypse, these can feel like dark and scary times. The naively imagined bounty of politically-driven…
Poesy — ‘Glass Box Confessional,’ 2.5/5
The album art for Poesy’s debut EP, Glass Box Confessional, immediately recalls the cover of Tori Amos’s Little Earthquakes — a young artist contained, trapped…
A release from a frustrating few years
Canadian indie-electronic musician Rich Aucoin is bringing his Death Tour to Winnipeg on Nov. 28, debuting the final instalment in his death album trilogy, Release….
Hallelujah for beer and classical music
Performing a biblical oratorio written in 1741 seems like a big undertaking for even the most seasoned vocalist, but for an unrehearsed group of casual-drinking…
Nêhiyawak — ‘nipiy,’ 4/5
In the long, diaphanous tradition of New Age and the more insidious mutation that is Chill Vibes playlist fodder, the music of water has been…
Prairie kitchen parties and the Manitoban spirit
Before winter fully settles over the city and forces us inside for the next four months, Crankie Festival organizer Leonard Podolak wants to bring Winnipeggers…
Cross over to the other side at planetarium album release
On Nov. 2, the Manitoba Museum’s planetarium will come alive in celebration of the dead. The Mariachi Ghost, who have spent a decade threading traditional…
Patrick Watson – ‘Wave,’ 3.5/5
As the musical monoculture continues to swallow every genre and subculture in its maw, it can feel exhausting — and increasingly pointless — to try…
Micah Erenberg – ‘Love Is Gonna Find You,’ 3.5/5
Besides heartache and whiskey, one of the tent poles of classic country and folk music is a sense of humour. There’s often a playfulness to…