’Toban tracks
The best love songs are not romantic — instead, they say something about romance. Sometimes they are about friends or parents or children or pets…
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’Toban tracks
In a year that felt like an endless series of rugs being pulled out from under us, the one thing you could always rely on…
Odario — ‘Good Morning Hunter,’ 4.5/5
There is a notion that times of political and social turmoil create incendiary music, the kind of essential, galvanizing work that inspires and unites people….
Creativity in a climate of constant change
As we plunge headfirst into another wave of tightening restrictions, it’s hard not to look back at the pandemic’s tentative beginnings in March, when it…
Get your ghostly groove on this Halloween
Since many Halloween festivities will be on a forced hiatus this year, The Manitoban’s arts and culture team is bringing the party to you with…
Manitoba Rural Northern Juried Art Show goes online
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manitoba Rural Northern Juried Art Show (MRNJAS) has pivoted to an online format. The show, run by…
Ada Lea — ‘Woman, Here,’ 3.5/5
Ada Lea’s debut record, 2019’s What We Say in Private, was a prickly and elastic rock composition, built from bent folk guitars and an itching…
Sarah Harmer — ‘Are You Gone,’ 4/5
The world looks much different than it did the last time Sarah Harmer released a record. Ten years on from Oh Little Fire, Harmer returns…
Basia Bulat — ‘Are You in Love?,’ 4.5/5
To hear Basia Bulat sing is to be reassured — each note feels like a friend’s hand on your knee, understanding and encouraging. Her music…
Jonas Chernick’s road to ‘James vs. His Future Self’
Picking a major can be one of the most difficult decisions one can make as a university student. However, U of M alumnus and Toronto-based…