SMRT: unconventional rap rhymes
As a local Winnipeg act, SMRT is not your typical rapper, nor does he wish to be described as one. The 22-year old Winnipeg artist…
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Shotgun Jimmie: loaded rock ’n’ roll
As a solo artist influenced by 1990s indie rock, Jim Kilpatrick, stage name Shotgun Jimmie, brings an interesting take to the singer-songwriter genre. Having released…
Blue Rubies EP released
Chilling harmonies, poetically crafted lyrics, and a style all their own, Blue Rubies are a band originating in small-town Manitoba hoping to make it big….
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele extraordinaire
Although the ukulele may be a highly purchased novelty item for many 21st-century indie artists (Zooey Deschanel, for example), very few artists have utilized the…
Up-and-coming Folk Fest artists
With legends like Joan Baez and Bonnie Raitt playing at Folk Fest this year, it’s easy to miss other fantastic, lesser-known performers. Here are some…
Hometown harmonies: Chic Gamine
While some bands have difficulty sustaining one good singer in their group, Winnipeg’s own Chic Gamine has made dynamic multi-vocal arrangements a seamless, yet integral,…
News briefs
Winnipeg Folk fest denies animator application of popular local group The Castle Boys, a popular installation at the campground of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, were…
Frozen fest’s 45th birthday
The snow sculptures are taking shape on prominent street corners; the low-lying signature tuque et botte carvings dot boulevards down Provencher. In two days’ time,…
6,000 years of trade
For at least 6,000 years, international trade occurred at the confluence of what we now call the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Cree, Anishinaabe, Sioux, and…
Winter’s carvers love to play in the snow
When our ever-present snow cover starts being transformed into impressive works of art, it’s a sure sign that it’s almost time for Festival du Voyageur….