Ultimate Painting, “Dusk” 3.5/5
Like many alternative rock bands, Ultimate Painting’s sound rides on the waves of gloom and doom. Their music seems to remind one of an impending…
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Frosh looks to rebound
After negotiations with Diyobo landed an agreement to offload much of the risk, UMSU ultimately decided to go ahead with the festival.
Ten festival performances you should go see this July
Even though Winnipeg is fresh from June’s Aboriginal Day and Jazz Winnipeg Festival, there are two more festivals this month to keep our spirits high,…
UMSU set to run roughly $300,000 deficit, says vice-president internal
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) revealed at last week’s annual general meeting that the union has accumulated a deficit, based on financial data…
Musical mashup of old and new
Towodo, the self-professed “electro-infused psychedelic trip-hop” act from Winnipeg, formed in jam room 2-0-2 above the Goodwill Social Club in 2009. The band formed with…
The threads that bind us
A multidisciplinary arts showcase, THREADS, will take place at the Graffiti Gallery (109 Higgins Ave.) on April 8. The event promises to celebrate Winnipeg’s art…
Black Mountain – “IV” 4.5/5
Black Mountain’s IV – the band’s first release in six years – sounds for all the world like a union of Black Sabbath and a…
Alumni profiles: Curtis Nowosad
Curtis Nowosad – Bachelor of jazz studies, 2011 Born and raised in Winnipeg, Nowosad attended the U of M as part of the first graduating class…
Jordan Klassen – “Javelin” 4/5
Jordan’s Klassen’s Javelin is a lot of things, but boring isn’t one of them. The Vancouver-based soloist’s latest album lives up to his self-ascribed genre…
Towodo – “The Depths” 3.5/5
Local psychedelic/trip-hop group Towodo will be releasing their new album The Depths at the Good Will Social Club on Friday, March 25. The album has…