Kith and kin: An interview with the Bros. Landreth
“I’m in a van full of sweaty degenerates about 30 miles outside of St. Louis, Missouri,” remarks Dave Landreth in an interview with the Manitoban….
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Pining for more
The Bros. Landreth is the new project from Joey and Dave Landreth, two brothers who are seasoned players in the music scene, having taken the…
The marriage of music and art
The Cluster New Music & Integrated Arts Festival is the perfect marriage of music and art, two creative mediums that go together like peanut butter…
Music in video games: From Tony Hawk to Grand Theft Auto
I would never say I have an eclectic taste in music. I am basically one of those people that get mainstream music shoved down their…
Big Fun Festival 2013 preview
Born from the idea that winter does not have to be a season of hibernation for the Winnipeg music scene, the Big Fun Festival is…
Heartbreak and pick-me-ups
JP Hoe is one Winnipeg musician that has been steadily growing in popularity over the past six or seven years and his new album Mannequin…
New Year’s resolutions
It has been an incredible year for musicians and artists from Winnipeg; the Cannon Bros. were nominated for a Polaris Prize, there were exceptional album…
Top 10 albums of 2012
Downtown Struts – Victoria! Victoria! is the first full-length release from this Chicago-based punk rock four-piece, and rather than simply announcing their presence in the…
Helter Skelter
How one Beach Boy housed the Manson family and how the Beatles got lumped in with the whole mess I’m a sucker for an interesting…
Holiday music guide 2012
For all the other music nerds who share my mourning of the “What’s Up” section in Uptown, I have put together a holiday music guide…