Hari Kondabolu: making injustice laughable
Every comedian has his or her own style. Whether you are laughing at Louis C.K.’s cynicism, Seth Rogen’s Canadian stoner movies, or Hannibal Buress’s look…
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Wilderness of Manitoba: Stopping in Between Colours
After receiving rave reviews from their performances at the 2014 Folk Fest and JUNOfest, the Wilderness of Manitoba is returning to the city on Feb….
Not so silent nights: holiday music events
With the holidays quickly approaching along with the obligations they entail, tracking down good musical events can be a daunting task. Here are three holiday…
Sitting down with the Strumbellas
Toronto-based band, the Strumbellas, have seen massive success this past year. Between their Juno win for “Folk and Traditional Album of the Year,” their Sirius…
Musical rewiring: Cold Specks
Hailing from Toronto, Al Spx—better known as Cold Specks— expands the possibilities of what a singer-songwriter can be. Coinciding with the release of her second…
Shakey Graves: Big time [Austin] star
Austin, Texas native Alejandro Rose-Garcia—dubbed Shakey Graves by his friends around the campfire—extends beyond his Bandcamp digital bestselling, angst-filled debut album Roll the Bones in…
“A classic Shakespearean tragedy”: Titus Andronicus
“Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, blood and revenge are hammering in my head” – Titus Andronicus, 2.3.38-39 With Halloween in the…
Evil Dead: The Musical at the Park Theatre
Winnipeg is known for its enthusiastic support of cult films, and now an opportunity to see one re-imagined on stage is approaching. Evil Dead: The…
Cover to cover with Carlyn
Joe is a 30-something New Yorker searching for meaning in his life beyond the falsity of his copywriting career. So much so that when he…
Review: Black Rock, by John McFetridge
Whiney teenage girls. Strippers. Hippy college students who are political around men and flirty when alone. Dead women. Black Rock by John McFetridge is packed…