Sc Mira at CMW 2017
Truth be told, Winnipeg’s Sc Mira is what got me off my couch on Friday night. I was perfectly content to stay at home and watch the Leafs lose from my couch, but the very [...]
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The Village Idiots are pushing indie music into the digital age
The Village Idiots – a group of loveable music fans and fervent Winnipeg scene supporters – do more than go to shows and buy a t-shirt. The group of Winnipegers are take [...]
Mise en Scene – LIVE at… everywhere?
Last night, I went to a show. I wore sweatpants and had a front-row seat. My dog was there, too, and I was cozy, wrapped in my favourite blanket. One of the best Canadian [...]
Step outside of what’s expected with new Mise en Scene
In the first bout of new music since 2013 (!!), Winnipeg’s Mise en Scene is debuting a slightly fuzzier sound, laden with deep bass and singer Stefanie Blondal [...]
February 1, 1963
On this day in 1963, 17-year-old Neil Young and his band, The Squires, performed their official first gig at the Winnipeg Country Club, where tickets cost just five [...]
May 16, 1970
On this day in 1970, Randy Bachman left The Guess Who to produce an album for a Winnipeg band Brave Belt, which he eventually joins. At the suggestion of Neil Young, [...]
The Bokononists
The Bokononists are the kind of band that you only need to hear once before you’ve decided you love them. I was fortunate enough to see them play during Canadian Music [...]
The Revival at NXNE
I was sad (very sad) to miss Winnipeg-based foursome The Revival during Canadian Music Week in March. However, I was happy (very, very happy) to catch their Thursday-night [...]
Mise en Scene at CMW
When Winnipeg’s Mise en Scene took the stage Thursday night at the Bovine Sex Club, part of Canadian Music Week, I thought they’d be another miscellaneous [...]
The Bokononists at CMW
The Bokononists – who played the Bovine Sex Club on Thursday for Canadian Music Week – manage to bring so many different elements into their music that they could easily [...]