Manitoba Music
Signal Boost: Manitoba Music News Roundup
Balanced Records turns 15. – Manalogue + FREE Download
Begonia is one of 10 Canadian artists you need to know. – NPR
Begonia gets the votes and quickly climbs to number one. – CBC Music
Royal Canoe, Begonia, Slow Leaves and The Bros. Landreth are among the Western Canadian bands to look out for. – The Line of Best Fit
View photos of Living Hour’s performance in black and white. – Zareg
Manitoba artists head to BreakOut West 2016. – NCIFM
Jocelyne Baribeau wins Francophone Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. – ICI Radio Canada
Ghost Twin upholds the underground electronic music tradition. – Runaway Pup
Ghost Twin will fill that aching hole with pulsing synthwave. – Prairie Dog Mag
Youth of Oxford House First Nation shed light on challenges of remote living through music. – CBC News
Len Bowen’s Goin’ Away Party is a modernized twist on the classics. – Iceburg Society
Len Bowen thinks outside the box. – Hip Hop Canada
AudioOpera’s music video, “Forever”, goes viral. – Metro News
John K. Samson’s songs feel lived-in in ways that register as universal. – NPR
John K. Samson shares new solo track, “Alpha Adept”. – Stereoboard
Give a first listen to John K. Samson’s Winter Wheat. – WPR
It’s high time you stop reading about John K. Samson’s album Winter Wheat and listen to it. – Exclaim
John K. Samson’s Winter Wheat is a gift to his (German) fans. – Visions
John K. Samson carries regional writing style into solo work. – Winnipeg Free Press
Leonard Sumner, Boogey The Beat, and Exquisite Ghost bring Winnipeg to Toronto. – RPM
Lambo’s new track “Tic Tac” will make your body feel loose. – The Fader
Roger Roger makes an impression on Spanish listeners. – RUTA66
Kevin Roy takes to the Heartworn Highways. – The Star Pheonix
Don Amero, Rhonda Head, Indian City, and more to perform at SCO Holiday Gala For First Nations. – NCIFM
Doc Walker performs “Beautiful Life”. – Global News
Questions and answers with Doc Walker. – Paper Blog
Doc Walker gears up for 18th Edition of the CP Holiday Train. – Shaw Connect
Doc Walker joins all-Canadian line-up on the CP Holiday Train. – WDRB
A Tribe Called Red, featuring 2oolman, on their inspiration for their new album and representing their Indigenous roots. – Vice
A Tribe Called Red sets powerful protest music to pounding beats. – NOW Magazine
KEN Mode premieres new track, “Let’s Get Divorced”. – Lambgoat
Jaylene Johnson tours western Canada with release of new album, Potter & Clay. – Abby News
Al Simmons is willing to try anything. – Western Wheel
Send+Receive: A Festival of Sound introduces new ways of creating sound and music. – CBC News
Somebody Language doesn’t fit the cookie cutter sound of any specific genre. – Canadian Beats