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Trying to get into the holiday spirit? Music is one of the great natural mood changers.
Interview: Matt Layzell of Canadian roots-rock band The Matinée
Posted by: Mark McLeod • September 7, 2011 @ 11:03pm
Earlier this past year, I caught up with Vancouver music producer Jonathon Fluevog as he was preparing the first Vogville Day and Night Festival, which happened at Vancouver's Alpen Club. One of the acts on the bill was Coquitlam-based The Matinée.
Interview: Corey Allan Hawkins of Vancouver rock band Azimyth
Posted by: Mark McLeod • August 15, 2011 @ 8:31pm
Chances are, if you're not from Vancouver, you haven't heard of the band Azimyth.
A beatboxer headlining shows at comedy festivals? That may seem a bit odd. However, once you see Beardyman (aka Darren Foreman) perform, you realize that the former back-to-back UK Beatboxing Champion manages to bring a lot comedy into his set. Much like U.S.
Despite its relatively small size, Winnipeg knows how to throw a summer party! From late June until the end of August, this prairie city known mostly for its cold winters and newly-returning hockey team comes alive with festival after festival celebrating music, theatre, and culture.
2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival: Sunday Photo Gallery
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • July 12, 2011 @ 7:59pm
The Winnipeg Folk Festival finished its five-day celebration of folk, roots, and traditional music on Sunday with another day of beautiful (and sunburn-inducing) weather and a solo performance by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.
2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival: Saturday Photo Gallery
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • July 10, 2011 @ 3:59pm
Saturday was a busy day for ShowbizMonkeys.com at the 2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival! We interviewed a couple critical and audience favourites -- Vancouver singer/songwriter Dan Mangan and Winnipeg folk-pop band Imaginary Cities.
2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival: Friday Photo Gallery
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • July 9, 2011 @ 1:26pm
Friday evening brought the first rain of the festival (not the most fun for our first night camping at the festival campground), but most of the day was sunny, hot, and humid. Highlights from Friday's line-up included Dan Mangan, k.d.
Folk Fest Interview: Rosalyn and Vanessa of Winnipeg country-roots band Oh My Darling
Posted by: Paul Little • July 8, 2011 @ 9:33pm
Unfortunately, as we alluded to yesterday, there won't be any big posts for the next couple days from the Winnipeg Folk Festival, as the exhaustion (and let's face it, fun) of camping is taking up a lot of our time over the weekend.
Tegan and Sara energize the usually chilled Winnipeg Folk Festival crowd on Thursday night
Posted by: Paul Little • July 8, 2011 @ 2:40am
Thursday night at the 2011 Winnipeg Folk Festival featured some pleasant surprises, but it was indie folk mainstays Tegan and Sara who rocked the Bird's Hill Park field to a delighted and uncharacteristically raucous crowd.
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