Music
Friday at the Winnipeg Folk Festival was all about sunburns, heatstroke, and -- oh, right -- great music
Posted by: Paul Little • July 10, 2010 @ 1:09am
On the first full day of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the story was the sun and the heat. And of course the music, which is always the cornerstone of a festival like this, was in strong form, allowing the people in the sun to enjoy everything from blues to folk to roots to a conglomeration of pretty much every genre one could imagine.
The 37th Winnipeg Folk Festival kicked off Wednesday for five days of folk and roots music (and a lot more)
Posted by: Paul Little • July 8, 2010 @ 9:16pm
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is in full swing, as the 37th annual folk music festival held just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba began with two evenings (Wednesday and Thursday) of music before the full day schedules kick in from Friday to Sunday.
Following concerts by The Roots, The Slew, and others, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival ends with a weekend of free outdoor shows
Posted by: Paul Little • July 5, 2010 @ 11:42pm
After an amazing opening weekend, the 2010 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival continued on throughout the week and closing weekend with a series of concerts from great performers and, generally, just a lot of fun!
Roy Hargrove, Buck 65, and Toshi Reagon kick off the opening weekend of the 2010 Winnipeg Jazz Fest
Posted by: Paul Little • June 29, 2010 @ 4:18am
After offering up a "preview concert" last Wednesday night featuring living legend Sonny Rollins (a show I unfortunately had to miss because I was out of town), the newly-named TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival officially kicked off this past weekend.
One of the most unpleasant trends in directing, especially in music footage, is the tendency of directors to show what they want the viewers to see, instead of actually capturing what is going on.
Album Review: Christopher Lee - Charlemagne; By the Sword and the Cross
Posted by: Lawrence Lee • May 9, 2010 @ 6:05pm
Charlemagne; By the Sword and the Cross is a concept album where Christopher Lee sings in the role of the dying King Charlemagne reflecting on his life. The album attempts to be epic, but fails miserably, due to several factors, despite having Christopher Lee's incredible voice.
Interview: Multi-talented Toronto singer/songwriter Emm Gryner
Posted by: Paul Little • March 30, 2010 @ 12:47pm
Emm Gryner has a career that most people who choose a life in the arts would dream of.
The Melodic Monkey Awards: Our Top Music of 2009
Posted by: Paul Little • January 31, 2010 @ 11:22pm
Tonight, the music world celebrated the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which we covered on our site. But as we did last year, we're pairing up our annual awards for the best in music along with the industry's awards.
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift clean up at Grammys; performances the real highlight of the show
Posted by: Paul Little • January 31, 2010 @ 10:30pm
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards as a television show weren't really much about the awards themselves, but rather the performances, which I suppose is how it should be.
Interview: Canadian folk duo Dala (Sheila Carabine & Amanda Walther)
Posted by: Paul Little • January 21, 2010 @ 1:10pm
Dala had quite the year in 2009! Besides playing the Winnipeg Folk Festival (where ShowbizMonkeys.com got the chance to talk with them), they played seemingly ever other folk and bluegrass festival in Canada and the United States last year, steadily growing their fanbase on the way.
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