Pick of the Weekend: Powder Blue Jan27

Pick of the Weekend:...

Saskatoon’s Powder Blue are making their debut Jan. 28, Saturday night at Amigos, opening for Reform Party. The group, comprised of members of We Were Lovers, Foggy Notions and Ultimate Power Duo, are a dreamy, washed-out psych rock haze that plods along with plenty of warm harmonies. Kind...

Interview: The Young Benjamins Jan26

Interview: The Young...

The Young Benjamins, a Saskatoon-based four-piece, are celebrating the recent release of their self-titled three song EP, and are quickly making a name for themselves in local circles. The group formed when front man Neusha Mofazzali moved from England to Saskatoon four years ago, and...

Prairie Reviews: Skid Tobogganing Jan25

Prairie Reviews: Ski...

The weather this winter has been one big dysfunctional relationship. The prairies have been non-committal, dramatic, bitchy, extreme and alternating between boring tepid to frosty anger. Someone once told me that dating someone crazy makes for good sex but rarely does it mean a good...

Saskatoon’s vive announces they are no more Jan24

Saskatoon’s vi...

vive, the music promotions team that brought Saskatoon vivefest and the now-defunct all-ages music venue jale, has announced via Twitter that they are no more. Concurrently, vivefest4, which was scheduled for April, 2012, has been cancelled. There is no official reason from remaining founder...

Show Review: Zachary Lucky and The Lazy MKs Jan24

Show Review: Zachary...

Winter suddenly became cold last week. Or maybe winter just became winter. On the coldest of nights, it’s easy to seek refuge at Amigo’s Cantina and check out live music and tasty beer. So, on Friday night, with a bronchial cough teasing me like a rude poke in the ribs, I purchased a...

Download of the Week: Clunt & the Scrunts Jan24

Download of the Week...

Filed under “Where Are They Now”, ex-Saskatonians Chris Reimer and Clint Needham have recently released an eponymous EP as Clunt & the Scrunts, a Victoria-based two-piece. Reimer once put in time as the drummer for Fury and the Mouse and the Paper*Kites, while Needham played guitar...

Upcoming Events: January 23rd to January 30th Jan23

Upcoming Events: Jan...

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH - King of the Prairies at Amigos SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH - Reform Party and Powder Blue at Amigos - Theory of a Deadman at TCU Place Staff Contributor Ryan Smith Facebook / Twitter Ryan Smith is the developer and event coordinator of Ominocity. Smith owns a web...

Pick of the Weekend: Misterfire album release show Jan20

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Misterfire, a Saskatoon-based ska group, is dropping their latest album All Lit Up on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Louis’ Pub. The album, which features 11 tracks recorded by the fine-looking gents at The Avenue Recording Company, contains the signature ska elements – upstroke guitar licks,...

iTunes Match Review: Apple’s Cloud Music Service Now Available in Canada Jan19

iTunes Match Review:...

Apple expanded their iTunes Match service to international markets last month, finally allowing Canadians to subscribe to the service for a $27.99 annual fee. iTunes Match is a different beast from music streaming services like Rdio and Spotify and instead acts as an online storage locker for...

LUGO Review Jan18

LUGO Review

One of my first memories of the Mendel Art Gallery was when I was in grade 5. Our teacher had a headache – possibly migraine, ice cream or hangover – and had instructed our class that we were to “have art” for the remainder of the day. I had a headache too – mine was a bully named...