THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Greg Reese April 8, 2010
After over five years of patient anticipation, Saskatoon music listeners will be treated to the Fjords’ sophomore record, aptly titled Get it Right.
By The Sheaf March 31, 2010
Jordan Kurtz, a.k.a. Fisticuffs, is the former drummer of We Were Lovers, the pianist and vocalist of Saskatoon piano pop-quartet Tuxedo Mask and, occasionally, drummer for his brother Scott Kurtz in Boycott Scott.
By The Sheaf March 17, 2010
Take a pinch of ska, a funk-tastic dash of jazzy trumpets, reggae guitar chords and a well-seasoned portion of soulful hip-hop and you’ve got one of Saskatoon’s new and most vibrant local bands ”” none other than Sly Business.
By Greg Reese February 24, 2010
“Nail up the windows and close up the doors, Good Time Charlie’s is no more,” laments the Deep Dark Woods’ lead-singer, Ryan Boldt, in the opening line to their newest single, which is part of CBC’s Great Canadian Song Quest.
By The Sheaf January 27, 2010
The Yukon is the land of the midnight sun ”” but not during winter. In the winter the Yukon is dark almost all the time. So why would Saskatoon’s pop guru, Colin Skrapek (Maybe Smith), leave for Dawson City, Yukon, in one of the coldest, darkest months of the year?
By The Sheaf January 6, 2010
Look out, Saskatoon! A new band has emerged fresh out of the oven in the form of Molly Summers and the Callbacks.
By The Sheaf October 14, 2009
SaskMusic, the non-profit corporation responsible for representing, promoting and developing the music industry of Saskatchewan, announced on Sept. 8 the permanent and immediate cancellation of six of its grant programs.
By The Sheaf October 14, 2009
Aside from doing his own musical exploration under the alias Caves, Peter plays drums in A Gentle Forest and Cat Dad. Additonally, along with Angus Dicken, Grier creates the wild sounds of Lionstab. These bands are some of Saskatoon’s most inspired indie and experimental acts.
Grier discussed the various manifestations of Phil Elverum, also known as Mount Eerie and the frontman for the Microphones.