THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By November 23, 2012

    The Wooden Sky were on their way to play a show in San Francisco when their van was hit from behind. As frontman Gavin Gardiner waited at a repair shop just off the highway, he tried to stay positive.

  • Big Shiny Tunes 2 concert back with another block rockin’ beat

    By November 23, 2012

    For those of us  old enough to remember a time before CD burners and iTunes, MuchMusic’s annual Big Shiny Tunes compilations were the closest thing we could get to a custom playlist. And no Big Shiny Tunes compilation has more plays than the 1997 sophomore edition.

  • Sports band seeking new deal

    By November 23, 2012

    For the past five years the band known as Big Tommy and the Huskie Orchestra has delighted Huskie football and basketball fans with musical classics during halftime and timeout breaks. The band’s attendance has been spotty at times, due to low numbers of musicians. But with a new leader at the helm it seems the group may be close to signing an official contract with Huskie Athletics.

  • Off the ice and into the pit

    By November 17, 2012

    Three summers ago, Luke Brisebois gave his friend Dan Smolinski an offer he couldn’t refuse. “I asked Dan if he wanted to start a band,” Brisebois said.

  • It takes two to tango but a generation to revive the classic dance

    By November 17, 2012

    When journalist Francine Pelletier and her partner went to see a tango show while on vacation in Buenos Aires, they were expecting an “orchestra of elderly gents.” What they met with blew their expectations out of the water.

  • Taylor Swift needs to change as she ages

    By October 4, 2012

    It’s impressive how Taylor Swift has been able to maintain her sweetheart image. So impressive that it makes one wonder — when is she going to pull a Miley?

  • Meet the Bechstein: the U of S is now home to one of the top 10 grand pianos in Canada

    By October 2, 2012

    Roger Jolly and his wife Marie, owners of the Yamaha Piano Centres in Saskatoon and Regina, recently donated an eight-foot Bechstein concert grand to the University of Saskatchewan. According to Jolly, the university’s new Bechstein is one of the top ten pianos in the country in terms of quality and craftsmanship.

  • Saskatoon club shows budget musicians how to have a good time

    By October 2, 2012

    If, while strolling through Buena Vista Park, you think you hear the faint and mellow sounds of ukuleles on the evening breeze, you are not mistaken.