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.
By The Sheaf April 6, 2011
Ray Black, a hip-hop artist and DJ from Vancouver, B.C., is cultivating a new sub-genre known as glitch-hop and he’s bringing his latest interpretation of rap to town.
By The Sheaf March 2, 2011
There’s a certain mythology surrounding the latest album from the Weakerthans. Titled The Falcon Lake Incident ”” a reference both to the recording location and a famous UFO sighting that occurred there in the late ’60s
By The Sheaf October 14, 2010
The name Royal almost speaks for itself, and it suits Canadian musician Royal Wood very well. His music displays a dapper professional refinement.
By Holly Culp September 22, 2010
One of Edmonton’s most promising musical exports is Falklands, comprising Mark Budd, Lee Klippenstein, Jason Stevenson and Jerf (just Jerf).
By Ishmael N. Daro September 14, 2010
The Girls Can Hear Us are not shy about partying. Their lyrics don’t allow them such modesty. “I feel like doing some drugs tonight,” says vocalist Will Steep in one song, “I feel like doing it up tonight. I feel like taking you out and I feel like laying you down, all right?” Sex and drugs are present but is it rock ‘n’ roll?
By The Sheaf September 8, 2010
Being a seven-piece funk, ska, jazz, instrumental hip-hop group will definitely turn a few heads on the indie paradise that is Saskatoon’s music scene ”” and that’s exactly what local band Sly Business has sought out to do since the band’s inception in fall of 2009.
By Greg Reese August 31, 2010
With all the loud, idiosyncratic projects Julie Doiron has worked on in the past, it seems oddly natural for her to go back-to-the-basics and turn to her current project, Daniel, Fred & Julie, a stripped-down folksy affair with three-part harmonies sung over traditional ballads.
By The Sheaf August 3, 2010
Rocky Mountain Rebel Music is a precious jewel amongst Canada’s indie rock scene that I first discovered last summer while living in Victoria, B.C. I didn’t know what to really expect from Rocky Mountain Rebel Music beforehand other than hearing from the friends I came with that the show was to be a groovy mix of indie, ska, funk and a pinch of reggae.