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ROMI MAYES: LUCKY TONIGHT
April 23rd, 2011
Published by Exclaim! Magazine
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For her fifth full-length album, Winnipeg, MB musician Romi Mayes has shaken things up. With her last two albums produced by Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier), her sultry brand of country blues was sounding evermore polished. This time, Mayes has gone in the opposite direction, stripping things down to the bare bones and recording the album live.
JIM BRYSON GETS BACKUP
November 1st, 2010
Published by Exclaim! Magazine
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After years performing as faithful sideman to musicians like Kathleen Edwards, Sarah Harmer and the Tragically Hip, Jim Bryson is getting some backup in return. The Ottawa musician has joined forces with Winnipeg indie rockers the Weakerthans for his fourth studio album, The Falcon Lake Incident.
THE WARM SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS & THE TREES
August 1st, 2010
Published by Exclaim! Magazine
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“People say it’s very earnest. I’m not quite sure what that means,” laughs Jon Janes. Whatever it means, Janes certainly knows that it connects with people. As the force behind the morphing cast of musicians known as the Mountains & the Trees, Janes is winning hearts nationwide with his delicately upbeat indie folk.
KIM BEGGS: BLUE BONES
August 1st, 2010
Published by Exclaim! Magazine
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Kim Beggs is blue right down to her bones, but the Whitehorse, YT singer-songwriter doesn’t let it get her down. On her third release, Black Hen Music’s Blue Bones, Beggs wears more of her melancholy heart on her sleeve than ever before. Her list of woes runs the gamut from two-timing lovers to the plight of the homeless, but her bright, old-time vocal style, not to mention her keen wit and occasional yodelling, keep the album as light and airy as the translucent butterfly that adorns its cover.
SURPRISE! YOU’RE PREGNANT…
June 1st, 2010
Published by Blush Magazine
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In a perfect world, we’d all visit our doctors, take folic acid, and lay off the liquor before trying to get pregnant. Sometimes, however, things just happen. Just when you weren’t expecting to be expecting, a plus sign on that little white stick can send you into serious pregnancy paranoia.
From hot tubs to ham sandwiches, things that were innocuous last week become a source of anxiety. But when do you really need to worry?