Saskatoon’s Economics aka whiz kid Dean Summach has released the third and final installment of his A/D EP series. “With these EPs I wanted to experiment with different techniques and equipment that I haven’t used before,” said Summach in an interview with Ominocity that sprawls...

The second band added to OMFEST is Saskatoon’s The Seahags, who recently released their EP entitled Gospel. A mix of caterwauling, stompy folk standards, agrarian anthems and old-timey party rocking, The ‘Hags shred their way through sets that feature covers galore with just the right...

The opening band for OMFEST, Saskatoon’s The Quitters Club is a five-piece melodic punk/hardcore group that places a huge emphasis on musicianship that most punk bands sadly forego. Banding together in August of 2010, the group has released an EP entitled Full Bangs and have several...

Like most people, I’ve had my heart broken a couple of times. It’s funny how much that can affect your listening habits. When you’re up you want to hear throbbing electro-beats or brash punk guitars. But when you’re down rolling around in the mucky throes of self-pity, raging and...

Saskatoon’s sprawling indie rock collective Slow Down Molasses has just dropped their remix EP entitled Bodies of Water. The EP features several local hyper-intelligent remixers, including Economics, Factor, Foam Lake and Mehta, as well as Toronto’s Light Fires and UK’s...

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND - Royal Canoe, Vaero and Ibonic at Amigos THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD - Ruins at Le Relais FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH - Sly Business, Rizzo & Heywood and Bartsky & Musk at Amigos SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH - Stephen Cooley, Booji Bomb, The Shakey Elevators, The...

OMFEST, taking place on Saturday, March 3rd, is slowly creeping up. We have a schedule already hammered out, and are planning on having a trivia night with prizes for the pre-show party. 6:00-7:00: Pre-show Party 7:00-7:25 Quitters Club 7:40-8:05 Seahags 8:20-8:45 Foggy Notions 9:00-9:25...

Today kicks off the start of our OMFEST mega-coverage with an amazing mixtape submission from Chris de Jong featuring OMFEST performers and other local favourites.  Big thanks to Chris for surprising us with this! Stay tuned next week for a spotlight on each performer and the announcement of...

“Dear Satan, Lavagoat deserves a promotion.” -Steven Reed Saskatoon metal lords Lavagoat are about to drop their latest EP, entitled Monoliths of Mars, at Amigos on Saturday, February 18. Since their inception in 2007, the group has been pummeling and penetrating audiences with a gauntlet...

On February 11, 302 Lounge hosted part of the Eat Your Art Out, Judy Garland Queer Arts Festival. Among the featured performers that night were Tovah, Jeans Boots, The Seahags, Jeremy Lane and Cidne Treen. The five-day festival was an initiative of The Avenue Community Centre in partnership...