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OMFEST Preview: DFA

OMFEST Preview: DFA

Chris Morin February 29, 2012 0

Hardcore hermits DFA have come a long way baby. Remember when they used to say that DFA stood for Dennis Franz’ Ass? Those were good times. Great times, in fact. Even though they’ve gotten

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OMFEST Preview: Lady Deathstryke

OMFEST Preview: Lady Deathstryke

Chris Morin February 28, 2012 0

Saskatoon’s Lady Deathstryke are a three-piece band who have taken up the cause of combining punk rock with the magic of ostentatious heroic exploits. “Although I still believe in a lot of punk ideologies

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Upcoming Events: February 27th to March 5th

Upcoming Events: February 27th to March 5th

Ryan Smith February 27, 2012 0

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH - Dodging Daylight at Walkers THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST - Rococode at Amigos FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND - Young James at Amigos - Zachary Lucky at Christ Church Anglican SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD - OMFEST at Louis’ - The Lazy

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OMFEST Preview: Reform Party

OMFEST Preview: Reform Party

Chris Morin February 24, 2012 0

Reform Party, one of Saskatoon’s hardest working bands, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their EP that was made exclusively downloadable on Ominocity. According to Twitter, the four-piece have pretty much

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OMFEST Preview: Arms Up

OMFEST Preview: Arms Up

Chris Morin February 23, 2012 0

The latest and newest addition to OMFEST is Saskatoon’s Arms Up. Sporadically recording additions to their four-part concept album The Cartographer’s Ore, the group combines moments of blissed-out psychedelia with sunny, reverb-soaked atmospheric washes.

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OMFEST Line-Up Revisions

OMFEST Line-Up Revisions

Chris Morin February 23, 2012 0

OMFEST is saddened to report that Foggy Notions have dropped off the bill due to unexpected circumstances. We won’t get into any details here, so don’t ask. However, we are pleased to announce the

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Economics releases EP

Economics releases EP

Chris Morin February 22, 2012 0

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

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OMFEST Preview: The Seahags

OMFEST Preview: The Seahags

Chris Morin February 22, 2012 0

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

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OMFEST Preview: The Quitters Club

OMFEST Preview: The Quitters Club

Chris Morin February 21, 2012 2

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,

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Download of the Week: Lake Forest

Download of the Week: Lake Forest

Guest February 21, 2012 0

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

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