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...

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...

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...

“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...

Right in the middle of a particularly saucy moment of Valentine’s Day – a 24-hour period seemingly invented to strip you down, feel you up and otherwise romance you in the most tender way possible – the unimaginable happened. Mid-coitus, the iTunes I had set on random cruelly flipped to...

The Bloodstains Across the Prairies 7” vinyl compilation, which features several Saskatoon bands, has been put up for pre-order by Mammoth Cave Records. Featuring local groups such as Feral Children, Haunted Souls, Auld Beak and The Eyebats, as well as a handful of bands from Winnipeg and...

Saskatoon’s Shuyler Jansen is dropping a track from his upcoming remix album entitled Water Wings. Additionally, Jansen is playing live this Friday, February 10 at the Bassment, along with Foam Lake and Powder Blue. While Jansen says Water Wings, which features remixes from his latest...