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...

January Style Guide This one was a pleasant surprise. Conjured up by the talented and amazing Caitlin Pickett, the January Style Guide resonated with a huge amount of people – especially surprising considering that the founders of Ominocity are known for being slovenly chumps who wouldn’t...

Ominocity presents OMFEST, a celebration of local music and our first anniversary. After a bizarre and crazy year of running a website dedicated to the local music and arts scene, which somehow included winning an award for Saskatoon’s best blog from Planet S Magazine, Ominocity would like...

Reform Party Download Saskatoon band the Reform Party gave us their debut EP for a free exclusive download with the hopes that they would get 500 downloads in the first two weeks – they got that in the first day. Download the Reform Party EP HERE. DIY Sex Robot Proof that once again putting...

This might be presumptuous, but local meme and lovable Tumblr site Saskatoon Dog seems to have given a playful shout-out to Ominocity (pronounced AWM-IN-AWE-CITY). Flattering for sure, but, as evidenced by this rib-tickling at our expense, Saskatoon Dog has long run out of A-material. I wish...

The Two Twenty Grand Opening Video Review Another near-failure of a weekend review, I originally intended for the writing to be “playful” and “off the cuff” – it would have been a good idea to actually write about the building, the bands and the fucking awesomeness because I think...

In true Ominocity fashion, Chris and I got dirtbag drunk and swore like sailors as we gave the closing presentation at BarCamp Saskatoon last night. The awesomeness of the event can be summed up by a text I received this morning from a very non-techie friend who dropped by to catch our...

Ominocity creators Ryan and Chris will be presenting a talk entitled “How to Create an Award-Winning Blog in 6 Months” tomorrow afternoon at BarCamp Saskatoon, an informal tech conference featuring local nerds doing keg stands. If you’d like to cheer us on or steal all of our...

Pissing on the Prairies Weirdly enough, when I wrote this article in response to an amazing show featuring Saskatoon bands playing in a barn, I immediately dismissed my review as “filler” and “crap”. Turns out you people like that sort of thing. Weekend Show Review Part 1 The Occupy...