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Facebook’s Promote Option: Review

Facebook’s Promote Option: Review

Guest June 25, 2012 4

Facebook’s new “promote” option a failure, says musician *** Editor’s Note: During one of my frequent combings of the Internet, I ran across a blog post written by Chris Daviduik of Sexy Mathematics. Daviduik,

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Ominocity’s Guide to GrilledCheesaPolooza

Ominocity’s Guide to GrilledCheesaPolooza

Chris Morin June 22, 2012 3

Small town Saskatchewan hosts bizarro music festival GrilledCheesaPolooza is set to take place in Kindersley, Saskatchewan this Saturday, June 23 at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre, 1023 1st Street West, Kindersley. File this one

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Ominocity’s Guide to Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

Ominocity’s Guide to Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

Chris Morin June 21, 2012 1

Sask Jazz Fest to run from June 22 to July 1 The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, long a staple of the city’s music scene, is set to begin this weekend, and features headliners such as

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Saskatoon Blitz! Review: The Adventures of Taco Man and Dana the Hulk at Comic Con

Saskatoon Blitz! Review: The Adventures of Taco Man and Dana the Hulk at Comic Con

Dana Durell June 20, 2012 4

“I brought the taco suit with me, but I’m at least four drinks away from putting it on.” So began my trip to this year’s Saskatoon Blitz with Ominocity’s Ryan Smith. We would clearly

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Pandas in Japan release EP: Interview

Pandas in Japan release EP: Interview

Chris Morin June 20, 2012 4

Saskatoon psych quartet drop six-song EP Pandas in Japan, a Saskatoon psych-rock four-piece, have recently released a six song EP. However, according to guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Walker, the EP needed a little extra

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MoSoFest: Reviews and Diaries of Broadway, Saskatoon

MoSoFest: Reviews and Diaries of Broadway, Saskatoon

Chris Morin June 19, 2012 10

Editor’s Note: Make sure to catch our MoSo photo essay for more scenes of the weekend. Thursday, June 14 Giving the perfect high-five is an art, and, like everything else in life, there is

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MoSo: Festival & Conference Photo Essay

MoSo: Festival & Conference Photo Essay

Ryan Smith June 18, 2012 19

MoSo rocks Saskatoon’s tech and music scenes and we have proof! Editor’s note: Be sure to check out our freshly posted MoSoFest review! We’ve crushed our hangovers and finally got around to importing the

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MoSoFest Secret Show: Review

MoSoFest Secret Show: Review

Chris Morin June 18, 2012 6

Mitch Lysak of Volcanoless in Canada plays Secret MoSo show Editor’s note: Be sure to check out our freshly posted MoSoFest review and photo essay! Ominocity hosted a secret afternoon MoSoFest party on Saturday,

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Shooting Guns makes Polaris Prize long list

Shooting Guns makes Polaris Prize long list

Chris Morin June 14, 2012 4

Local doom instrumentalists in line for $30,000 prize Saskatoon’s Shooting Guns have made the 2012 Polaris Prize long list for their album Born To Deal in Magic 1952-1976. For those not in the know,

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Ominocity’s Guide to MoSo: Where Technology (MoSoConf) and Music (MoSoFest) Collide

Ominocity’s Guide to MoSo: Where Technology (MoSoConf) and Music (MoSoFest) Collide

Chris Morin June 14, 2012 7

Local conference merges technology and music as multi-venue festival MoSoFest and MoSoConf, a music and tech festival respectively, begins June 14 and runs until June 16. Under the MoSo name, entire communities have been

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