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The New Jacobin Club: EP review and interview

The New Jacobin Club: EP review and interview

Chris Morin April 27, 2012 2

Saskatoon horror rock band release new EP entitled Left Behind I can still remember witnessing what was likely the first official New Jacobin Club show in Saskatoon. It was waaaay back in 1996 and

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Eamon McGrath video review

Eamon McGrath video review

Chris Morin April 26, 2012 1

Toronto musician brings rough-hewn folk show to Saskatoon Eamon McGrath, a Toronto-based folk-punk musician, played at Vangelis this past weekend, performing several songs from his latest album Young Canadians including the song “Saskatoon”. Opening

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MOSO Fest expands line-up

MOSO Fest expands line-up

Chris Morin April 24, 2012 4

Saskatoon’s MoSo Fest adds more bands to it’s roster MoSo Fest, an up-and-coming music and tech conference festival, has added more bands to its diverse line-up. Some of the new acts included are Damien

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Record Store Day Drops April 21

Record Store Day Drops April 21

Chris Morin April 20, 2012 3

Consumer Driven “Holiday” Comes To Saskatoon According to my trade list on Deadformat.net, a vinyl record collecting nerd-out frenzy website, I currently own 562 LPs, EPs and 7″”s. I am fairly certain there are

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Saskatoon’s Top Five Least Google-able Bands

Saskatoon’s Top Five Least Google-able Bands

Chris Morin April 19, 2012 5

Local bands falter while climbing the search engine ladder Ominocity contributor Brandon Mack wrote that when a band is attempting to improve their SEO that “the first steps should have been taken by the

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The Ruffled Feathers: Download of the Week

The Ruffled Feathers: Download of the Week

Chris Morin April 17, 2012 1

Vancouver-based orchestral pop group is tonnes-o’-fun Social media websites are a lot like parties – too many guests and things get a little batty. Invariably, douches start showing up, someone starts talking way too

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Carbon Dating Service: Retro Download

Carbon Dating Service: Retro Download

Chris Morin April 13, 2012 3

Saskatoon multi-member pop group’s album should be given second chance I knew I had reached the next echelon of musicianship the day I found one of my own CDs in the used bin at

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Cosmic Core: Download of the Week

Cosmic Core: Download of the Week

Chris Morin April 12, 2012 2

Saskatoon musician debuts new track on New Zealand-based compilation album Saskatoon’s SOMA aka Jesse Selkirk has released a new, home-recorded electronic track via the New Zealand-based compilation album called Cosmic Core. In addition to

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The Sheepdog: Award Winning Breed

The Sheepdog: Award Winning Breed

Guest April 11, 2012 3

The sheepdog, nature’s most notoriously un-groomable best friend There has been some serious buzz around these sheepdogs. Around every corner, on every newspaper and every radio airwave there are whispers of them. But there

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Fountains of Youth: Flood Season Review

Fountains of Youth: Flood Season Review

Chris Morin April 10, 2012 1

Saskatoon’s Fountains Of Youth drop new album entitled Flood Season Fountains Of Youth, headed up by local shredder Paul Kuzbik, have dropped their latest album Flood Season for stream on Bandcamp. Comprised of 12

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