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Limblifter amongst latest addition to Gateway Festival line-up

Limblifter amongst latest addition to Gateway Festival line-up

Chris Morin May 22, 2013 0

Steve Earle and Corb Lund to headline southern Sask. festival The Gateway Festival, located near Bengough, SK., has added another batch of bands to their line-up. Among those bands is Limblifter, a Vancouver-based band

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MoSoFest unveils full line-up

MoSoFest unveils full line-up

Chris Morin May 9, 2013 16

Expect over 60 artists to play MoSo on June 12-15 MoSoFest, a multi-venue music festival running from June 12-15 in Saskatoon, has just unveiled their full line-up. Check out the YouTube video below. More

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Sled Island unveils their extended line-up for 2013

Sled Island unveils their extended line-up for 2013

Chris Morin April 30, 2013 4

Saskatoon reigns supreme at Calgary indie rock Festival Sled Island, Calgary’s premiere music and arts festival which runs from June 19 – 22, has revealed their extended line-up. Click HERE for the extended line-up.

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JunoFest brings the ruckus to Regina: Review

JunoFest brings the ruckus to Regina: Review

Chris Morin April 23, 2013 1

Celebrity worship abounds as the Junos unfold in Regina “The biggest jackass in the world is Lou Reed.” -Larry LeBlanc, on receiving the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the 2013 Junos. Award shows

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Wasted Cathedral: Download of the Week

Wasted Cathedral: Download of the Week

Chris Morin March 7, 2013 3

Side project of Shooting Guns guitarist is a glorioursly dirge-y carwreck Saskatoon’s Wasted Cathedral, the drone/dirge/noise project of Shooting Guns guitarist Chris Laramee, has recently released a six-song EP. Featuring Chad Munson on three

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The Netherlands is a Great Place to go on Tour: Photo Essay

The Netherlands is a Great Place to go on Tour: Photo Essay

Chris Morin February 22, 2013 2

Belgium is also awfully nice Back in September of 2012, my band Slow Down Molasses went on tour in Europe. We had done a couple of tours in The United Kingdom, but I had

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The Best of 2012: Saskatchewan’s Music Scene

The Best of 2012: Saskatchewan’s Music Scene

Chris Morin December 26, 2012 8

New bands, new releases and what to look forward to in early 2013 Editor’s Note – We tried to get everything, but the sad reality about posting lists is that something/someone invariably gets overlooked.

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Reeperbahn Festival 2012: Review and Photo Essay

Reeperbahn Festival 2012: Review and Photo Essay

Tyson McShane October 19, 2012 6

Saskatoon indie bands invade Germany for weekend of rock, beer and all-night sex galleries Last month, Slow Down Molasses was invited to perform at Germany’s legendary Reeperbahn Festival, September 20-22, 2012. The festival is

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Ominocity quoted in Dutch newspaper

Ominocity quoted in Dutch newspaper

Chris Morin September 22, 2012 12

Saskatoon blog quoted in column after posting review on Netherlands festival You know you’ve hit the big time when a Dutch newspaper columnist makes fun of you. Ominocity recently posted a review on Incubate,

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Incubate Festival 2012: Review

Incubate Festival 2012: Review

Chris Morin September 20, 2012 7

Bike lanes, beers and babes make for boner-riffic urban festival By now most of us should be familiar with the phenomenon of the urban, multi-venue music festival. While relatively new to Saskatoon – thank

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