Posted by Sarah Klein The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Jazz on the Rooftop concert series continues Thursday, July 29 with a vibrant trio featuring a former member of The Guess Who. Swing Soniq is an all-acoustic blend of three amazing musical talents — Greg Leskiw, Brent Parkin and Gilles Fournier — who celebrate the sounds of [...]

Posted by David Klassen Neil Young spent May and early June touring North America as part of his Twisted Road tour, which the former Winnipegger will extend throughout July. Fans scooped up tickets quickly last month for his July 26 show at the Centennial Concert Hall, and now he’ll be performing the following night, Tuesday, [...]

The 37th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival kicked off Wednesday night north of the city. Hundreds of people waited outside the gates to Birds Hill Park in the wee hours of the morning to secure their spots, but no one seemed to mind. These festival-goers are a peaceful bunch. Emmylou Harris (above), The Wailin’ Jennys and [...]

These festival-goers had no problem waking up bright and early Wednesday morning to start a two-hour bike ride to Birds Hill Park. The Winnipeg Folk Festival organized a green alternative to taking your vehicle, and dozens came out to take advantage of it. One of the other benefits is they don’t have to worry about [...]

The five-day Winnipeg Folk Festival is just around the corner and organizers are urging attendees to consider greener transportation methods while travelling to and from Birds Hill Park. For the first time in the festival’s 37 year history, an organized bike ride to the park will depart from Elmwood High School on Wednesday, July 7. [...]

Tickets go on sale this morning for The Weakerthans concert, where they’ll play their entire album Reunion Tour, released in 2007. The Winnipeg indie rock band will perform at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Saturday, December 18. Tickets for the show are $33.75 at Ticketmaster beginning at 10 a.m. The concert is being presented by [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein To open the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s 32nd season of Jazz on the Rooftop, the Ron Paley Big Band will perform on Thursday, July 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a BBQ until 7 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with limited, informal seating. In the event of rain, the [...]

A free outdoor concert this summer will have the normally quiet town of Clear Lake set into party mode. Manitoba Homecoming 2010 and Riding Mountain National Park are presenting Doc Walker and Sierra Noble on Saturday, August 21 in the Wasagaming town site. “There’s nothing like enjoying great Manitoba talent on an outdoor stage,” said [...]

With the first official day of summer on Monday, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is preparing for months of outdoor noon-hour entertainment. The 18th annual Out to Lunch summer concert series begins Wednesday at Air Canada Park with The Crooked Brothers. The free outdoor entertainment will be offered from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday [...]

The day after the Truth and Reconciliation event wrapped up, another outdoor gathering took place Sunday at The Forks in the form of Aboriginal Day Live. Headlined by Winnipeg’s Chantal Kreviazuk, the fourth annual event showcased Aboriginal talent from all across Canada, providing an evening of music, entertainment, comedy and traditional dance. Similar celebrations to [...]

Simon & Garfunkel have postponed their Canadian and U.S. tour, which included a date set for July 8 at MTS Centre. The tour was originally scheduled for April, but then rescheduled later for July. In a statement from promoter Live Nation, the reason for the postponement is due to Art Garfunkel’s continuing recovery from a [...]

Roughly 18,000 people gathered at The Forks on Wednesday for the first day of the Truth and Reconciliation event. Residential school survivors are sharing their stories with the commission during the national four-day healing process. Aboriginal Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Saint-Marie wowed the crowd, followed by a performance by Canadian pop and country rock band Blue [...]