Author: Stacey McLaughlin
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Concert Review: The Halluci Nation (Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival)
The Halluci Nation brought the beats to the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival last week. Our lady on the spot, Stacey, was there for the awesomeness. On July 4, 2022 Bear Witness and Tim ‘2oolman’ Hill (formerly of A Tribe Called Red) took the stage at the TD Mainstage, Bessborough Gardens for the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz…
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Festivals: Osheaga 2022 (Preview)
Osheaga is an acclaimed indie music festival, held from July 29th to July 31, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, at the world class venue, Parc Jean-Drapeau. While Osheaga is physically located within the city, the site itself is reminiscent of a countryside escape located next to the water. It maintains that pastoral feel while still maintaining…
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Festivals: FME 2022 Preview
The 2022 edition of Festival de Musique Émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, or FME, is set to take place from September 1st to 4th in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Last year’s FME festival was extremely successful despite the numerous safety protocols and restrictions in place, so this year, festival organizers are very excited to do even more. The return…
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TFS Music Pick of the Week – Raven Witch
Stacey sits down for a chat with Saskatoon metal outfit, Raven Witch, to talk about inspiration, their differences from Untimely Demise, and playing live again. After 18 months of very little in the way of live music, bands are starting to play shows again. The additional safety precautions and regulations are a new and welcome…
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FME 2021
Thrilled to get back to seeing live music, Stacey checked out FME 2021. She gives us the rundown on the festival, music, food, and more! About the Festival: FME stands for ‘Festival de musique émergente’ (or Emerging Music Festival in English) and it is a music festival with a focus on new and emerging music.…
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Sparrow Theatre’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sparrow Theatre put on a series of stellar performances of the glam rock musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, at The Broadway Theatre this weekend. This past Friday I had the pleasure of watching The Sparrow Theatre company perform the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Broadway Theatre. The shows ran from August…
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Jazzfest Review: Kamasi Washington
In our final review from The Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Stacey sees the brilliant Kamasi Washington honour both the past and the future of jazz. Kamasi Washington performed at the Bessborough Gardens on a mere 4 days after the critically acclaimed release of his album ‘Heaven and Earth.’ This tenor sax-player, band leader, and composer…
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Jazzfest Review: Ghost Note
Ghost Note played The Capital stage during the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival; our intrepid reporter Stacey was there to dance and get with the funk. Ghost-Note took the stage at The Capitol with howls from the crowd, who were loud and rambunctious, but seemed genuinely appreciative. People were dancing all night throughout the venue and…
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Jazzfest Review: The Flaming Lips
Stacey reports on seeing The Flaming Lips at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, a magical show that brought music fans and casual concert goers together. The Flaming Lips opened the 2018 Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on the TD Mainstage in the Bessborough Gardens with a flurry of excitement, confetti cannons, a convoy of oversized balloons,…
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FME 2017
Our intrepid reporter, Stacey Mclaughlin, heads to FME, an emerging music festival in the Northern Quebec city of Rouyn-Noranda. It’s a music festival diary, folks! FME is an emerging music festival held in the Northern Quebec city of Rouyn-Noranda. To give the average westerner a sense of perspective, it is almost parallel with Timmins, ON.…