Articles by Myles Tiessen

Sonic Youth Were Swept Up in the Waves on 'Walls Have Ears'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2024

While Sonic Youth’s studio albums almost capturing their musical brutality, it’s their live recordings that showcase the band’s true power...

Living Hour Said Goodbye and Started Anew in Winnipeg

Good Will Social Club, December 9

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023

A bittersweet hum of beginnings and endings rang out through Living Hour's entire performance at Winnipeg's Good Will Social Club. The ban...

Kurt Vile Retraces His Steps on 'Back to Moon Beach'

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2023

"These recycled riffs ain't going anywhere, anytime soon," stammers Kurt Vile on his latest EP's title track. Riffs, lyrics, melodies — cal...

Tired Cossack Plays It Fast, Loose and Fiery on 'I Know, I Guess'

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

"And here we goooo!"  The goofy studio chatter heard during the first few seconds of opening track "Sardines" may initially seem like some...

​Sonic Youth's 20 Best Songs Ranked

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2023

From their hyper-fuzzy industrial no-wave roots through the slacker rock '90s era and into the dynamic and formless later years, Sonic Yout...

Country Music Staked Its Claim at Winnipeg Folk Festival 2023

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2023

Take a 30-minute drive North-East of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and you'll find a quintessential prairie forest. Innumerable trembling aspen and o...

Amos the Kid Secures His Hometown Hero Status with 'Enough as It Was'

PUBLISHED May 4, 2023

Walk down any street in Winnipeg with Amos Nadlersmith, better known as Amos the Kid, and someone is bound to stop you and chat. Since movi...

Zoon's 'Bekka Ma'iingan' Is a Captivating Force

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2023

Growing up in the small town of Selkirk, Manitoba, located just north of Winnipeg, was a hostile environment for Daniel Monkman. They spent...