July 2021 Issue

Jul 1, 20212 min read

July 2021 Cover: Letter from the Editor

Photo credit Gina Brass www.ginabrass.com Wow! Hard to believe that our "month off" is over and here we are again with another issue...

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Jul 1, 20214 min read

We Talkin' About Practice: Helpful Tips and Tricks From One Who knows!

by Mark Hodgman As governments and health authorities ease COVID-19 restrictions, once dormant musicians across our province will...

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Jul 1, 20211 min read

Show Your Pride All Year Long: Advice from Hot Dog Helen

by Hot Dog Helen Hi, Hot Dog Helen here! As you know, June was Pride Month. Pride month is the promotion of the self-affirmation,...

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Jul 1, 20213 min read

Talking Horror Movies, Drive Ins and Surf Rock with Saskatoon's The Garrys

By Will Yannacoulias Saskatoon siblings Erica, Julie and Lenore Maier have been winning over awestruck audiences as The Garrys since...

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Jul 1, 20215 min read

I call it the happy dance of my heart: Amanda Hagel Talks Unconventional Approach to Songwriting

In his book More Song-Writers On Songwriting, which features word for word transcriptions of author Paul Zollo’s interviews with...

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Jul 1, 20214 min read

It's been one of the most bizarre, interesting, and unorthodox years for music: Factor Chandelier

Unless you've lived under a rock for the past eighteen months, we wouldn't need to spell out to you that everything suddenly changed in...

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Jul 1, 20217 min read

A Tale of Two Cities - Er... I mean Small Towns: North Sask Students Collaborate On New Song

by Scott Roos *students from Stanley Mission and La Ronge joined together via the magic of photoshop It's probably an understatement to...

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Jul 1, 20212 min read

WCMAs Recognize Three Sask Metal Bands

Many of our regular readers will recall my despondent tone cast at the lack of Saskatchewan representation in the JUNO Awards Metal/Hard...

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Jul 1, 20211 min read

Jonathon Karabekian Releases New Album "This Robot Can Move"

By Will Yannacoulias Writing and releasing new music like a man possessed, Prince Albert rapper Jonathon Karabekian is treating listeners...

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Jul 1, 20216 min read

New Dawn Drum Group: Positivity and Healing Through Music

By Dara Schindelka It is a hard thing to “celebrate” Canada Day when our nation is so badly shaken at the news of the 215 graves at the...

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Jul 1, 20214 min read

High School Musical- Prince Albert's Relan Meeks

By Will Yannacoulias For recent St. Mary’s grade twelve graduate Relan Meeks, the future looks bright. Despite being only seventeen...

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Jun 10, 20213 min read

Kung Fu, Rap and Law: Shao Dow, a man of many talents

Independent British rapper, Shao Dow, has metaphorically touched down in Saskatchewan, as his most recent album, "The Way of Shao", has...

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Jun 1, 20215 min read

Breaking News Piece of the Year: There Can Be No Reconciliation Without Reckoning

By Marty Ballentyne “From unmarked graves, their bones cry out ‘Don’t let what happened to us be forgotten’“- Aaron Peters, Perfect Crime...

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