photo by Scott Roos photo by Scott Roos by Scott Roos pics by Scott Roos and Sara Kjelshus (as captioned) There are bands where you go to a concert because you want to hear the musicians play. And then there are bands where you go because you want to hear the songs. Journey, playing SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Sunday, Sept. 27, was definitely the latter. That isn't to say the musicianship wasn't impressive. It was. Neal Schon is Neal Schon. The guy can absolutely shred, an

words and pics by Scott Roos A few weeks before Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk arrived at Prince Albert's EA Rawlinson Centre, Maida offered a simple piece of advice to anyone planning to attend. “You just have to expect the unexpected,” he said. On Thursday, Sept. 24, he made good on that promise. There was a set list, of course. There were songs from the couple's Moon vs Sun project, including “I'm Going to Break Your Heart,” “I Can Change” and “Bring That Boy.” There we

by Scott Roos photos courtesy of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Keaton Leier. Photo credit Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra There was something pretty special about watching Keaton Leier dance on the stage at TCU Place last weekend. Leier, a Saskatoon native and second soloist with the National Ballet of Canada, came home for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s At the Ballet concert on Saturday, Sept. 19, and the hometown connection was impossible to miss. This wasn’t simply ano

words and pics by Brooke Anderson Driving over 4000km in a big yellow bus Justin Sutton and Jeremy Grey invited Prince Albert local Taya Lebel on their "Honkytonk Til The House Burns Down" roadshow at the Rock Trout Cafe. Named “Road to the CCMA’s” this past Wednesday night's show was worth the late bedtime. On their 6th show of the tour, Sutton and Grey shared anecdotes of their lone trip taking turns driving to each destination. Excited for the Canadian Country Music Awards

by Scott Roos photos by Tracy Creighton (Copperblue Photography and Design) There is something wonderfully Canadian about Dan Mangan taking the long way. The Vancouver singer-songwriter could have simply crossed Saskatchewan off the itinerary with a stop in Regina or Saskatoon. Instead, when Mangan and his booking agent started talking about getting a little deeper into Canada, he looked at the map and decided to wander. The result is a four-show Saskatchewan run that will ta

by Scott Roos photo credits in captions photo by Karoline Kuras For Keaton Leier, returning to the TCU Place stage on Saturday, Sept. 19, for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s At the Ballet is going to be about more than just ballet. It’s a homecoming. The Saskatoon-born dancer, now entering his fifth season with the National Ballet of Canada, will return to the city where his dance journey began as part of Sharing the Stage, a special collaboration between the National Ball

By: Eric Ashe Photos: Tracy Creighton (Copperblue Photography) If you were to pull into the parking lot of the RCAF hall in Saskatoon on Saturday August 22nd, you would have been greeted by a barrage of blast beats, ripping guitar tones, and ferocious vocals, as the grinding good times breached the walls of the hall and cut into the night air. Eight bands took to the stage, with each set broken up by a killer magic show conducted by Jay. The one and only magician skillfully w

by Scott Roos photos by Blake Sittler There are certain records that, regardless of how many times you hear them, still manage to make you stop what you're doing. The Last Waltz is one of those records. Originally released as the soundtrack to The Band's legendary 1976 farewell concert, the album and accompanying film captured something that has proven remarkably difficult to reproduce: a room full of ridiculously talented musicians, many of whom had already established thems