December 2020 Issue

December 2020 Cover

A Letter From the Editor - December 2020

Phew! Another one in the can. It's been quite the wild ride these past few months for obviously a lot of different reasons - both...

Hiding In Plain Sight: Prolific Saskatoon-Based Songwriters Johnny Sinclair and Leslie Stanwyck

“Our songwriting is all over the place which is kinda nice. My phone is full of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of little snippets of...

Humans getting together and sharing is the real heartbeat of music: Regina's People Of The Sun

By Will Yannacoulias People Of The Sun is an exciting, ambitious new 8-piece R&B/Hip Hop group from Regina, Saskatchewan. Guitarist Erik...

I Made Friends Through Music When I Came To Canada: Saskatoon's Felipe the Bass Invader

"In Saskatoon you have everything you need; you have awesome people, you have awesome parks and you don’t have to go on a subway."

This Christmas: Jeffery Straker's Three Song Holiday Treatise

"I find that I’ll get unstoppable inspiration when I’m in motion."

What's the Buzz Tell Me What's a Happening In Humboldt

by Mark Allard-Will Humboldt, while technically a city by Saskatchewan metrics, is a small town north-east of Saskatoon; known as a...

Reconciliation through Education: Eekwol Speaks Her Truth

We’re in Saskatchewan. It’s conservative as heck. There’s so much work to be done.

The Covid Christmas: La Ronge's Dara Schindelka Pens Poignant, Whimsical, and Timely Christmas Tune

The 'most wonderful time of the year' is a state of mind that is happening whether we embrace it or not. The holidays are what we make it.

LJ Tyson: Pop music gives me the freedom to do whatever I want

By Will Yannacoulias In May 2020 Prince Albert country singer LJ Tyson released his anticipated album Skeleton to a bewildered audience....

One Big Silly Group Without A Care In the World: The Velvet Threads

By Mark Allard-Will There’s one constant in this world, and one only: Change. That’s the lesson that 2020 laid at our feet, raw and...

Inspiring People To Be the Best Versions of Themselves: Karissa Hoffart Brings Message of Hope

"I’m definitely more of a positive, inspirational writer."