Roughsleeper – Everything Is Getting Worse Released: March 3/2026 Lonesome View Records By Scott Roos Our Grade: B+ Regina’s Roughsleeper return with Everything Is Getting Worse , a five-track EP that doubles down on the band’s strengths: punchy melodic punk, big hooks, and tight musicianship. Now operating as a streamlined trio with Rob White (guitar/vocals), Joey Gadica (bass), and Steve McNeil (drums), the group has trimmed the lineup but kept the energy intact. The EP opens strong with...

By Scott Roos Photos by Tracy Creighton ( Copperblue Photography and Design ) There are a few different kinds of nights you can have at a live music show on the Prairies. Sometimes you’re sitting politely in a theatre seat watching a jazz quartet play something tasteful. Sometimes you’re at the bar with a country band cranking out a set of songs that everyone somehow already knows. And every once in a while, if you wander into the right room at the right time, you’ll find yourself in the...

by Scott Roos photos by Tracy Creighton By any reasonable prairie metric, Saskatoon has always had a bit of a split personality. On the surface: bridges, river walks, and just enough indie coffee to keep the vinyl collectors hydrated. Beneath it: a stubborn, grimy undercurrent of extreme music that refuses to stay politely underground. And lately, one of the loudest rumbles coming up through the floorboards belongs to DEAD SHIT EARTH. Attack With Force previously unleashed the band’s debut...