Rumblings at the West End

As far as Winnipeg venues go, the West End rocks. While my memory is typically poor and spotty, I cannot recall disliking a single show I've seen there.

That being said there are some great shows coming up at the West End.

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are there on March 5th. Tix go on sale Thursday for WECC e-news subscribers and on Saturday for the general public.

Local darlings Nathan release their upcoming 'Key Principles' on the 23rd of February. I'll definitely be there. Their bassist was my Organic Chem Prof a few years back...evidently multi-talented.

Cara Luft releases her solo album 'The Light Fantastic' on May 17th.

Novillero visits the West End on March 10th. Watching Novillero perform live is always a jubliant occasion! I saw them open for the New Pornographers (sans Neko Case) recently and enjoyed Novillero's set a lot more than the Pornos.

Tim O'Brien, co-producer of Winnipeg's The Duhks grammy-nominated 'Migrations', stops by on February 8th. I'm told this a rare treat.

Phew. That's a lot of shows. I'm out of breath.

Current rotation: Bloc Party (still)