OUT THERE: Things to do in Winnipeg this weekend

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The list of popular rap acts boasting a full band live and in studio is not long, but Winnipeg’s Super Duty Tough Work is putting in the labour to add its name to the mix with the release of Paradigm Shift.

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The follow-up to 2019’s (Polaris Prize long-listed) Studies in Grey sees frontman Brendan Grey and a five-piece band expanding on its heady mix of settler colonial/anti-capitalist lyrics set to old-school loops touching on jazz and maybe trip-hop and a bunch of other things. And so much more.

“Generally, it all falls in line with our themes of ‘resistance-based debauchery’ and internationalism. Opposing the homicidal ruling class the planet is forced to endure, while at the same time having fun, celebrating the wins and each other, and indulging in joy when possible. This record really is meant to be a comfort measure for all victims of capitalism. Which is everyone,” Grey said in a statement near the album drop on Sept. 8.

An album release party goes down Saturday night at the Good Will Social Club, its final show of the year in its home base and the first in some time, with SDTW promising “another legendary night from the most underrated, understated.”

Calgary’s Tea Fannie and DJ the Kaptain offer support, with tickets $35 in advance and $40 at the door. 

CanCon

It might not be the kind of stuff to mix the bourgeoisie and the rebel, but a handful of heritage acts are in town over the next week.

Harlequin and Prism rock out at Club Regent on Friday, with Shania Twain at the Canada Life Centre on Tuesday, and The Tea Party with I Mother Earth over at the Burton Cummings Theatre the same evening.

Gone country

The province’s country community gathers Saturday at Club Regent for the Manitoba Country Music Association Awards, which has been running since 2015.

Aaron Pritchett hosts and will perform along with 10 nominees during the show, with a handful more at the after-party.

A number of the attendees may be in the crowd at the Burt on Friday for the double bill of Paul Brandt and Terri Clark.

Salute U

Like them or not, there’s something to be said for a live tribute show for audience familiarity and a paying gig for local musicians.

This week’s selection includes a pair on Friday night with Colour By Numbers as Weezer, and The Coveralls as Kings of Leon for ’90s night at Times Change(d), and Claire Therese and the Lockdown as Patti Smith, CAR287 as the Tragically Hip, and Off Henderson as Picture of Health for a Headstones ‘experience’ at the Osborne Taphouse.

Psycho 78s, a Misfits tribute band, is part of Hellnight 2023, a goth/industrial event with DJ Evil Bastard at the Bulldog Event Center on Saturday night.

Compare, contrast

There’s a couple of interesting music-based movies over at Dave Barber Cinematheque for a spell.

A 4K-restored version of Stop Making Sense, the Talking Heads concert film that recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, screens through Nov. 8, while Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party, a new and authorized look at the confrontational Australian band, runs through Nov. 11.

Say and spray

As part of First Fridays, the Graffiti Gallery holds an Art Talk with its co-founder and artistic director Pat Lazo on Friday (naturally) that discusses graffiti art and includes a guided tour of Wet Paint, an international travelling art show which is making its first Canadian stop here.

Final say

The Beaches are at the Burt on Sunday, there’s an ice fishing show at Red River Exhibition Place on Saturday and Sunday, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq hosts Crafted, which features items from 100-plus artists across 38 northern communities plus a fashion show, Friday through Sunday.