By Sean Previl The art of performance through female impersonation is declining in Windsor because of the lack of space to accommodate drag shows. “Windsor does not have the facilities for drag shows,” said Sam Christensen, former owner of The
By Tom Morrison It was a night of rarities at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Best Picture winner Argo became the fourth recipient of the award that wasn’t nominated in the Best Director category. The last time this happened was
by Sarah Ryrie The Price is Right for a Windsorite A Windsor man has landed two television roles in the same week in Los Angeles. It started back in the first week of December. Justin Fox, former Student Representative Council
Music history has been made as a Canadian rock group and a decorated astronaut collaborated on a song together, one of them performing from space. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies’ front man Ed Robertson premiered their song, “I.S.S.
In the unique universe of professional wrestling, nothing ever goes as planned. Border City Wrestling presented Can-Am Rising in Windsor Feb 8 at the Giovanni Caboto Club with an advertised main event involving the BCW heavyweight champion Phil Atlas. Unfortunately,
By: Murad Erzinclioglu The Art Gallery of Windsor is offering the community a chance to explore the connection between border cities around the globe. Border Cultures: Part One (homes, land) is the current art show at the AGW.
By Maciejka Gorzelnik Art enthusiasts checked their inhibitions at the door Feb. 8 as they walked into Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit for opening night of this year’s Dirty Show. Now in its fourteenth year, the Dirty Show has become one
By Tom Morrison It starts with a single note on a single guitar track and then it becomes a map to a full-length song with multiple guitars, a bass, drums and a vocal melody. It’s a tool for songwriting and
by Chris Mailloux A local upcoming comic book signing is bringing in big name industry writers and artists. Cartoon Kingdom is hosting a fifteenth anniversary comic book signing Feb 20 from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. The event will feature
By Liam Higgins After three years, a staple of the local metal scene is calling it quits. Perpetuate is a metal band made up of vocalist and pianist Kim McInnis, guitarists Jamie Hush and Chris Rafinski, drummer Michael Wiznuk
By: Murad Erzinclioglu Area artists are being given the opportunity to develop their skills. Since October 2011 the Art Council Windsor & Region has been running educational workshops for local artists under the WE Launched banner. The ACWR is a
While I have no love for the Academy Awards, I accept that it’s cinema’s biggest night and therefore feel obliged to watch all nine of the year’s Best Picture nominees. It’s just unfortunate only two of them deserve the mantle.
By Korey Lalonde St. Anne Catholic High School is aiming to dazzle its audience with its upcoming, colourful musical. St. Anne’s is in the final stages of rehearsals for their performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The high
By Liam Higgins A local progressive metal band has released their first full-length album. Pomegranate Tiger released their album Entities Jan. 31. The band consists of guitarists Martin Andres and Matt Shaheen, bassist Keith Wilkinson and drummer Phil Gatti. The
A high profile musician and two-time fingerstyle guitar champion performed at the Place Concorde in Windsor, Jan. 19. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Don Ross performed at the Place Concorde with special guest Brooke Miller in Forest Glade. The night featured
The executives at Disney are preparing to make a sequel trilogy to the original Star Wars films. The announcement of a new trilogy brings the possibility of new merchandise which may help increase sales for local stores by giving them
By: Murad Erzinclioglu Boom. Boom. Boom. The sound of native drums is echoing in communities from coast to coast. The sound of the First Nations drumming has become synonymous with the Idle No More movement. According to the movement’s website,
By Sean Previl Windsor brides preparing for their weddings found help from a local wedding show. The Giovanni Caboto Club hosted the Wedding Show Extravaganza Jan. 19-20 to give couples ideas in planning their weddings. The show started 26 years
by Tom Morrison Filmmaker. Bank teller. Traveller. In Kyle Mosonyi’s bedroom, DVDs overflow a bookshelf that covers almost the entire height of a wall. Framed degrees in mathematics and film are sandwiched between a professional The Departed movie poster
By Maciejka Gorzelnik Justin James performs a live set at Footwork in Toronto Sept. 14 (Photo by John Mitchell) Walking into a completely black square room, speakers are set up in the middle of the dance floor pointing outwards as
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