Welcome back… to the Round Back
With an improved ‘Round Back venue in place, the Guild Hall unveils a new series of performances. Music, theatre, comedy and more.
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Ryan McNally
Yukon musician Ryan McNally made his presence known in Whitehorse as a virtuoso blues guitarist and singer.
Friday is Concert time at the Gazebo
Most Fridays this summer, whether there is rain or shine, it will be concert time at noon at the Front Street Gazebo, in Dawson City.
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The shows must go on!
Yukon theatre companies are finding creative ways to present work. Adapting shows and developing unique formats to fit with our new reality.
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A Look Back at Arts in the Park 2020
I didn’t expect Arts in the Park to happen at all this year. Everything was getting cancelled, from big festivals like Atlin Arts and Music
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Going the Distance
Physical distancing has thrown a wrench in the plans of musicians all over the world—here’s how the Yukon’s own are dealing with these times
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Kluane mountain twang
The Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival (KMBF) has an unfair advantage. It has never had to work to attract world-class performing acts and is known widely
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Digging into commitment
Jack Garton stood in a cemetery on Galiano Island, talking on his cell phone about his latest record. It seems like a weird place to field
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A Whitehorse hub for visual and performing arts
For 22 years and going strong, LePage Park has become a hub for arts and culture during the summer months. The new season of Arts in the Park launches on May 22 with a free barbecue.
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An unfurgettable night
The Yukon’s inaugural 2018 Fur Ball is from the creative minds behind the UnFURled project, and will give Yukon fur-fans a chance to show off their styles.
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Gordie Tentrees previews new album
Making his seventh album was the most fun Gordie Tentrees has had as a musician, but it didn’t start out that way.
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Tout en musique pour la Fête de la Saint-Jean
La Saint-Jean, qu’est-ce que ? À l’origine, une fête païenne célébrée, le 24 juin, depuis quelques siècles, qui a, par la suite, été christianisée. On
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There is always time for Soda Pony
It is a typical Sunday evening in Whitehorse, and the Whitehorse two-piece alternative rock band Soda Pony is hard at work rehearsing and perfecting material
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Diving into the Depths of Creativity
“There’s a lot of performing opportunities within the French community, but it’s not necessarily places where artists can try new things and take that risk.
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Travelling with Thomas
If you go by way of Laos and the U.S. East Coast, the journey from France to Yukon is anything but a straight line. But
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Atlin Arts and Music Festival: A Feast for the Senses
The Atlin Arts and Music Festival, music, visual arts, film and food, is about building community through music and art.
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Summer Fun has Begun
Look around. The birds are singing, canoes and kayaks are back on Subaru roof racks and my neighbour seems to have an urge for gardening
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5 Must-See Pieces at Nuit Blanche
Back for a third year, the annual Whitehorse Nuit Blanche all-night arts festival brings together national and local artists for an unforgettable solstice weekend. Fancy
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Street Party Sound
If a musical shindig at the Old Fire Hall this Saturday puts you in mind of a New Orleans street party, Ryan McNally won’t be
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Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Local musician Ryan McNally really does have himself a Mercury, which he definitely does cruise up and down the road.
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Ready to Rock the North
The Midnight Sons Band is fresh off a tour and ready to rock. The band is presenting – and performing at – Rock the North
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Wanted down south
Summer may be drawing to a close, but there is still a great music festival that you can catch. Taking place in Victoria, B.C., the
More than just music
Meet Jordi Mikeli-Jones — a renaissance woman. She is the owner of the popular Triple J’s Music, Tattoos and Piercing. She is president of Kona’s
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Open Mic Fright
Two weeks before my open mic appearance, I begin learning my first song on the banjo. Although it’s far from my first choice, I settle
2014: Atlin Arts and Music Festival
Atlin Arts and Music Festival is an institution. Now in its 11th year, the event draws visitors and performers from across Canada and beyond.
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Declan O’Donovan Spreads his Wings
Celebrated Yukon musician Declan O’Donovan is on the road again. The piano-playing troubadour began his fall tour at the Hamilton Music and Film Festival on
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Rocking the Blues
Montréal native Ryan McNally has loved the blues since he was nine years old … although if you grew up in his hometown you might
The Provider heads to Cannes
For a novice filmmaker, Moira Sauer has been getting a lot of mileage from her six-minute silent short. The latest victory for her film, The
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Declan O’Donovan
Born and raised Yukon singer songwriter Declan O’Donovan is setting sail for The Rainbow Room in Ottawa as a featured performer in the upcoming Northern
Sasquatch Prom Date will have fun at Frostbite
The bearded man shrugged on his Carhartt jacket and then levelled a gaze at Genesee Keevil. She was sitting by the window, wearing a cover-your-eyes
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Something new to brighten Dark Days
It is all original art and none of it existed before last December. So, the creative process took place during the darkest days of a
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Leave the mundane behind …
My first impression of the newly christened Golden Apple art and performance venue was chaos. Deranged papier mâché creatures rested on an old printing press;
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Brave New Performers with Brave New Words
BY SARAH LINDSTEIN Grassroots performers get a chance to shine with the opening of Brave New Words for a new season of music, poetry and
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Singin’ Those ‘Achy-Breaky-Heart’ Songs
Jordan Schmidt hasn’t been playing guitar for very long, but it doesn’t show. He’s moved from a few house jams and informal functions to the
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A fresh longest night
In an interview, two weeks before Longest Night 2009, director Daniel Janke said the evening was still a mystery to him. “I’ve been writing new
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A No-Holds-Barred Halloween Smackdown!
The sexiness and sass of Varietease combined with the high energy, easy-to-dance-to rockabilly stylings of Sasquatch Prom Date. Throw in a promises-to-be-scary haunted house, bat
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Sasquatch Prom Date Gains Olympic-sized Exposure
Polar bears, narwhal, wolves and sasquatches? Canada’s Northern House, a premier showcase of all things Yukon and Northern at the Olympics, could not miss a
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Sasquatch Prom Date CD Keeps the Party Going
Sasquatch Prom Date is the great dance party band in Whitehorse. It’s a must for any festival looking for a high-energy closer, and (full disclosure)
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Take your ‘Sasquatch Prom Date’ home
A Sasquatch Prom Date concert is a party. People wear prom dresses and wigs and tuxedos and the dancing is of the contagious kind that
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Too Good to Be a One-shot
One of the characteristics of the Whitehorse music scene that I love is the amount of collaboration that goes on. Almost all artists have worked
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Tuning the Machine
Don’t mind the flashing lights and funky sounds, folks. This time machine is not the type you were thinking about. Based out of Whitehorse, their
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No Blues But The Blues
Minimalist blues duo The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer (“HAM” as they refer to themselves) are days away from beginning a string of pre-summer tour
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Bringing it Home
On his new CD, Down Home, Ryan McNally really is back home. After rocking out with his rockabilly band, Sasquatch Prom Date, and fusing folk
Old Cabin, New Gig
The Frostbite Music Festival has always been an important part of Jona Barr’s life. He grew up in a musical environment that included annual attendance
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