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The Sheepdogs release new six-track EP recorded during pandemic
No Simple Thing, which will be released Friday, is the first music released by the band in more than three years. → Read More
Ness Creek Music Festival cancelled by COVID-19 for second year in a row
The 2020 festival was also forced to cancel due to the pandemic, one of many Saskatchewan summer events shuttered by COVID-19. → Read More
COVID-19: One Year Later — Live arts still mostly on hiatus as industry finds ways to adapt
For performers, venue owners, technicians, and everyone else involved with live shows, many have been forced to adapt — or fold. → Read More
Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre brings comedy to the North
Dakota Ray Hebert and her husband Dylan Jay Williamson were chosen to teach standup comedy and theatre to youth in Northern Saskatchewan. → Read More
Saskatoon's Ryan Bruce features in film alongside Kevin Costner, Diane Lane
The new film Let Him Go follows a grieving couple mourning the death of their son, who try to find and protect their grandson. → Read More
Social Listening: What's on in Sask. livestreaming concerts this week
Isolation doesn't have to mean boredom. Here are some livestreamed — and totally live — concerts to catch this week. → Read More
Saskatoon music scenesters share their Junos 2020 suggestions
With the 2020 Juno Awards set to rock Saskatoon in just a few short days, we asked some of the city's biggest music fans their thoughts. → Read More
Major movie filmed in Regina filled with Saskatchewan talent
More than 50 Saskatchewan residents were employed as a part of MMA movie Cagefighter — and that’s not counting all of the outside support. → Read More
JJ White's debut solo album a 'therapeutic' musical project
White’s debut album Rewind will be released on Feb. 21, with the release party taking place at Amigos Cantina. → Read More
Saskatoon's Dale MacKay named Juno Awards Celebrity Chef
MacKay, the winner of Top Chef Canada's first season in 2011, prepared the menu for the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards on March 14. → Read More
Regina's Andy Shauf set to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Juno-nominated Shauf will perform a song from his new solo album on the evening talk show scheduled to broadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 12. → Read More
Review: Reasonable Doubt is honest, difficult — and must be seen
The play about race relations in Saskatchewan presents the audience with an inescapable look in the mirror of who we are as a society. → Read More
'Beautifully poignant' Every Brilliant Thing starts Sandbox Series
Every Brilliant Thing is a one-person play, a comedy about depression. It starts the Globe Theatre Sandbox Series, Jan. 30-Feb. 2. → Read More
"It's a play for everyone that lives here": Sask. opinions on Stanley trial the heart of play Reasonable Doubt
The documentary play looks at Indigenous relations in Saskatchewan through the lens of Colten Boushie's death and the Gerald Stanley trial. → Read More
A cool, cool festival: Winterruption continues to grow in fifth year
"We want to give people a reason to leave their house in the longest, coldest, darkest month of the year," organizer Kirby Wirchenko said. → Read More
Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards in Saskatoon for the first time
The sixth annual film awards presentation is set to take place at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon on Friday, Nov. 22. → Read More
Tickets for 2020 Juno Awards in Saskatoon go on sale Friday
The 2020 Juno Awards are set for March 15, 2020 at SaskTel Centre. Juno Week — with performances and festivities leading up to the awards show — runs from March 9-15. → Read More
Sask. Country Showcase unites top country musicians for charity
This year’s Sask Country Showcase brings country musicians from around the province for a charity show at TCU Place on Nov. 21. → Read More
The Indigenous Poets Society scoring big at national competition
The all-Indigenous team is one of two groups from Saskatoon participating in this year's Canadian festival of Spoken Word in Guelph, Ont. → Read More
Fun and empowering: Saskatoon hosts international burlesque festival
The first Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival will bring out international talent and local performers. → Read More