As I mentioned in a previous post, I will be performing at Golden City Fine Arts in Winnipeg’s Chinatown this coming Friday! It will be Friday the 13th, so try not to get brutally murdered or anything. In addition to my solo-set, there will also be the triumphant return of Two Rocks of Stone!… Continue reading This Friday, the 13th!
Author: robcrooks
Masters Are Back!
Today I got the masters to my upcoming album Hearts back. So, I’m that much closer to releasing the album! However, there are a few details that still need to be worked out before I can announce a release date and start planning the party. But it shouldn’t be too much longer! In the meantime,… Continue reading Masters Are Back!
Auld Lang Syne – 2012 ’til Infinity
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp, And surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak a… Continue reading Auld Lang Syne – 2012 ’til Infinity
Happy End of December!
So, here we are again at the end of another year. I hope everyone is having, and will continue to have a wonderful winter. Two-thousand-eleven was quite a year for me. I played shows all over Canada, from Vancouver to Montreal, and everywhere in between. Next year I hope to play Victoria to Halifax… Continue reading Happy End of December!
Crooks and Bird
Over the weekend, Canadian hip-hop legend Birdapres and (not so legendary) I finished writing the EP that we’ve been working on! The next stage, which will take place over the next few weeks, will involve recording, mixing and mastering, and all the other fine-tuning that must be done before a music collection is released. I’m… Continue reading Crooks and Bird
Coming Soon: New Video!
Over the weekend I was lucky enough to get some of my friends into a blue-room in the Art Space building, in the Exchange district of Winnipeg, to shoot a video for a new song! I owe a debt of gratitude to the director, Ryan Simmons, for his vision and know-how. He’s directed videos… Continue reading Coming Soon: New Video!
“City On the Underground” Video Now Up
A couple of weeks ago Dj Kutdown, Mikel Rondeau and I went out around Winnipeg and shot a video for our song “City on the Underground,” off of the album Fucking Retards. Basically the song is about how grimy our beloved Winnipeg can be. It’s a rough and beautiful place to live. It’s a… Continue reading “City On the Underground” Video Now Up
Magnum K.I. in the studio!
For the past few weeks, Magnum K.I. has been in the studio working hard on our follow up to the 2010 self-titled release on Foultone Records. We’re getting pretty close to being finished and we’re really proud of what we’ve come up with so far. We can’t wait to show it off to all… Continue reading Magnum K.I. in the studio!
Manitoba Folkways Collection
This coming Friday, October 28th, I will be performing at the Manitoba Folkways Collection’s vinyl release party. I was asked to participate in this project by one of the organizers, the lovely Kerri-Lynn Reeves. Basically, the idea for the project was to go around Southern Manitoba looking for folk artists to record, with the… Continue reading Manitoba Folkways Collection