What’s up: Noah Kahan, Beer + Yoga, Manitoba Museum, Bad Thursday, and MoonRiivr and the Secret Beach

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This article was published 28/03/2024 (558 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Noah Kahan at Canada Life

• Tuesday, April 2, 8 p.m.
• Canada Life Centre
• Tickets $264-$337 at Ticketmaster

Noah Kahan brings his We’ll Be Here Forever Tour through Winnipeg next week for one night only.

The American singer-songwriter rose to prominence from relative obscurity over the last year after earning TikTok virality for Stick Season, the title single on his third album.

Kahan has since gained global mainstream fandom and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Growing up in rural Vermont, he counts Bon Iver and James Blake among his early influences. Kahan signed a record deal in 2017 and has shifted from pop-heavy songs to the kind of emotionally charged indie-rock ballads of his idols — to great apparent effect.

He recently re-released a handful of songs from his breakout album featuring collaborators such as Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Hozier and Brandi Carlile.

American singer-songwriter and poet Jensen McRae joins the headliner on the Canadian leg of his North American tour.

— Eva Wasney

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Beer + Yoga Flow

• Kilter Brewing Co., 450 Rue Deschambault
• Sunday, March 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Tickets: $29 at wfp.to/beeryoga

Ditch the beer mat for a pastel-coloured yoga one. And don’t worry, you’ll not be sipping on ales while pulling a pose.

The yoga class at Kilter takes place before the taproom opens to the public, so there’s plenty of time to enjoy the tropical-themed space in peace before the drinks start flowing,

The ticket price covers a one-hour class of relaxing yoga, followed by your choice of a 16-ounce beer, cider or an alcohol-free drink, and a snack.

No previous yoga experience is necessary so everyone can join in; bring your own mat and water bottle.

— AV Kitching

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Spring Break @ the Manitoba Museum

• 190 Rupert Ave.
• To Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
• Tickets vary by selection and age — see manitobamuseum.ca for details

Bored kids home for spring break starting to drive you batty? The Manitoba Museum has programming for kids of all ages (as well as for parents and other adults).

Wander through the galleries while kids run hither and yon finding scavenger-hunt items, board the Nonsuch and check out what life was like on a 17th-century ship, and get up close and personal with fossils, furs and much more.

Downstairs in the planetarium, the new feature We Are Guardian, will be playing throughout the day, showcasing the Earth and its ecosystems, and how human activity and climate change have impacted our planet. The planetarium is also featuring In My Backyard, voiced by local kids entertaining legend Fred Penner, as well as Edge of Darkness, highlighting scenes from deep space.

While downstairs, check out the Explore Science Zone with its new addition, a space for toddlers to explore age-appropriate toys and displays.

The Manitoba Museum has created a Spring Break Pass which includes admission to the galleries, the Explore Science Zone and one planetarium show of your choice. To build your pass visit wfp.to/jkF.

— Ben Sigurdson

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Swim in the sounds of MoonRiivr and the Secret Beach

• Friday, March 29 at 8 p.m.
• Darling Bar, 171 McDermot Ave.
• Tickets: $19 at reallovewinnipeg.com

Morden-born musician Gavin Gardiner’s previous band, the Wooden Sky, earned Juno nominations and national acclaim. Last year, Gardiner launched his newest project, MoonRiivr, making music described by Rolling Stone as sounding like Chris Isaak and Buddy Holly working on a record produced by the moody indie rocker Damien Jurado. Gardiner, who lives in Toronto, linked up with his friend “Champagne” James Robertson, who’s played lead guitar for acts such as Lindi Ortega and Dwayne Gretzky, for MoonRiivr, which released its debut album, Vol. 1, last year.

MoonRiivr recorded that album on an analog tape machine, which makes them kindred spirits to Manitoba songwriter Micah Erenberg, who releases new music with an old-fashioned finish under the moniker the Secret Beach. Now based in Saskatchewan, the constantly touring Erenberg returns to his home province Friday to trot out some fresh Secret Beach material ahead of August’s release of the band’s latest record, We were born here, what’s your excuse?, a loving nod to an enduring throwaway joke from a 1996 episode of The Simpsons called “Bart on the Road.”

In that episode, 10-year-old Bart gets a driver’s licence and heads for Knoxville, Tenn., with Nelson Muntz, Milhouse Van Houten and Martin Prince after “qualifying” for a fictitious “grammar rodeo.”

— Ben Waldman

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Celebrate Bad Thursday with great local music

• Today
• Park Theatre, 8 p.m., feat. the Perpetrators and the Haileys
• Times Change(d), 9:30 p.m. feat. Bullrider and the Honeysliders
• Tickets: $20

Whether you call it Bad Thursday or Great Thursday, the Thursday before Good Friday isn’t a school night, so you can stay out — and rock out — as late as you want at one (or maybe both?) of these local gigs.

First up, the Park Theatre will play host to a couple of local powerhouse trios: blues rockers the Perpetrators (Jay Nowicki, Ken Mahon and John Scoles) along with alt-rockers the Haileys (Hailey Hunter, Hailey Legarry and Haley Matiation). Tickets are $20 at ticketweb.ca; doors open at 7 p.m.

Over at the Times Change(d), Bullrider — a veritable Winnipeg indie-rock supergroup of composed of Ben Ferguson (Ash Koley), Chris Peluk (Alverstone, Mad Young Darlings), Tom Sinnott and Bobby Desjarlais (the Bokononists, Attica Riots) — will share the stage with the Honeysliders, a raucous countrified act featuring Jamie Buckboro, Micah Bell, Alex Campballse (Bros. Landreth, Imaginary Cities, JD Edwards Band) and Jesse Miller (Romi Mayes). Tickets are $20 at eventbrite.ca; doors open at 8:30 p.m.

— Jen Zoratti

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