Saskatoon Contributors

Saskatoon Contributors. What a collection! All kinds of rad people writing about anything and everything. Pro athletes, photographers, the most creative fashion experts and designers - we’ve got it all right here - and we’re lucky to have them blogging for us, before they go on to take over the world! This is indicative of the quality of Saskatoon citizens. Top notch, right here, top notch.

Chapter Thrive

Johnny Early

Craig Silliphant

Chris Enns

Kaylyn Kyle

Graig Newman

Marc D'Eon

Tristan Becker

Maygen Kardash

Todd Gronsdahl

Amber Reyelle

Kristen Pugh

Christie Peters

Jason Hattie

Persephone Theatre

Wes Funk

Devon Rumpel

Paige Goodman

Nathan Thoen

Maile Crowe

D. Vagabond

We Were Lovers

Jeanette Stewart

Kaitlin Heather

Steve Rock

Freedom Functional Fitness

Christian Leigh

Dayna Kopp

Zach Weal

Beaumont Film and Record

Jessica Reimer

Roberta Barrington

Thilina Bandara

Saskatoon Crew

We take pride in having the best crew around. That's why going into the shops can be so much fun. All of these people do some pretty spectacular things, and represent us well, so take a look at our Saskatoon Spareparts crew, below.

David Recordon

Brett Scheidl

Tyler Abrahamson

THE LATEST

JazzFest'13: Must See Acts You Don't Know

...the Best 11 Days of Summer Coming Soon

By John Early from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-18 12:53

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We are only three days away from the kickoff of Western Canada’s secound biggest jazz festival: The 27th annual Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, always one of the best parties of summer. With the dates falling entirely in June this year, the festival board decided to add an extra day on July 1st making it the longest festival in it’s history. Buzz has been building for months already around many of the headliners – City & Colour, Serena Ryder and Preservation Hall... [Keep Reading]

Riff Raff. Tonight at Louis Pub.

By Chad Reynolds from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-18 16:34

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This is going to be a spectacle. We got on board to help with the Riff Raff show tonight at Louis' and all I can say is it's going to be nuts. Word has traveled from Winnipeg that it will be absolutely crazy, and at very least it will be a lot more fun and jumping than you're used to on a Tuesday night. Video of RiFF RAFF - i CAN TELL STORiES (Secret Dream Edition) Come one, come all, and witness the unprecedented Riff Raff live in concert at Louis'. Local funmakers Hustle... [Keep Reading]

Spareparts at Pride 2013

Rain, Schmain.

By Chad Reynolds from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-18 09:18

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If there's one thing that a rainy day won't stop, it's Pride. This year, festival organizers made the last minute decision to move everything inside (except the parade). We were worried that news wouldn't spread fast enough about the new location, or that people would not participate in the parade due to the gloomy weather and pouring rain. WOW, were we ever wrong! Pride is a party, and there ain't NOTHING gonna stop that b*tch! Roughly 3500 people showed up to Prairieland... [Keep Reading]

MC Press

Zine Culture Revived!

By Wes Funk from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-18 13:01

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The last taping of my Shaw cable show was verrrry interesting! The day before we taped, all the guests booked for the program had to cancel! I got on the bandwagon and called up some friends and asked them if they could come in and be last-minute replacements! One of the guests ended up being the highly energetic Stuart Michael Cuthbertson - a young, blossoming writer who clearly has a bright future ahead! Michael (as he prefers to be called) showed up on the set with his perfect Jim Morrison... [Keep Reading]

Don't Rain on our Parade

Spareparts is out to "support" pride!

By Chad Reynolds from Saskatoon, on Fri, 2013-06-14 14:30

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Tomorrow's forecast is for rain, which really changes things for the Pride Fair this year. The last few years have been filled with sunshine and outrageous fun on the streets of Saskatoon and in Victoria park, but this year we'll have to settle for stricly outrageous fun, sans sunshine. The festival organizers have arranged a backup plan, as the forecast is showing more rain for tomorrow. So please note that now THE PRIDE FAIR WILL NOW BE HELD AT PRAIRIELAND HALL B, from 12pm-6pm... [Keep Reading]

Third Verse #060

Playlist for June 5th 2013

By Chris Jarvis from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-11 09:56

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Mounds of new shit for you this week again! third verse never disapoints! proud to say its been another great week for canadian rap artists, with a slough of releases and videos! We also have some great shows coming up this week, that you need to be sure you catch, before you miss the chance! I love festival season in Saskatoon! This Weekend is MOSOFEST! That means an enormous amount of acts spread evenly and spectacularily across Broadway's finest... [Keep Reading]

Get ready to Moso

MosoFest is set to launch

By Jeanette Stewart from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-06-11 09:32

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60 bands, 7 venues, 3 days" The official tag line alone should be enough to entice music lovers to get involved with this Saskatoon music festival, which will bring together artists from across North America in a series of theatre, bar and surprise shows that will all take place in the Broadway area June 12-15. The festival features plenty of local bands, along with headliners from the US and Canada. The third annual MosoFest runs at the same time as cutting edge technology event Moso... [Keep Reading]

Third Verse #059

Playlist for May 29th 2013

By Chris Jarvis from Saskatoon, on Thu, 2013-06-06 10:48

We're back with another installment! Two this week to hit you upside the head with the quickness! and just in time, cause a lot of cool stuff has come out in the last few weeks, that we wanted to be sure you get your ears on! As always, THIRDVERSE brings you the freshness! Factor has released the first video from his forthcoming album, "Woke up Alone," for the track "Don't Give Up." The song features long time collaborator, and one half... [Keep Reading]

Third Verse #058

Playlist for May 22nd 2013

By Chris Jarvis from Saskatoon, on Mon, 2013-06-03 12:17

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We're a bit late on this one, but I want to split it up cause we had a lot of things pop up last week before the show this week! Big Factor dropped by the studio to help me out, while Rewind was on a train adventure in the west, visiting homies, so we got to hear some new shit from the Sideroad/Fake Four producer. We talked about his upcoming album and the release plans he had in hand for you. Evil Ebenenzer was actually enroute that next day, flying in to shoot a video... [Keep Reading]

Spareparts HQ Facelift Days 3 and 4

Almost finished!

By Chad Reynolds from Saskatoon, on Fri, 2013-05-31 13:27

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Progress, progress! We can't believe how incredible this wall mural by the one and only Kris Moffatt is turning out! Wednesday we saw the big mural come to life with all the little details, and today you can see the big bright rays have been started. Day 3: Day 4: Tomorrow we are going to have a BBQ party at the office and watch the finishing touches go down. come on by if you'd like! [Keep Reading]