Showing All "KEN mode" Posts
Apr 5th 18 Comments
You know how I've been threatening to get weird with this column, to start including late-night performances and whatever other random bits of music-related video that might find their way on this… Read Story »
Apr 4th 2 Comments
Winnipeg's KEN mode have spent their Q1 basically kicking ass across North America, violently bashing their new longplayer, Entrench, into our cultural consciousness. I've been a fan of the band for… Read Story »
Feb 27th 12 Comments
Welcome to the Black Market, a new space at Stereogum dedicated to talking about and listening to heavy music. By "heavy music" I mean metal, mostly, although that word is vague and meaningless… Read Story »
Jan 29th 2 Comments
Most people respond to success by relaxing a tad. For a noise-saturated metallic hardcore band like Winnipeg's KEN Mode, winning a Juno Award -- Canada's version of the Grammies -- qualifies as… Read Story »
Jun 28th, 2011 82 Comments
Before the quibbling starts: I didn't include YOB's Atma because it isn't out until August. It would be way up there. I've also been listening to Dragged Into Sunlight's Hatred For Mankind quite a… Read Story »
Mar 19th, 2011 2 Comments
Click on for some thoughts and sights from a very busy Friday in Austin. Tonight's the last night here, so if you need some guidance please refer to our list of must-see bands, or our favorite… Read Story »
Mar 16th, 2011 11 Comments
Come March every year, the same questions are asked, retreaded thought pieces get pitched: What does it mean to have a music industry festival in the decrepit climate of 2011? Does anyone actually… Read Story »
Mar 8th, 2011 7 Comments
Veteran Winnipeg noise-rock trio KEN mode's Kurt Ballou-produced fourth album Venerable is one of the best records of 2011, bar none. (It's also their best record since forming in 1999.) The brothers… Read Story »
