SATURDAY, JUNE 18
5:30 PM
OLD MARKET SQUARE • FREE

Les Jupes are a new band from the centre of Canada versed in expansive musical landscapes, sharp lyrics, and an observer’s eye for the world. They are four Anglos with a French name making big, broad, and determined music. And they are at the centre of a prairie renaissance growing around Head in the Sand Records.

The band’s debut album Modern Myths is built on Michael Petkau Falk’s baritone charging through waves of psychedelia and driving rhythms – pounding, introspective, at times fierce, at times playful.

The process of recording Modern Myths brought turnover – one version of Les Jupes slowly dissipated and another has come to take its place. David Schellenberg, Kelly Beaton, and Adam Klassen have brought new passion and skill to this song cycle and anticipation for the next wave of songs.

Falk has been the quiet backbone behind a musical resurgence in Winnipeg. He produced the Record Of The Week Club, which captured the imagination of music fans worldwide for its spontaneous and collaborative creativity. He played guitar and keys in the WCMA-winning Liptonians, and co-produced their sophomore album. He runs Head in the Sand Records, and is the artistic director of Winnipeg’s beloved West End Cultural Centre.

www.headinthesand.ca/lesjupes