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Music, coffee, pizza, beer. Now you can find all of the best things under one roof in Winnipeg! The Good Will is a new 7 day a week live music venue that is open from 11am - 2am. During the day you can grab pizza from Little Pizza Heaven as well as hang out, drink coffee and/or beer, or just enjoy the beautiful space located at 625 Portage Ave. right next door to the U of W. In the evening The Good Will is booking some unreal acts. Starting on their opening night tomorrow, Friday October 24th Viet Cong will be head lining along with local acts Pop Crimes and Not Animals . The Good Will photographed by Brett Howe

The space is big but not too big, has stunning sound quality and for lack of a better description just feels right. The Good Will as a business model that has been attempted in Winnipeg, but until now has never had such ingenuity behind the idea. On top of the execution of the concept, they have picked a perfect location by sandwiching themselves next to the U of W and just North-West of the cities top emerging neighborhood. This is why we are so pumped to catch some music, coffee, pizza, and beer put forth by the creative forces of (left to right): David Schellenber, Tim Hoover, Anthony Kowalczyk, Donavan Robinson, Abi Torquato, Cam Lopeppky, Jack Moslehi.

The Good Will photographed by Brett Howe

Follow them on Instagram (@thatgoodwill) , on Twitter (@thatgoodwill) and get your ass down there tomorrow and the day after for years to come! Much Love from The Charcoal Collaborative and remember to keep spreading that good will.

Photography - Brett Howe

Layout - Sarah Gurevich

Words - Daniel Gurevich

Categories: food and drink, music

Tagged: beer, coffee, live music, pizza, the good will, winnipeg bar

Juno week 2014

sarahg

Posted on April 2, 2014

Last week Winnipeg was buzzing. We forgot (or pretended to forget) that it still felt like winter for the week, and headed outside to the many amazing events that built up to the Junos last Sunday.

Here at Charcoal we were lucky enough to experience the Junos from various vantage points.While Brett was running around with a camera to cover media events from the first unveiling of the Juno stage at the MTS Centre, to the Juno Photography Exhibition at Gurevich Fine Art; Sarah had the opportunity to appear on CTV Morning Live to talk red carpet makeup looks and to do Serena Ryder’s nails for the big Sunday event.

Along the way we also attended a live taping of CBC’s Q with Jian Ghomeshi, a Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra performance with Imaginary Cities, Nathan Music Co., The Lytics and Royal Canoe, and the Junos’ themselves of course. Daniel managed to fly back from a hot vacation just in time to attend Sunday’s broadcast (lucky guy) while Arielle provided her lovely company (and photo skills) to various events throughout the week.

Charcoal also called on our friend Brigitte to help us with the week’s events. We are very grateful to have talented people surrounding us to step in and give us a hand. Brigitte gave us a backstage take on Saturday’s Awards Gala:

“The RBC Convention Centre welcomed performers, industry greats and music enthusiasts on Saturday night of Juno Week to hand out 35 Junos at the pre-broadcast segment to Sunday’s awards show. The Gala, hosted by CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi, saw favoured winners walk away Juno in arm, including Tegan and Sara, Matt Mays, Serena Ryder, Ryan Hemsworth, Dean Brody and Ron Sexsmith, to name a few.

Charcoal, not to miss a beat during Juno Week, was invited to go behind the scenes that night by attending the media Q&A portion of the event.

Joined by Canadian media from coast to coast, the Q&A was hosted by Winnipeg’s Ace Burpee whose signature sense of humor made for a fun and laid-back approach to the night.

Media had their turns asking the artists questions that varied from lighthearted to more in-depth, like: Where were you? What took you so long to get to the stage? (Matt Mays was out in the hallway having a beer talking surf when his name was called), How does the city or environment you live in influence your music?, What advice would you give young women in the industry?, Who was the first person you texted when you found out you won?, Where will you keep your Juno?

While some questions prompted thoughtful answers, some incited laughs and some struck a chord… “Music is one of the last platforms for people to really say what they want to say,” Aboriginal Album of the Year Winner, George Leach.

“Prior to 2005, the music scene had a lot of gusto. Today, people aren’t going on Pitchfork to find music, they just want to turn on the radio and hear hits”, Matt Mays on how the music industry has changed since he was last in Winnipeg for the 2005 Junos.

One theme reoccurred throughout the evening, and that was how Winnipeg was living up to its standard in being a welcoming, friendly, culture-laden, talent-breeding city. From artists who were visiting Winnipeg for the first time to those who call this place their home, they seemed to all agree that we did it right and highlighted some of the best we have to offer throughout the week.”

the junos 2014 in winnipeg, photo by charcoal

the junos 2014 in winnipeg, photo by brett howe

This sums up just a few of the many amazing events that took place here in Winnipeg last week. Congratulations to all of the Juno winners and to you Winnipeg for being, as per usual, a gracious host to our out of town guests.

With love from the charcoal collaborative & friends

photography: brett howe, sarah & arielle gurevich

main words/words from saturday night: brigitte burgoyne

more words & layout: sarah gurevich & brett howe

Categories: music, photography

Tagged: George Leach, Jian Ghomeshi, Juno, junos2014, Matt Mays, music, Royal Canoe, Serena Ryder, Tegan and Sara, winnipeg

But, will it blend?

charcoalguest

Posted on October 30, 2013

Earlier this year I was approached by my friend Grant who asked me to shoot some promotional photos for his band, NAYSA. Within a few days I was pointing my camera at the five members on the top floor of a downtown parkade; battling extremely harsh sunlight and a wind that never wanted to give up. Needless to say, we could have picked a better day. I found out when dealing with unsavoury shooting conditions and a group of people, snapping a shot where everyone looks exactly like you want them to is near impossible. Every photograph that seemed to have potential had one or two people looking awkward in some way. So I dusted off my masking and clone stamp tools in Photoshop, chose three of the best photos, and went to work.*the outcome*

I started off with this first photo because I especially liked how Hayley, Dave, and Graham looked. Sean and Grant? Not so much. (Although, I did like their relaxed feet placement)

*photo one*

In the second photo I only liked Grant (but I kept the more relaxed foot placement from the first photo). I wanted this to have a more candid feel, so I felt it was essential to not have everyone looking right at the camera. I still needed to find a shot of Sean though. The sun bothered him and Graham the most. Graham remembered his sunglasses, Sean did not. Whoops.

*photo two*

After finding a photo of Sean I was happy with (a squinty wink), I blended them all together (matching the plaid in Sean’s shirt was done with painstaking effort) for a band photo that I think showcases the band member’s personalities.

*final photo*

With a little bit of added grain and a metallic b/w treatment, I was happy with the final image (and so were they). Later some faded font was added and the image can now be seen on various websites, buttons, and even stickers!

Give them a listen here.

Until next time. Brett.

Categories: music, photography

Tagged: photography