Synth-punks [Gym Tonic](http://gymtonic.bandcamp.com/) may be based in Berlin(!) but they have a very strong local connections - two former Winnipeggers and a [record out](http://gymtonic.bandcamp.com/album/good-job)...
Local punks [Yer Mum](http://yermum.bandcamp.com/releases) reminded me of just how much *fun* punk rock can be, and how much I miss playing in a band...
Long running, industrial-tinged alt-rockers Econoline Crush are back with a new record, 'When the Devil Drives' — although they never really left. I sat...