By Troy Hasselman, February 12 2020 —
A brief, incomplete list of things referenced in the lyrics of Destroyer’s Have We Met — the University of Alabama football team, Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler,” the Boston Strangler, Delta blues singer Charley … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, May 13 2020 —
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) has announced their 2020-21 season with performances ranging from tributes to pop legends such as Queen and Whitney Houston, classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven and unique … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 26 2020 —
The Kinkonauts, the Calgary-based long-form improv troupe has moved their shows online using broadcasts on Instagram Live in light of the recent COVID-19 caused closures. The improv lab has offered shows based on cultural … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 6 2020 —
Sled Island has cancelled the 2020 edition of it’s festival in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival said in a statement on its website that the cancellation comes from numerous factors, … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 6 2020 —
A widely passed-around anecdote in light of the self-isolation that has happened in the COVID-19 pandemic is that William Shakespeare spent his time in quarantine during a plague writing King Lear. Like most … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, April 2 2020 —
Nearly a decade since he first came onto the scene as the depraved hedonist of the House of Balloons Mixtape, The Weeknd has finally come full circle. The Toronto R&B star has gone from … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, March 30 2020 —
In the 13 years since the release of his debut mixtape Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), Jay Electronica’s long-promised album has been something that’s become a music-version of the lost city of … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, March 26 2020 —
Untold Physical Theatre, the Calgary-based interdisciplinary arts collective, has launched Creative Distancing, an online forum for sharing ideas and uncompleted works for artists reeling from the mass cancellations of performances and events in the … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, March 26 2020 —
Two University of Calgary Alumni have launched an online film festival for people quarantined through the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Comedy Award nominee and multiple-time Best of Calgary Finalist Spencer Streichert has teamed up with … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, March 23 2020—
James vs. His Future Self, Jonas Chernik’s time-travel comedy that has played to strong responses at festivals across the world, is set for to be released on Bell and Shaw Video on Demand as … Read the rest
