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New Music: Sleep
By Thomas Johnson, April 26 2018 —
On the one hand, in a branch of rock as prone to cliché as stoner metal, it might have been laying it on a little thick releasing your first studio album in 15 … Read the rest
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New Music: Grouper
By Jason Herring, April 26 2018 —
For over a decade, Liz Harris has been creating a lot with a little. As Grouper, Harris generates music that’s breathtakingly sparse, with echoed guitar strums and an analog hiss providing a minimal … Read the rest
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New Music: Inferi
By Matty Hume, April 26 2018 —
Goodbye winter, hello technical death metal.
Awakening from the grimdark depths of Nashville, Tennessee, the viciously talented quintet known as Inferi has delivered what may be the most impressive display of unabated talent … Read the rest
Calgary’s Ghost River Theatre begins production on André the Giant biography with unique creativity
By Matty Hume, April 26 2018 —
Stu Hart, the Family Dungeon, Stampede Wrestling and The Hitman himself.
Calgary, Alberta is internationally recognized as hallowed ground for professional wrestling. In the 1950s, the Saskatchewan-born Stu Hart put Cowtown on the … Read the rest
Summer Festivals Preview: One season to rock them all
By Thomas Johnson, April 26 2018 —
Festival season, the only season that matters, is nearly upon us. As the snow recedes and its flooding washes away the spectre of school, five-hour daylight and the scourge of seasonal affective disorder, … Read the rest
Calgary’s surrealist theatre celebrates 25 years
By Thomas Johnson, April 10 2018 —
Ghost River Theatre (GRT) is celebrating its quarter-century mark on April 13 at the West Village Theatre. Founded by Doug Curtis as an ad-hoc theatre troupe in 1992, GRT became a syndicated group … Read the rest
Far-away galaxies feel right at home at Calgary Expo
By Kent Wong, April 6 2018 —
At the end of April sits a four-day event that has steadily grown to be one of Canada’s largest fan conventions. From its beginnings in 2006 as a humble comic book convention, the … Read the rest
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New Music: March Album Wrap-Up
By Thomas Johnson, April 6 2018 —
YFN Lucci – Ray Ray From Summerhill
For a long time, the best parts of YFN Lucci’s career were thanks to collaborations with hard-hitting geniuses like Takeoff and Quavo, with Lucci slinking around … Read the rest
Become a philharmonic expert with this Continuing Education course
By Jill Girgulis, April 6 2018 —
Feeling uninspired by midterms and finals? Want to take a fun new elective but never seem to have room in your schedule? Fortunately, there’s a solution. The University of Calgary offers a wealth … Read the rest
CUFF: Get stuck in your seats with screenings straight from the underground
By Matty Hume, April 4 2018 —
Some folks are lucky enough to call a massive film-head a friend — a pal who knows when the festival circuit features are playing at the community theatre and orders the best foreign … Read the rest