New Music: Tim Hecker
By Jason Herring, April 1 2016 —
I listen to a lot of ambient music. I began exploring the genre as a soundtrack to help me focus while doing homework, but was soon captivated by the style. Good ambient music … Read the rest
Arts & Culture
Coming-of-age play explores isolation
By Rachel Woodward, March 29 2016 —
Theatre Junction GRAND is presenting Concord Floral, written in 2014 by award-winning Canadian playwright Jordan Tannahill, from April 13–16.
Concord Floral follows 10 teenagers who find refuge in a million-square–foot abandoned greenhouse where … Read the rest
Local game embraces cartoon art style, grenades
By Jason Herring, March 29 2016 —
Kyle Reczek has been developing video games since before he graduated from the University of Calgary in 2007. But it wasn’t until he left his oil and gas job last May that video … Read the rest
New Music: Bob Mould
By: Jason Herring, March 29 2016 —
Prolific singer-songwriter Bob Mould may be 55, but he still knows how to rock. The musician helped shape punk music as the frontman of influential bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar in the ‘80s … Read the rest
New Music: Yuck
By Emilie Medland-Marchen, March 29 2016
Lo-fi ‘90s revivalists Yuck return with Stranger Things, their first album in three years. After exploring a poppier sound in 2013’s Glow and Behold, the band returns to their roots with a noisy but … Read the rest
Local artist makes everyday objects into art
By Rachel Woodward, March 29 2016 —
One New Work is a three-part exhibition taking place at the Glenbow Museum over the next year. The show aims to take pieces of work by an artist and find ways to place … Read the rest
Calgary prepares to host Junos
By Jason Herring with files from Jarrett Edmund, March 22 2016 —
Calgary is getting ready to host its second-ever Juno Awards with a week of festivities leading up to the April 3 awards show. The annual ceremony, which recognizes … Read the rest
New Music: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
By Kent Wong, March 22 2016 —
Riding the popularity of their 2012 Grammy-winning The Heist, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis return with the long awaited follow-up, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made. The duo’s sound changes as the artists draw inspiration … Read the rest
Student work takes flight at annual festival
By Rachel Woodward, March 22 2016 —
University of Calgary dramatic arts students will showcase their works at the 12th annual Taking Flight: Festival of Student Work, which takes place from March 29–April 2 and April 6–9 at the Reeve … Read the rest
New Music: Porches
By Jason Herring, March 18 2016 —
Aaron Maine doesn’t sound like he’d be much fun to hang out with. On Pool, his second full-length release under the Porches alias, the New York indie-pop crooner sings songs that simultaneously mourn … Read the rest