By Emilie Medland-Marchen, October 13 2015 —
Wordfest, Calgary’s premier literary festival, is returning to local bookstores and libraries from Oct. 13–18 for its 20th anniversary. The festival is celebrating a milestone year with a high-profile lineup that includes writers … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 13 2015 —
A new festival is hitting the Calgary music scene as the Wide Cut Weekend roots festival launches at various downtown Calgary venues from Oct. 15–17.
The festival showcases roots music from artists across … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, October 13 2015 —
Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES burst onto the indie-electronic music scene in 2013 with their stunning debut album, The Bones of What We Believe. The group returns with Every Open Eye, the long-awaited follow-up … Read the rest
By Jarrett Edmund, October 13 2015 —
Synth wizard Alan Palomo returns to the indie music scene with a brand new concoction of tunes. Palomo, who releases music under the alias Neon Indian, was champion of the ‘chillwave’ movement in … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 13 2015 —
San Francisco black metal pioneers Deafheaven broke through in 2013 with their sophomore album, Sunbather, a fusion of heavy drone, brutal walls of sound and tortured vocals. They return with New Bermuda, an … Read the rest
By Jarrett Edmund, October 6 2015 —
Montreal post-punk four-piece Ought understand that school is important, even when you’re a successful rock band fresh off the release of your second full-length album and riding the tailwinds of critical praise. After … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 6 2015 —
The future of NōD Magazine, the University of Calgary’s undergraduate creative writing publication, hung in limbo throughout most of last year. The publication was unable to print any issues over the 2014–15 academic … Read the rest
The beginning of this semseter shook up the campus food landscape at the University of Calgary. Chartwells’ 10-year reign as the campus food provider ended in April and American food giant Aramark has replaced them, launching a set of vendors … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 6 2015 —
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die’s (TWiaBP) debut album was my favourite record of 2013. The nine-piece Connecticut emo band perfectly captured everything I love … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, October 6 2015 —
Though New Order is many years removed from their status as ‘80s electronic music pioneers, the band keeps delivering new music. Now they’ve returned with their 10th studio album, Music Complete, which finds … Read the rest