By Kaleem Khan, January 8 2015 —
Calgary musician Bryce Maruk, known as Orthicon, released his debut EP, Boundary, in fall 2014.
Effortlessly weaving complex bass-lines, reverb-drenched guitars and drowned-out synths, Maruk resembles a goth-inspired James Blake.
On the surface, … Read the rest
By Melanie Bethune, January 8 2015 —
She & Him, with Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, is a band usually associated with lightness and ease.
Their first three albums, fittingly titled Volumes 1-3, encapsulate the sort of music you’d listen … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, January 8 2015 —
Before Gary Shteyngart was topping bestseller lists and kissing James Franco in a pink bathrobe for book trailers, he was Igor Shteyngart, a sickly, asthmatic child of the former Soviet Union. His memoir, … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, January 8 2015 —
To kick off the Winter semester, the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) will host a production of West Side Story.
Written by Jerome Robbins, West Side Story is … Read the rest
By Erika Roy, January 8 2015 —
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be in town this week.
Each year, the Banff Centre hosts the Banff Mountain Film Festival in November and screens outdoor-focused films. After the festival … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, December 4 2014 —
There’s a new art exhibition in Calgary, but you won’t find it in a gallery. In fact, you might walk right past and not even realize it.
The Calgary Biennial is a contemporary … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, December 4 2014 —
British electronic singer-songwriter Victoria Hesketh, better known as Little Boots, has left the pop radio scene. But she’s still busy producing her own music.
After departing from her previous label, 679/Atlantic Records, Hesketh … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, December 4 2014 —
Ariel Pink, like most indie-pop oddities, has a puzzling personality. With an affinity for lo-fi cassette recordings and a tendency to experiment with his music, Pink found success with albums Before Today and … Read the rest
By Melanie Bethune, December 4 2014 —
We’ve all heard “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Coming To Town” enough this holiday season, so you might be looking to shake up your Christmas playlist. Thankfully, Christmas … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, December 4 2014 —
Octospore Book 1: Suburban Squid is a graphic novel by Albertan artists Jesse James Higgins and Scott Dewey that explores how we use modern technology to communicate in times of crisis.
The comic … Read the rest