By Louie Villanueva, October 9 2014 —
This Is All Yours, alt-J’s follow-up to their platinum-selling and Mercury-Prize-winning debut, An Awesome Wave, continues the band’s inventive style of British indie-rock.
Without bassist Gwil Sainsbury, This Is All Yours feels like … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, October 9 2014 —
Local electronic musician Beach Season, aka Sam Avant, has made music since he was forced into piano lessons by his mom as a kid.
Now grown up and finding influence in everything from … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, October 9 2014 —
When an image of Jesus appears on the wall of a Tim Hortons in the fictional town of Nately, Nova Scotia, residents are unsure whether the image is a hoax, a sign from … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, October 9 2014 —
Cirque de la Nuit, a surreal nightlife event billed as “Calgary’s newest sensory experience,” is gearing up for a night of carnival-style madness this Friday, Oct. 17 at The Roadhouse.
The steam-punk themed … Read the rest
By Gillian Taylor, October 2 2014 —
SAIT Polytechnic started a sweet project this June. For the last four years, Chef Instructor Andrew Hewson wanted to bring bees to campus to act as an outdoor classroom for the culinary arts … Read the rest
By Erika Roy, October 2 2014 —
The Lettuce Beet Food Trike pedalled its way into business this summer, selling salads to downtown lunch-goers while putting a healthy and sustainable twist on Calgary’s food truck scene.
While working downtown, Lettuce … Read the rest
By Michelle Li, October 2 2014 —
The University of Calgary’s film studies department started the school year with a new state-of-the-art screening room in Social Sciences 203.
Lee Carruthers, assistant professor of film and communications, says the lab is … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 2 2014 —
Aphex Twin — the pseudonym of electronic musician Richard D. James — has been on hiatus for the past 13 years. Luckily for his fans, his new record, Syro, was released Sept. 22. … Read the rest
By Andy Williams, October 2 2014 —
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a three-piece Toronto-based band with a reputation for wistful and compelling folk songs drawn from lead singer Nils Edenloff’s upbringing in rural Alberta. Previous efforts weave Edenloff’s tenor … Read the rest
By Liam Harrison, October 2 2014 —
Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, has done a lot of growing since 2012’s aching and mournful Put Your Back N 2 It.
His newest album, Too Bright, features soul-searching intimacy filtered through extroversion … Read the rest