For a singer with only three tracks to her name, underground indie-pop artist Yaiza keeps appearing in places. She’s made her strides through several music projects before making a solo debut, but each of them were the precursor to this version of her music. Her most recent single,
On Nov. 6, a new way to display art will be making its debut in Calgary. Dave Renton is a relatively new artist and wanted to create a space where he and others in his position could share the work they’ve been creating. To achieve this, he elected to
Astral Dance by Chitra Ganesh is a cosmic experience that Contemporary Calgary presented to the public on Oct. 13 and will run until Jan. 29, 2023. It’s best to go to this exhibit when you have no idea what you are getting yourself into, at least that’s how
For the first time in this year’s season, Alberta Ballet dancers present Away We Go, a collection of three works from three celebrated female choreographers. Among this collection is Skyward, choreographed by Alysa Pires and originally choreographed for the National Ballet of Canada. Skyward, along with the other works
The joy of any film festival is the opportunity to be exposed to international films that offer various perspectives — whether they’re original scripts or readaptions of true events. The 2022 film Holy Spider by director Asghar Farhadi takes the latter approach by retelling the tragic true story of 16
What could be a more triumphant complete return to live theatre than a tale that all university students know too well — trying to adapt to university life by making friends, adjusting to weird roommates and trying to avoid getting your throat slashed by a serial killer on the loose. While
Rina Sawayama has been on a steady mission to become one of the best pop musicians of our age. Her music has an undeniable edge to it but manages to be polished and crisp, marrying the demands of a meaningful album and marketable singles perfectly. The album opens with “Minor
I am in the business of misery, but now things are looking up. That’s right, Paramore has come back from a hiatus and they’re still together. Actually, they’re so together rumours have been confirmed that singer, Hayley Williams, and guitarist, Taylor York, are dating. You’ve heard
Straddling the line between new wave and post-punk is a band that is constantly reinventing themselves — from name changes to experimental sounds, they’ve done it all. They quickly found a name that has become a staple to Canadian post-punk, Preoccupations. The Calgary-quartet has recently released their
After last year's mini-Beakerhead exhibit during the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), this year brought a three-day weekend jam-packed with science events. Beakerhead had made a comeback to its somewhat former glory from before pandemic restrictions had caused a hiatus to the event. The event
