By Liv Ingram, May 14 2015 —
No Island’s newest album Better Days marks the first time in the Vancouver band’s five-year history that the current roster of musicians perform on the same album. The result is their most complete … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, March 19 2015 —
With so many people adopting a gluten-free diet, it can be difficult to make treats all your friends can enjoy. Even more difficult is convincing your friends that gluten-free baking can taste better … Read the rest
Two weeks ago there was an outpouring of love and emotion on social media when Fast Forward (FFWD) announced the paper would stop printing on March 5. For the last 19 years, the free altweekly has been the defacto chronicle … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, January 15 2015 —
When floods swept Calgary in 2013, countless homes and businesses suffered catastrophic damage. Among the destruction was the National Music Centre’s (NMC) collection of rare instruments, kept in their basement on 11 Ave. … 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 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 Liv Ingram, November 20 2014 —
Originating in the underground party scene of Amsterdam, PIPS:lab is a performance group well known in the Netherlands for their surreal, interactive multimedia shows.
Their unorthodox and outlandish performances blur the lines between … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, November 13 2014 —
Burlesque, a theatrical striptease with origins in early 20th-century cabaret, is characterized by elaborate costumes, vintage aesthetics and ladies dressing down to their panties and pasties — decorative nipple covers often adorned with … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, November 6 2014 —
With Sweden responsible for Scandinavian design, Ingrid Bergman and ligonberry juice, I trust them in matters of taste. And since The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared is the highest-grossing … Read the rest
By Liv Ingram, October 23 2014 —
With fall comes midterms, sweaters and CJSW’s annual funding drive. For one week every October, the University of Calgary’s community radio station asks listeners to pledge money to support independent radio in Calgary.… Read the rest