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
By Jason Herring, November 20 2014 —
It’s easy to guess what kind of music The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die makes based on their band name. They play impassioned emo music … 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 Connor Sadler, November 20 2014 —
Sherlock Holmes plays typically have a serious tone.
Holmes paces around the crime scene uncovering clues and revealing motives until he solves the crime. The Game’s Afoot, presented by Vertigo Theatre, puts a … Read the rest
By Andy Williams, November 20 2014 —
Canadian producer Ryan Hemsworth’s uncanny ability to combine southern hip hop, indie rock, j-pop and video game samples in his sets has attracted a large following.
He has remixed the work of artists … Read the rest
By Connor Sadler, November 13 2014 —
When the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) received more documentary submissions than they could screen during their April festival, organizers decided to host a smaller festival focusing solely on documentaries.
CUFF Docs festival … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, November 13 2014 —
You might not know it by looking at them, but Tokyo Police Club are one of the hardest working bands in music today.
The four-piece band from Newmarket, Ontario released their third full-length … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, November 6 2014 —
“You can run the jewels or lose your fingers,” spits Killer Mike on the heavy track “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry,” a line that serves as a mission statement for the second collaboration … Read the rest