By Thomas Johnson, July 11 2018 —
Calgary’s festival season won’t be slowing down anytime soon. As the summer winds to a close, the 14th edition of the Calgary International Blues Fest will cap off the city’s genre-diverse warmer months, … Read the rest
July 7 2018 —
“All of us that have worked in the music industry, it’s a calling for a lot of people, a passion. It’s meaningful, driven by the heart. But it’s not without its challenges,” said Andrew Mosker.
Mosker … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, July 6 2018 —
The most prolific swordsman of the fabled Wu-Tang Clan made a pit-stop in Calgary Thursday, coinciding but unaffiliated with the start of Stampede. A little before 1 a.m., Ghostface Killah stepped onto the … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, July 4 2018 —
Another live music venue is coming to Calgary this summer.
The King Edward Hotel has sat abandoned for the better part of 15 years. Now, as a part of the East Village revitalization … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 27 2018 —
Gary, Indiana sits about 15 minutes from Chicago’s dicey south side. About a third of its homes are vacant and its cultural exports can generally be grouped in three categories — headlines, The … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 24 2018 —
My final day of Sled Island began at twilight on Broken City’s rooftop. The air still smelt like rain from the torrential morning. Lethbridge band Ghost Woman brought an oceanic feel to the … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 23 2018 —
If you haven’t been, the National Music Centre is designed like a Bond villain’s fever dream. From the main entrance, the walls branch out and wrap around the performance hall, which is perched … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 22 2018 —
The highlights from Sled Island Day 2 (Thursday) brought out the quintessential aspects of the five-day fest’s effect on Calgary. The air in the city was thick with the aroma of seasonal IPAs … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 21 2018 —
How many Wednesdays could you catch both Thundercat and Mount Kimbie? Probably not many. Sled Island is here. It’s gonna get weird.
Thundercat took to the Palace’s haze of neon and tobacco fumes … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, June 15 2018 —
For hip-hop heads steeped in tradition, Nas is the platonic ideal of a rapper. It’s his voice, his cadence and the way he makes syllables and vowels dance and spin themselves into concrete-corner … Read the rest
