By Troy Hasselman, July 18 2019 —
The Calgary Folk Music Festival will be celebrating its 40th year of showcasing artists working in countless different traditions of songwriting from all over the world from July 25 – 28 at Prince’s … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, July 15 2019 —
Summer is the best season for beverages. Sure, winter offers hot chocolate and eggnog and fall has warm cider and pumpkin spice-flavoured drinks but the sheer number of drinks that go along with … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, July 11 2019 —
Music legend, autotune pioneer and hook-singing MVP of the 2000s T-Pain left his mansion in Wiscansin and made his way further north this week for an at-capacity show at the Calgary Stampede’s Coca-Cola … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 21 2019—
Nearly three decades after the release of their last album, ‘80s rock legends and CanCon staples Glass Tiger are back releasing music to go along with the groups largest tour in years as they … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 25 2019 —
After performing with acts such as Common Holly and Year of Glad, having two residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and doing string and arrangement work on countless releases for other … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 25 2019 —
Sled Island has come and gone for another year. The annual festival where venues across the downtown core plays host to artists both local and international, up-and-coming and established. Sled Island has becoming … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 25 2019 —
Known for international hits such as “Sunglasses at Night” and “Never Surrender,” Canadian music legend Corey Hart was given a plaque ceremony at the National Music Centre on June 19 to honour his … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 21 2019 —
Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary’s (AAWC) annual Family Day Festival will return this year in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Events and activities will take place throughout the day including a PowWow and … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 6 2019 —
Decades after making a splash in the New York music scene of the late-’70s and early-’80s at the age of 12, art-funk wonderkid Chandra Oppenheim is back performing and will play the basement … Read the rest
By Troy Hasselman, June 6 2019 —
The Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, a Calgary festival and cultural institution, has grown to be one of the biggest draws in the city’s busy festival season as the downtown core is … Read the rest
