By Miriam Johnston, October 9 2017 —
Calgary-based Polish musician Valiska has called his new album, On Pause, his most personal work. Valiska describes the eight-track ambient album as “charting a journey of loss and upheaval.”
This album appears to … Read the rest
By Jesse Stilwell, October 3, 2017
After being a member of Barre Body Studio (BBS) for almost a year, my addiction to their workouts remains strong. I look forward to entering the welcoming environment, joking with my favourite instructors and … Read the rest
By Hurmut Humayun, October 3 2017 —
Lights is an established force in alt-pop music circles. Moving away from her niche alt-pop sound, Skin&Earth is Lights’ attempt to reach a more mainstream audience. Though it’s her most commercially friendly work, … Read the rest
By Scott Christensen, October 3 2017 —
Wall adapts David Hare’s monologue of the same name about the Israeli West Bank barrier, a large wall built by the State of Israel to separate the country from Palestinian territories. Directed by … Read the rest
By Adriana Maria Cueva, October 3 2017 —
Director Michael Haneke delivers a healthy dose of life’s worst struggles with a detached and almost humorous simplicity in his latest drama. Happy End feels like the tired ghost of his previous … Read the rest
By Joie Atejira, October 3 2017 —
Almost 200 years after Frankenstein was published, Haifaa al-Mansour presents Mary Shelley, a biopic about the renowned author’s teenage years leading up to the completion of her most famous novel. The film screened … Read the rest
By Jocelyn Illing, October 3 2017 —
Before the beginning of Call Me by Your Name, a programmer for the 2017 Calgary International Film Festival came to the front of the theatre to warn us that the movie we were … Read the rest
By Derrius Ivy, September 28 2017 —
Life-sized rainbow bunnies, a 168-foot firey serpent, a giant toy claw and musical see-saws were just four of 14 attractions at the 2017 Beakerhead festival in Calgary from Sept. 13–17.
The city-wide creations … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, September 15 2017 —
Since their days as a middling quintet amid the New York garage rock boom that blossomed with The Strokes and Interpol, The National have been steadfast in their consistency. They’re like comfort food … Read the rest
By Nikayla Goddard, May 23, 2017 —
Linkin Park’s previous albums tend to fall into a heavier alternative rock genre. But their new record, One More Light, strays into pop territory while experimenting with electronic beats.
“Nobody Can Save Me” … Read the rest
