Wistfully remembering snowy days spent wrapped in a warm blanket in front of the fire place? In this warm weather, it’s hard to recall the winter with any sense of nostalgia. Still, while the grass certainly is greener, the only real way to thaw the cockles of your heart is a cup of cocoa. In… Continue reading Burgeoning theatre company runs off-Broadway hit
Month: June 2008
Calgary jazz swinging into full gear
It’s summertime and the living is easy. Cats are scatting and the beatniks are high. The saxes are sweet and the pianos are cooking. The jazz is raging, so festival season must be nigh. It’s time for Calgarians to reacquaint themselves with the city’s live music scene as the Calgary Jazz Fest rolls into town… Continue reading Calgary jazz swinging into full gear
Sled Island 2008: Young and Sexy
Lindsay Lohan is young and still sort of sexy. Zac Efron is young and ridiculously sexy. Vancouver baroque-poppers Young and Sexy aren’t really like their namesake, despite the attempts of a ravenous press to make them seem like it. Before Young and Sexy existed as a band, vocalist Lucy Brain and singer/guitarist Paul Pittman were… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Young and Sexy
Sled Island 2008: Joze Gonzales
Modern folk music is dominated by the acoustic guitar. It’s so emblematic of folk that Bob Dylan was called Judas in the Manchester Free Trade Hall because he dared to switch to the electric guitar. Unlike the traditional singer-songwriter, Jose Gonzalez replaces the acoustic guitar with the nylon-stringed classical guitar. Walking on the streets of… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Joze Gonzales
Sled Island 2008: Wet Secrets
Lyle Bell has all kinds of secrets, most of them dry. He’s in three Edmonton bands, including the Juno-nominated Shout Out Out Out Out. He has a fiancée. He also can’t grow a moustache, something that would disappoint people who might listen to the lead single off the Wet Secrets’ debut album Rock Fantasy titled,… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Wet Secrets
Sled Island 2008: Ghost Bees
By Amanda Hu
The subject of death and dying is often a road less traveled. The notion of stepping into the astral plan can conjure up feelings of loss, pain, pride and uncertainty, leaving the entire concept of dying and the connections we have to those who died as certainly an unsettling one. Despite this-or maybe because of… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Ghost Bees
Sled Island 2008: Rich Aucoin
By Amanda Hu
In 1973, Pink Floyd released their infamous album, Dark Side of the Moon. Soon after, claims surfaced that one could listen to their offering along to the cinematic classic The Wizard of Oz and the songs would have uncanny synchronization to the film. The band denies, to this day, that the phenomenon was intentional, popularizing… Continue reading Sled Island 2008: Rich Aucoin
Local band hits it big at Virgin Fest
By Jon Roe
Unlike headliners the Stone Temple Pilots or the Tragically Hip, who will be moving on to more concerts in exotic locales, as much heroin as Scott Weiland’s pencil-thick body can take and brandy glasses full of brown M&Ms after Virgin Fest hits Calgary June 21–22, the Fast Romantics will likely go back to a life… Continue reading Local band hits it big at Virgin Fest
Virgin Fest Calgary goes on its maiden voyage
By Ryan Pike
Over the years, Calgary has grown from a fort at the junction of two rivers into a thriving metropolis. During the same period, it has also developed from a culturally-limited place to a city chock full of unique instalments and acts to discover. The latest feather in Calgary’s musical cap is the arrival of the… Continue reading Virgin Fest Calgary goes on its maiden voyage
Student named Top 20 Under 20
Most students fight through high school and university aiming for decent marks and an inkling of a social life, but a few aim much higher. University of Calgary third-year business student Mark Blackwell won the Top 20 Under 20 award from Youth in Motion which rewards young students from across Canada every year. Each recipient… Continue reading Student named Top 20 Under 20