Fred Squire, one third of Daniel, Fred and Julie, has no qualms sharing the story of the trios auspicious start. “Dan and I were thinking of starting a church in Sackville, so he came out, but we recorded this album instead,” he explains wryly. “We looked at the logistics of making a church and found… Continue reading Trio bring home-spun folk on the road
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Older, but definitely not wiser
Attention all reformed punk rockers, consider this an invitation to revisit your anti-establishment ideals. Pennywise is coming to town. But before you break out the bottle of JD to start your warmup, be forewarned — this is not quite the Pennywise of yesteryear. Zoli Teglas, formerly of Ignite, officially replaced Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg at… Continue reading Older, but definitely not wiser
Racism meets indomitable rock
The benefit concert is a tricky beast. If you focus too much on the concert aspect, people will lose sight of the message and succumb instead to pure entertainment. If you focus too much on the message, people will get bored. It’s a fact. Most people have short attention spans and little patience for preaching.… Continue reading Racism meets indomitable rock
Tea Party’s newfound mantra
By Kyle Young
Students are in for a treat this Friday, and it has nothing to do with the end of classes. The University of Calgary will host the Tea Party this week as they hit Calgary on the promotional tour of their latest album, The Interzone Mantras. According to bass/keyboard/harmonium player Stuart Chatwood, Tea Party wil be… Continue reading Tea Party’s newfound mantra
Just two gigs old
Things are definitely looking up for the Reverie Sound Revue. One would assume that any band that has only two shows under their belts might be something of an unpolished wreck of musicality. To clear up any sort of misconception, let me just say this: The band came to the interview I asked for after… Continue reading Just two gigs old
Edmonton band won’t choke
By Chris Tihor
Choke is one of those bands that if you like them, you like them a lot, and if you don’t, well, you just don’t."We’re completely a love them or hate them band," say Clay Shea, bass player of the Edmonton-based group. More and more people have discovered Choke’s melodic speed punk sound, and include themselves… Continue reading Edmonton band won’t choke
Aloha, modern rock and roll
By James Keller
While Luke Doucet has been hammering away at a newly discovered solo side of himself, many a fan have feared that his band, Veal, had broken up. However, with a new Veal CD near finished, this couldn’t be further from the truth."It kind of seemed that way," says the Vancouver native. "We took a while… Continue reading Aloha, modern rock and roll
Calgary cold spell over
By Raquel Mann
A new, cold wave has exploded into the Western Canadian rock scene this winter, but don’t worry, there’s no danger of frostbite."Cold rock" is how Joshua’s Habit describe their music–an alternative current sound with edge and a lot of energy. Though only two months old, this passionate and determined local band is already carving its… Continue reading Calgary cold spell over
Fellows comfortably independent
By James Keller
While Christine Fellows’ style of music is by no means mainstream, she’s quite comfortable in her own, independent space–complete with a piano and violinist on the side."I want to stay independent," says Fellows, whose latest disc, The Last One Standing, was recently released by Six Shooter Records. "It’s just keeping a little more control."This control… Continue reading Fellows comfortably independent
The Terrain of Calgary’s jazz music scene
By David Kenney
Jazz is life for Tyler Hornby.For someone who at first hated trumpet legend Miles Davis, that might be a surprise. But years of learning, playing and understanding jazz has Hornby a disciple to the music of cool.Now it’s eight days a week teaching, playing, listening and cultivating jazz grooves in one form or another. Tonight,… Continue reading The Terrain of Calgary’s jazz music scene