THE PACK A.D., NO SINNER, THE BALLANTYNES
COMMODORE BALLROOOM – NOVEMBER 23, 2012 After two killer opening bands, the Pack A.D. stole the thunder back and truly delivered a headlining performance worthy of the epic history of […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
SAIT DOWNTOWN CULINARY CAMPUS
STUDENT-DRIVEN CUISINE Downtown Calgary has no shortage of dining options. From hot-spot prize winners to local institutions to generically austere office tower food courts, you can eat very well, or […]
GEOFF BERNER
AND HIS ACCORDION-LED REVOLUTION When Geoff Berner’s music explodes in the United States, Pitchfork will probably hate it. Not because of a lack of talent: the Vancouverite is one of […]
SANDY CASSELS
BUILDING LANDSCAPES OF SOUND “Downbeat melodic sounds… you could call it folk music.” Local Calgary band, Sandy Cassels, introduces Calgarians to a mellow, unrevised, and raw display of musical talent. […]
FLATLINERS
10 YEARS ON THE ROAD AND ALL THE BETTER FOR IT Ten years ago, four scruffy kids from Richmond Hill and Brampton, Ontario packed into a tour van for the […]
PROPAGANDHI
IF THEY’RE OBLIVIOUS, THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO It’s strange to think about how long prairie punks Propagandhi have been ripping across Canada, not to mention the world. If you […]
CLINTON ST. JOHN
YOUR HEART IS BLUE, MINE IS TOO One Tuesday in November, the whimsical/gothic folk musician Clinton St. John invited me to his cozy abode off Fourth Street. The aging home […]
THE STRUMBELLAS
AFFABLE ALT-FOLK SEXTET FINDS HOME ON THE ROAD “Sorry, I have a million people around me right now.” Simon Ward, frontman for the Strumbellas sounds rushed as he picks up […]
WINTERSUN
FINALLY, THEY’VE RETURNED What can be said about the mighty Wintersun that hasn’t already been said? The band, which started out as a side project of Jari Mäenpää during his […]
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRD
OLD FRIENDS KNOCK ONE OUT OF THE PARK It seems as though most bands form from long-time friendships amongst “serious music nerds.” In the most enchanting of ways, Jordan Ardanaz […]
