Walking into Bushido Tattoo on 17th Ave, one is inundated with the sound of buzzing tattoo guns at work, and the cheerful banter of the staff.
Aside from the shop’s clean presentation and the range of skills found in the artists it houses, it is the atmosphere that draws in an almost constant stream of customers.
“I [...]

With his feet firmly on the streets of Calgary and his eyes to the sky, local rap artist Juan “King Don Juan” Ramirez always knew he wanted to spend his life making music.
Ramirez is currently working on Smooth Operator, which will be his fifth mix-tape and is set to drop next month. Unlike his last [...]

To hip-hop enthusiasts in Calgary, who stood idly by while all the country and alternative acts made their way through the city, your turn has finally come. Rock the Bells is set to visit Cowtown Sunday, August 2 with an all-star line up headlined by the likes of Nas, Damien Marley, and Cypress Hill.
The all-ages [...]

What turned out be to be a see-saw opening day for organizers of Calgary Folk Fest ended on a high note as Iron & Wine — or Samuel Beam as he is a solo artist — allowed his folk rock style to serenade the crowd, washing away any sadness or the sudden cancellation of original [...]

The Coke Stage was rockin’ Saturday night as veteran artist Bif Naked took the stage. Aris Aristorenas was in the middle of the action and took these photos. The audio is a cover by Bif of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters.”

It’s only hours before he takes the stage in Houston, TX, to kick off the North American leg of his Dark Shades of Blue tour, and a soft-spoken Xavier Rudd sits in his hotel room holding a phone to his ear.
On the other end in Calgary, a young reporter clumsily fiddles with her tape recorder, [...]