The Hub thrives as music venue
Only thing missing is a larger audience Nathan Ross Ralph Gonzales Contributors It has been a year now since the Hub opened in Mount Royal University’s student centre. We’ve seen (and reported...
Category: Arts
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Oct. 18
Chelsea Wolfe Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs Sargent House With a sonic aesthetic that can only be described as “drone folk”, Chelsea Wolfe’s sound finds a fitting imagery for the “once-orphaned...
Boombox creates art in unlikely places
Decidedly Jazz makes effort for Fluid Festival Miranda Holliday-Brookwell Contributor Decidedly Jazz dancer Catherine Hayward performs as much with her eyes as she does with her body. Staring the crowd down, she...
MRU jazz students bring the class
Friday nights at the Hub round out the week Miranda Holliday-Brookwell Contributor Sometimes, it can feel hard to be a Mount Royal University student. While the academic side of campus is going...
Improve your life through improv
Calgary’s own Loose Moose celebrates another milestone Will Conner Contributor Thirty-five years is a long time to keep going without a plan, but the Loose Moose is very good at winging it....
Sappy, whiny pop needs to die
James Blunt is responsible for everything bad in popular music Nathan Ross Arts Editor There is one fact that is commonly overlooked when discussing “pop” music, and it actually has to do...
Glenbow hosts nightmarish display of childhood
Museum’s dark new exhibit definitely worth price of admission Ian Ridewood Contributor Usually when things go bump in the night, our first instinct is to run away. However, with the Glenbow’s newest...
Douglas Glover enthrals writers with his Master Class
MRU professor hots one of the highlights of WordFest Becca Paterson Contributor Many people don’t go to WordFest because they imagine it will be full of stuffy writers who just want to...
The Dudes highlight Alberta Culture Days
Samantha Savage Smith also provides a spark Simon Tottrup Contributor It has become increasingly apparent that the only people who assume Calgary has no culture are the ones who aren’t living here...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Oct. 4
Flying Lotus Until the Quiet Comes Warp A strange reflection is made when one first learns that experimental electronic L.A. producer Flying Lotus is a great-nephew to American jazz legend John Coltrane. ...
