Calgary actually has lots of stuff to do
Nathan Ross Arts Editor If there is one thing I’m so sick of hearing people say about Calgary, it is that there is nothing to do. Calgary is literally the cultural capital...
Category: Arts
Folk Fest offers up a beautiful time
A very serious look back at Serena Ryder Daniel Bergman Contributor At the Calgary Folk Music Festival, time is not sequential. When I look back over the years at my encounters...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Sept. 6
Morning Parade Morning Parade Parlaphone Too often we have bands trying to live up to hype instead of letting their music do the work for them. While it would be nice if everyone...
Still time for festival fun before summer ends
Though it pains me to have to say it, summer is almost over. But, don’t panic — whether you’ve been living free-and-easy or punching a clock for the last four months, there’s still time...
No room to groove at this year’s Folk Fest
Nathan Ross Staff Writer There was a moment on Thursday at the Calgary Folk Fest when bassist Paul Collins of Beirut took centre stage with a request for the audience. After quickly paraphrasing...
Sled’s Secrets
How Sled Island benefits smaller bands Nathan Ross Staff Writer One of the features Sled Island loves to advertise is the fact that over 200 bands play, and with good reason. This...
Calgary’s festival season has arrived
Come rain or shine (probably rain), Calgarians will have their hands and plates full this weekend with two one-day festivals. First up is Eat Real YYC, a new food festival with a mission...
Stone Garden
Sculptures add interest to outdoor spaces Vanessa Gillard Arts Editor Looking out from T-wing MRU students have a sculpture garden to study while studying or to walk through on a hurried cut to...
Marda Loop store buys CBC music collection
Inner Sleeve owner will sell vinyl a bit at a time Nathan Ross Staff Writer “This was a much different buying experience to what we are used to,” said Marilyn Hall, owner...
Festive events in cowtown
A roll call of Calgary’s summer celebrations Laura Lushington Web Editor Come on Calgary, we can’t be named the culture capital of Canada for 2012 and not show the rest of the...
