New home, new ideas
Calgary-based pianist aims to share his music with the city By Bigoa Machar, Publishing Editor As the city of Calgary’s music scene continues to grow in size and diversity and continues to add...
Category: Arts
Music Review | ZAYN: Mind of Mine
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor RCA | Score: B Now that the tears of One Direction fangirls around the world have dried up after Zayn Malik’s departure from the band, his debut solo album isn’t...
Music Review | MONKEY MAJIK: Southview
Brett Luft, Staff Writer Universal Music Japan | Score: A “Southview” is the 10th studio album by Japanese-Canadian electro-rock band MONKEY MAJIK and because of the bands Japanese roots, it’s probably flying under most...
Music Review | 2 Chainz: Collegrove
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Def Jam Records | Score: C Listening to 2Chainz is kind of like watching an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. You know there’s not much substance to it, and what’s there...
Coming Home
Toronto DJ’s talk about their humble beginnings and Canadian dance music scene By Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor With platforms like Soundcloud and YouTube allowing artists to upload music for free, more and more artists...
The Katherines keep things Primitive
Vancouver band talks JUNOs and the place music has in their hearts By Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor When Kate Kurdyak decided to expand her musical knowledge beyond her own experience of singing...
Leisure Cruise
Happy coincidence turned musical success Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor The last thing Dave Hodge expected while he was sitting in a Brooklyn coffee shop in the middle of Hurricane Sandy was a life changing...
It’s All a Go With Bombargo
Saskatoon band aims to make music while staying themselves Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor While spontaneous road trips are something usually reserved for cheesy teenage comedies, Nathan Thoen’s life was completely changed by one shortly...
Sound of the Underground
Thirteen years of underground film Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor In what’s been the best thing going on in the city that you have yet to hear about, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is...
The Locked Room
A fantastic way for groups to have fun Bigoa Machar & Kennedy Enns, Arts Editor & Staff Writer You have board games, video games and board game cafes and now you can play a...
