Feminists, fairies and fooling around
WordFest’s Out. Loud. Live. kept audience laughing all night long Leah Fink Staff Writer “You are witness to an experiment. This is theatre in the raw, reading in the raw.” These...
Category: Arts
All that jazz (is gone)
Yet another lost arts program at MRU Becca Paterson Arts Editor With the news still weighing heavy over the loss of various arts programs, it can be easy to simply chalk up...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct. 10
Rae Spoon My Prairie Home Saved by Music Score: A+ Born and raised in Alberta, singer/songwriter/author Rae Spoon has a unique story to tell about growing up as a queer person in a...
A jazzy start to the weekend
Friday Afternoon Jazz continues at the Hub Becca Paterson Arts Editor Things were swinging at The Hub on Oct. 4, as students from the Jazz Performance Credit program at Mount Royal took...
Literary Festivus for the rest of us
WordFest is back, bringing some of the world’s best writers to Calgary Melissa Kerr Contributor Every October, WordFest attracts renowned writers and eager readers alike to a seven-day festival celebrating literature. With...
Best of the west
Despite a lacking audience, the festival was still a success Levi Severtson Contributor On Oct. 4 and 5, Calgary played host to some of Western Canada’s greatest musical talent for Breakout West...
Ross’ Rants: No secret frustrations
I must admit, I hate MRU confessions Nathan Ross Web Editor This is a rant I’ve been putting off for a while, because this will, likely, be the piece that ensures that...
Women love metal
Heavy metal conference kicks off with lecture on female representation Becca Paterson Arts Editor When you hear of the words “heavy metal,” it is very likely that you think of hardcore concerts...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Sept. 26
Miesha & the Spanks Girls, Like Wolves Saved by Vinyl Score: A The debut album by local band Miesha & the Spanks, Girls, Like Wolves, fulfils its ferocious namesake with all of its...
Ross’ Rants: Lights acts invisible at U-Fest
Turns out no press is actually bad press Nathan Ross Web Editor Last year when The Arkells came to Mount Royal, we had a special request to send the band’s manager all...
