Expolatino promises sun and spice.
It’s one of the last festivals around before school begins once more, which makes it all that much more appealing. Expolatino’s 15th anniversary is bound to be better than ever this coming weekend. Check...
The Reflector
Ye and Jay work well seperately
Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Def Jam After weeks of hype and meticulous secrecy, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s much-anticipated and highly promoted collaboration, Watch The Throne, hit iTunes on...
Discomfort, discovery to be had at Fringe’s Slut (r)evolution
By Brianna Turner The first thing that must be said about this show is that you are liable to walk out feeling vaguely as though you’ve been put through a meat-grinder. Everything about Cameryn...
Queens are kings at the Jubilee
By Vinciane de Pape All too often, Calgary music fans are given the great disservice of experiencing a band’s half-hearted, lackluster performance. Unfortunately, sitting between the east and west coasts means that we’re usually...
Blue Rodeo tops off a night of Canadiana at Calgary Folk Fest
By Vanessa Gillard Sunday evening at Folk Fest this year was a hard one to top; the beautiful weather had put everyone in a splendid mood and the sunset was beating orange on the...
Calgary Folk Fest delivers on all fronts
By Sean-Paul Boynton When the sun finally decided to keep on shining throughout the weekend after a gloomily rained-out Friday, the 2011 Calgary Folk Music Festival truly came alive. In this reviewer’s opinion, the...
Two Way Mirror reflects a stale sound
Crystal Antlers Two-Way Mirror, Recreation Ltd. Released July 19, 2011 Crystal Antlers want to remind you that ’60’s psychedelia doesn’t live in the past. Blasting a fragile yet explosive sound, the five piece from...
Patti Smith’s memoir a touching tribute
It is hard to imagine attributing the words sweet and tender to a story that recalls the relationship between artist Robert Mapplethorpe and rock musician and poet Patti Smith, both better known for their...
Bigger Fish Fryin’ causes ripples in Live PA pond
By Brandon McNeil It’s comforting to know that even though music’s popularity has shifted towards the digital-sound-layering-wave of electronic there are still artists out there involved with the genre that don’t rely on overdone...
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop reveals the man inside the hair
By Sean-Paul Boynton In the 1979 retrospective film about The Who, The Kids Are Alright, an archival interview clip of Pete Townshend is shown in which he explains that when he’s onstage, he’s a...
