Sled Island: Dude going it alone
Being in the band that rules the Calgary indie-rock scene isn’t enough for Bob Quaschnick, the Dudes’ guitarist — he wants to prove he can go it alone, too. Quaschnick, one of the creative...
Being in the band that rules the Calgary indie-rock scene isn’t enough for Bob Quaschnick, the Dudes’ guitarist — he wants to prove he can go it alone, too. Quaschnick, one of the creative...
Guitarist and vocalist Bob Keelaghan admits that much of the younger crowd known to grace Sled Island venues will be unfamiliar with the inspiration behind his music. In fact few of the people that...
Hopefully you have shaken off the hangover from Night 1 of Sled Island (or at least gotten re-drunk to rid yourself of that pesky headache) because Thursday night is action-packed to say the least....
Dan Busheikin and Mike Searle want to take over the world. At least, that is the professed goal of the guys in pop-rap duo Sounds Like BS, who grew up in Calgary but are...
The next time Quentin Tarantino is putting one of his film soundtracks together, he should call up the Ramblin’ Ambassadors. “I think Tarantino really shares some similar tastes with us — like “Pulp Fiction,”...
Seamless integration and fluid, catchy melodies are likely the elements that stick out when first listening to Vancouver-based septet Fond of Tigers, however, guitarist and band leader Stephen Lyons admits that a great deal...
Homegrown hip hop duo the Dragon Fli Empire is returning to Calgary to perform at the Sled Island Festival, and with all the success they’ve had lately, they probably won’t have to take the...
While some of you may have ventured out on Tuesday to the soft-opening of Sled Island ’09, (Loads of Twitter posts suggest the 3rd annual Poster Show at ArtLife was awesome!) there’s no denying...
It’s quite apparent that the Factory Party series has outlived its 15 minutes of fame. The sixth installation has once again been re-worked to bring something new while remaining true to its ideals. It...
What’s been touted by radio stations, blogs and stories as the worst kept secret in Calgary, has come to fruition today with the Calgary Flames announcing Brent Sutter as their new head coach. Rumours...