Virgin Fest: Arkells relish Canuck comradery
It may be cliché to paint all Canadians as a polite group of people. It’s hard to believe if you’ve ever been to a NHL game and see the devotion fans express by being...
The Reflector
Virgin Fest: Maritimers show plenty of Eastern promise
For Wintersleep, 2008 was quite an eventful year to say the least. The indie rock quintet from Halifax finally broke onto Canadian charts with their catchy folk-rock single “Weighty Ghost” off Welcome to the...
Virgin Fest: Dance/rap duo brings the thunder
Grahm Zilla believes a good way to gauge his latest project, Thunderheist, is to look at the hierarchy on festival flyers. “You can always tell how big you are by your font size,” says...
Video: Recap of Rock The Bells
If you were one of the unfortunate souls who missed Sunday’s Rock The Bells (some of us had to work) then check out this recap by Duncan Kinney.
Rock The Bells arrives in Cowtown
The sun was shining and the dreads were flying as Rock The Bells — an international hip-hop/rap festival circuit made it’s debut in Calgary. Duncan Kinney caught the action and grabbed some audio of...
Hip-Hop enthusiasts ready to Rock The Bells
To hip-hop enthusiasts in Calgary, who stood idly by while all the country and alternative acts made their way through the city, your turn has finally come. Rock the Bells is set to visit...
Mount Royal parkade contract awarded
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund announced Tuesday that is has been awarded a $10-million contract to construct Mount Royal’s roughly $40 million, 1,200 stall parkade. The contract has been given to the organization’s Con-Force division,...
Folk Fest: Umalali enlightens afterparty crowd
Easily one of the most interesting groups to attend this year’s Calgary Folk Fest, Umalali — with their group of spirited musicians working tirelessly to promote the endangered Garifuna culture — put on quite...
Folk Fest: Party in the park closes on high note
Four days of music, dancing and likely lots and lots of drinking came to a close with a beautiful mainstage show on Sunday night, featuring the likes of Mavis Staples and Loreena McKennitt, to...
Folk Fest: Campbell, Bellowhead fire up weekend
After a full day of workshops, the mainstage returned at Prince’s Island Park on Saturday night. Some of the major performers included 73-year-old veteran musician Glen Campbell and the raucous 11-person instrumental group known...
