Stampede: Coke Stage simply divine
Stampede ended off its first weekend with a little soul as Divine Brown took the Coke Stage. Aris Aristorenas grabbed these photos of her performance.
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Stampede: That’s a whole lotta shammys!
Videographer/Photographer Duncan Kinney spent an evening at the ever-popular ShamWow booth in the BMO Centre exploring the phenomenom that sees roughly 500 of the “super absorbent” shammy products moved each day during Stampede.
Stampede: Saving Abel blasts the Coke Stage
Night three on the Coke Stage featured hard rockers Saving Abel. Check out these shots from Aris Aristorenas and listen to a recording of the group’s breakout single “18 Days” from Saturday night.
Stampede: Fashion advice for the not-so western
Many Calgarians loathe being defined by cowboys, the Stampede and the Wild West, but it’s hard to avoid that identity every July when the Stampede rolls into town once again. It’s become workplace tradition...
Stampede: Hinder storms the Coke Stage
In our ongoing showcase of musical acts at this year’s Stampede, Aris Aristorenas returned to the Coke Stage for night two of the Stampede and grabbed these shots of hard rockers Hinder. Tonight Saving...
Stampede: Let the drinks pour
The Stampede is officially upon us and naturally thereflector. ca is bringing you Stampede coverage from all corners of the city for the next 10 days. Log on each day to find useful tidbits,...
Stampede: Rain falls on sneak-a-peek
Photographer Aris Aristorenas was on the scene for Stampede’s test run Thursday night as Seventh Rain amd Mariana’s Trench opened 2009’s version of the Coke Stage quite nicely. Fitting to the opening band’s name,...
CD reviews: Bow down once more to Maiden
Iron Maiden Flight 666 EMI 4.5/5 Stars Metal-heads Unite!! If you lived through the ’80s and witnessed the genesis of the speed metal genre, then this collection is made for you. What better way...
Marching to beat of his own didgeridoo
It’s only hours before he takes the stage in Houston, TX, to kick off the North American leg of his Dark Shades of Blue tour, and a soft-spoken Xavier Rudd sits in his hotel...
Destination: Sled Island
With more than 250 bands playing in over 30 venues across Calgary over the course of four nights, Sled Island ’09 looks poised to build on the success it has established in its first...
