A hair-raising experience
While many of us dread any notion of hair loss, 17 individuals on Monday at Mount Royal took the plunge and entered the world of baldness for a good cause. The Shave Your Lid...
The Reflector
CD reviews: Ben Harper’s dark, relentless new sound is simply addicting
Ben Harper & Relentless7 White Lies for Dark Times Virgin Records 4/5 stars Music legend Ben Harper has put aside his work with Innocent Criminals and formed a new band known as the Relentless7....
Metric duo dazzles with acoustic set
See photos taken by news editor Robert Strachan of Metric’s acoustic show at Calgary’s Grand Theatre and listen to a recording from the show of one of the group’s new songs “Twilight Galaxy.”
Captain Calgary
Bryce Forbes Staff Writer He doesn’t do it for the fame, or glory, and definitely not for the money. Tracey Kelusky does what he does for the love of the game. Kelusky is...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: This Fortune Teller Lost Her Ball: Round Two Playoff Predictions
Okay sports fans, so my future career of being a fortune teller has been blown out the window with my first round picks. Three out of the eight teams I predicted moved on, stats...
Video: See FunnyFest comics in action
Kelly Taylor, Canadian college comedian of the year Dez Reed, two-time Canada’s funniest comic Glen Foster, that Canadian guy
Feeling down? Don’t have a cow, man
Those searching for a chuckle in the midst of gloomy economic and weather forecasts need look no further than the return of Calgary’s very own comedy festival. The ninth annual FunnyFest, sporting the slogan...
Review: Metric’s unplugged show measures up nicely
Faithful fans of Metric who were lucky enough to win tickets on the band’s website or through radio station X92.9 were treated to a softer, more intimate sound as lead vocalist Emily Haines and...
Metric delves into world of fantasy
Any thought ever conceived or object ever created started simply as a beautiful idea. It is this realization that formed the basis for Canadian new-wave band Metric’s fourth album Fantasies. “I think it’s about...
