There’s a hip-hop/folk mixtape in my collection that samples a blustery, deep-voiced and unnamed man who proclaims: “Folk music is high-class music but there’s a lot of low-class people singing it. Matter of fact,...
By Gabrielle Domanski The wet Calgary weather last Saturday didn’t manage to dissuade the eager OK Go fans from gathering early at the Stampede’s Coca-Cola Stage. The turnout probably could have been better but...
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Centre up and coming music venue By Kelsey Hipkin After the festivities that were Sled Island and before the hay bales and cowboy hats that is the Stampede, there was a slight...
By Kelsey Hipkin While Canada was celebrating it’s 143 birthday yesterday I was checking out the sights and sounds of my very first Sled Island Festival. I’d heard about Sled and knew it was...
Aislinn Grant Friday, July 2 Higher Ground 9 p.m. By Kelsey Hipkin Some musicians train for years at their craft, picking up an instrument and taking voice lessons from a very early age but...
By Kelsey Hipkin It is a beautiful day in Calgary and what better way to spend the afternoon than a lunch date with a friend and some good music down at Olympic Plaza. Running...
By Amy Hipkin When I was first asked to write a CD review I was excited! I like to think I have an appreciation for all types of music and enjoy being enlightened with...
For months the Calgary Folk Fest had been slowly revealing the 2010 line up of artists in anticipation of the full lineup being announced. The agonizing tease is finally over – folkies can flock...
By Selina Renfrow With over 180 bands announced for the 2010 Sled Island line up, the five day June 30-July 3 show is guaranteed to knock your socks off with the most intense music...
by Sean-Paul Boynton Ah, the open road. Summer is here, which means it’s the perfect time to pack a bag, grab some friends and hop in the car for a journey to…well, wherever you’d...
