The anatomy of a break up
by Pol Nikulin For every one successful band, there seems to be an abundance of those that do not make the cut. Whether it is skill level or personality differences, bands can break up...
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Beating boredom: Get your blog on
I trust everyone has had a lovely holiday season. It feels…nice…to be back. More stressful already than anything but that’s the way the cookie crumbles for now I suppose. Aside from trying to get...
Breaking through the club doors
by Sheena Jardine-Olade The female DJ was at one time something as weird and mysterious as a unicorn, or a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It warranted a...
Musical Musings: Pop songs in film…love it or hate it?
Welcome back to Musical Musings. Today, I’d like to talk about a personally divisive issue: pop songs in movies. I’m thinking about it now because, if you have read the new issue of the...
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...
Folk Fest: Whiteman keeps on hustlin’
Andrew Whiteman likes being the boss. That’s why the long-time frenetic guitarist of Juno award-winning Broken Social Scene ventured off on his own enterprise creating Apostle of Hustle in 2001, a sort of indie-hip-hop...
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,...
Sled Island: Hot Little Rocket, Ladyhawk heat up at Dicken’s
Photographer Duncan Kinney was on the scene as Hot Little Rocket and Ladyhawk rocked at Dicken’s Pub on Thursday night. If you missed out on the show, you can still catch Ladyhawk on Friday,...
Sled Island: Dragon Fli duo offers slice of Canadian life
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...
Rise Against rallies the Corral
Photographer Aris Aristorenas was on the scene as Rancid and Rise Against visited the Stampede Corral on June 7. Check back at thereflector.ca throughout the summer for photos from some of Calgary’s hottest concerts.
