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Shindig 2020 Lineup Announcement
This is it people! Shindig is all shaken up and our contenders are chosen… Shindig is running at Red Gate Arts Society every Tuesday in…
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Apollo 11: Music and Exploration
Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 spaceflight successfully landed on the surface of the Moon. Despite an onslaught of theories over…
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Real Live Action
Sled Island 2019: Bully
With an exhilarating pop-punk cover of TLC’s “No Scrubs,” Housepanther established the tone for the night to come: nostalgic, energetic and immensely fun. The band’s…
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Sled Island 2019: Mint Records Showcase
Despite Calgary being my hometown, the Commonwealth was one of only two Sled Island venues I had previously visited; and unlike the other — Tubby…
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Sled Island 2019: Amy Nelson
The stained-glass image of a lamp held by Christ over the stage of Calgary’s Central United Church let the pink of the setting sun colour…
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Real Live Action
Under Review
Blocktreat
Blocktreat is something of an anomaly — an electronic artist with roots in the rural interior British Columbia folk scene. This meeting of worlds leads…
Under Review
Malleus Trio
Tenor saxophone, upright bass and drums: that’s all there is to Play Nice, the latest full-length release from Vancouver’s Malleus Trio. While the ingredients might be…