Calgarian indie-rock duo Tegan and Sara, who perform at MacHall on Feb. 28 and March 1, knew they wanted to surprise people with their seventh studio album. If nothing else, Heartthrob, an album influenced by the band’s recent forays into electronic music via collaborations with Tiesto, Morgan Page and David Guetta, is a surprising… Continue reading Tegan and Sara have made it big
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Good Old War play indie-folk with earthy style and substance
There’s nothing flashy about the music created by folk-pop trio Good Old War. Over the past four years, beginning with their 2008 debut Only Way to Be Alone, the band has made a name for themselves as a group with a flair for writing simple songs driven by catchy melodies and beautiful three-part harmonies. It’s… Continue reading Good Old War play indie-folk with earthy style and substance
Spun: Rae Spoon
With his sixth album, I Can’t Keep All of Our Secrets, Calgarian Rae Spoon mixes the folk-pop songwriting sensibilities he’s known for with the sounds of modern electronic music — a style integration that has its ups and downs. Spoon’s vulnerable vocal performances fit in well with the spacey electronic backdrop, and nearly every chorus… Continue reading Spun: Rae Spoon
JON LAJOIE
Jon Lajoie kills people. At least, that’s the impression you might get if you saw the title of his latest Canadian tour, which includes a stop at the MacEwan Ballroom on Nov. 24. The “I Kill People” tour takes its name from Lajoie’s hit music parody of the same name. The video, which as of… Continue reading JON LAJOIE
U of C Recording Club
Recording music has never been easier. Gone are the days of shelling out big bucks to rent out time in a studio. All you need is a laptop, an interface and some microphones and you’re on your way. But getting the equipment is the easy part — the hard part is figuring out how to… Continue reading U of C Recording Club
Jack’s Mannequin fixes up, sounds sharp
Jack’s Mannequin’s most recent album took two tries to get right. Lead singer-songwriter and pianist Andrew McMahon says that there are two ways to look at the recording process for People and Things, released earlier this month: “Either I made a record and scrapped it, or I just made really good demos.” Feeling that the… Continue reading Jack’s Mannequin fixes up, sounds sharp
Odds, without end
Jordan Clermont Gauntlet Entertainment What do The Kids in the Hall, the Canucks and The Barenaked Ladies have in common? Besides being Canadian, they have all collaborated with Vancouver power-pop band Odds, who rocked SAIT’s The Gateway this Tuesday. The group, led by singer-songwriter Craig Northey, formed in Vancouver in 1987 and had some major-label… Continue reading Odds, without end
Tegan and Sara
By Jaime Burnet
Calgarian indie-rock giants Tegan and Sara’s seventh studio album Heartthrob is destined to be met with cries of ‘sell outs’ by self-proclaimed ‘true fans.’ On the surface, it’s easy to see where these jaded fans are coming from. Heartthrob trades in the acoustic-rock soundscapes that defined The Con and So Jealous for a wall of… Continue reading Tegan and Sara