Every year, Calgary plays host to an astoundingly diverse array of festivals and events designed to show off the amazing people who call the city home. These events celebrate different cultures, art forms and interests, and are a clear display of the amazing diversity found in this city. However, despite this wide array of festivals,… Continue reading If you build it, they will come
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Night of the Dino
The Dinos athletes traded their spandex, sticks and helmets for suits and dresses Tuesday night as they celebrated the year’s achievements at the Red and White Club. It was the 42nd annual Night of the Dino, where athletes, coaches, administrators, media and sponsors gather to reflect on the past year and hand out the yearly… Continue reading Night of the Dino
Geoff Berner
“When I held her head as she puked Absinthe off the Charles Bridge it was a tender and a glamorous sight.” Witty and sincere, Geoff Berner could easily be one of Canada’s top songwriters, if only he was a little more hesitant about being risque. He has pointed out in concert that several of his… Continue reading Geoff Berner
Lecture by Thomas King
“Indians.” Apparently, the subject of the Massey Lecture Thomas King delivered Wed., Nov. 12 at the University of Calgary was excessively broad. When pressed, King admits that his lecture, the fourth in a five-part series entitled The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative, was about more than just that. It seems he was preparing to… Continue reading Lecture by Thomas King
Frank Black and the Catholics
It almost seems pointless to review this CD in the wake of the news the Pixies (Frank Black’s previous and significantly more influential project) are reuniting. Black’s work with the Pixies has always overshadowed his solo efforts, and Show Me Your Tears won’t do anything to slake the thirst of parched Pixies fans. The songs… Continue reading Frank Black and the Catholics
Oak rooms and watering holes
Pubs are something of an enigma. On one hand, they can be quiet places to chat over a pint. On the other, they can be rambunctious centres of drunkenness and mayhem. Calgary’s pubs run the gamut, often filling both roles at the same time. What follows is a list of some of Calgary’s better-known and… Continue reading Oak rooms and watering holes
If you build it, they will come…
The Cannons may have departed Calgary last summer, but professional baseball is alive and well in our city. Just across the street from the U of C campus, Burns Stadium will be hosting two minor league teams: the Outlaws of the Canadian Baseball League, and the Dawgs of the Western Major Baseball League. Both teams… Continue reading If you build it, they will come…
The modest shall inherit the Earth
The new ballroom is starting to pay off. Calgary finally has a venue to host acts that have been passing us over for so many years. The most recent benefit of the MacEwan Hall expansion was the first Calgary appearance of alternative rock darlings Modest Mouse. Needless to say, the ballroom sold out–packed with fans… Continue reading The modest shall inherit the Earth
Fresh meat
Coming off a rebuilding year that saw them host their first playoff game in ten years, the Dinos men’s basketball team is continuing to improve over the off-season. Head Coach Dan Vanhooren recently added top prospect Brendan Groat to his roster and landed local legend Wayne Thomas as an assistant coach. Groat, a 6’5″ 18-year-old… Continue reading Fresh meat
RFTC play Calgary, don’t dress the same anymore
San Diego, California’s Rocket from the Crypt has never quite made it to the heights they seemed destined to reach when they put out their first major-label release, 1995’s Scream, Dracula, Scream. The music-buying public never caught on to the band’s horn-infused, punk-inflected rock and roll. Despite never making it commercially, RFTC stayed together, retaining… Continue reading RFTC play Calgary, don’t dress the same anymore