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By Laura Bardsley

With the Calgary music scene growing larger every year, it is not surprising that there has been an influx of young musicians growing in popularity. What is surprising, however, is the type of music that has spurred these new artists into creating their own work. These influences are not the classic rock, boy band, hard… Continue reading Young rockers set to trash Sled Island

By Laura Bardsley

The Alberta College of Art and Design is not only a purveyor of fantastic artists and their creations, it also brings like-minded people together in a creative, supportive environment and then helps them reach their full potential. PLEIADES is a perfect example of this phenomenon, although many others can empathize with Nyssa Brown and Joleen… Continue reading PLEIADES keeps things fresh

By Laura Bardsley

The Music Times Two Festival is a brand-new showcase of local and international acts, including big names such as Peter Kember (Sonic Boom, Britain’s Spacemen 3) and members of ’90s alt-rock band Galaxie 500, as well as emerging artists like Cheval Sombre, who just finished recording a full-length with MGMT. Scheduled for March 24-25, this… Continue reading Calgary music blog becomes full-fledged alternative festival

By Laura Bardsley

Although age has brought Dylan Khotin-Foote, the indie artist formerly known as HAPPY TRENDY, to a trendier, albeit questionably happier stage in his musical career, his pre-2010 project Kumon Plaza has not been left behind. Instead, Khotin-Foote works malleability into his booking process — if the show offers more dance-pop acts, he’ll perform a Kumon… Continue reading HAPPY TRENDY and Kumon Plaza are synth-born kin

By Laura Bardsley

Shannon and the Clams at Broken City After a packed breakfast at Red’s Diner in the Beltline area, my friends and I headed to Broken City for the showcase presented by Vancouver publication Mongrel Zine and Roses Music Press. Outside the venue, the GoodLife Bike Shop offered DIY bike fix ups for no charge, and… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Saturday at Sled: Three bands, three show reviews, one riotous day

By Laura Bardsley

Little did Cody Swinkels and Ryan Mueller know that when they formed a country cover band with a few friends, it would become something real instead of just a hilarious gimmick. Since their beginning early this year, No River (formerly known as The Bow River) have been rafting the rapids of Calgary’s local music scene.… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Silly indie kids, Sled Island is for country bands

By Laura Bardsley

Between sorting cotton blend T-shirts and opening for the Dum Dum Girls, Jordan Kierstead, Alex Judge, Tyler Arndt and Marcel Vollet have come far. Since their respective stints in American Apparel’s stockroom, the four formed The Nancees on a chassis of simple influences: drinking, garage music, and most of all, girls. Or, as Kierstead and… Continue reading Online Exclusive: The Nancees

By Laura Bardsley

Driving down an Arizona highway, Austin Tufts has become accustomed to the novelty of tumbleweeds weaving across his path to the melody of the desert breeze. He, however, along with the three other members of Braids, have yet to tire of their own aggressively subtle melodies. Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Katie Lee, Taylor Smith and Tufts joined… Continue reading Braids weave groove and pop into aural tapestries