Tag: Music

By Sydney Stokoe

It doesn’t matter where people start, paths change and often lead to in interesting places. Winnipeg-based pop-rock duo Keith and Renee know all about it. With their fourth album, Detours, released April 16 on Easily Amused Music, the pair have proved that changing paths is what life is all about. Having moved away from the… Continue reading Keith and Renee make Detours to Kenya

By Rhiannon Kirkland

Greg MacPherson has made a name for himself as an elegant and thoughtful lyricist, drawing comparisons to the likes of Joe Strummer, Bob Dylan and David Byrne, who he grew up listening to. His lyrics are imaginative and to him are one of the most important parts of a song. “I felt like you can’t… Continue reading Greg MacPherson is Mr. Invitation

By Sydney Stokoe

When an event combines the very best of three presentation mediums, you know it’s going to be a big deal. Bands @ The Grand is a CBC-organized event bringing Alberta’s best to the stage, the screen and the airwaves. Bands @ The Grand features eight Alberta bands performing over two nights at the Theatre Junction… Continue reading Grand home to new CBC music TV show

By Laura Bardsley

Foonyap and the Roar are on fire. For their fourth show they opened for HEALTH, performed at this year’s High Performance Rodeo, have fantastic projection art for some of their shows — all that and they’ve only been playing together for four months. Vocalist/violinist Foon Yap started out, well, classically. Taking classical violin from age… Continue reading U of C student roars in budding group

By Jordyn Marcellus

Ricca Razor Sharp’s Causeways and C-Trains release this summer brought a new voice into a budding hip-hop scene in need of another powerful local MC. Ricca, whose labelmate on Neferiu Records is Calgary-based art-rapper Mantrakid, is an immigrant to the city. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, he finished school at Acadia University and found… Continue reading Ricca’s on the Razor’s Sharp edge

By Jordyn Marcellus

Flautists need not apply to Voxbox Studios DJ School. The studio and school is a place where wannabe DJs can load up their gear and learn the art of mixing and scratching from some of Calgary’s best. Owned and operated by David Gale, a.k.a. DJ Damage, Voxbox has taught the art of mixing for five… Continue reading Get a B.A. in beatmatching at Voxbox

By Emily Ask

It’s not often you see the words electro-dance and emotional intensity beside each other, but that’s exactly what Woodhands wants fans to take away from their music. Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt are the duo behind this Toronto-based dance party and they’ll be in Calgary Feb. 25 at Broken City promoting their second album Remorsecapade,… Continue reading Tenderly caressing your inner ear

By Andrew Williams

The Rural Alberta Advantage just might be the most critically successful part-time band in Canada. While they have been featured on countless best-of-’09 blogs, all the members of the band have some kind of job or commitment on the side. Lead singer Nils Edenloff is a computer programmer by day, backup vocalist and keyboard player… Continue reading Rural Alberta Advantage hit up urban Alberta

By Julia MacGregor

Besides creating catchy electro-dance tunes, YACHT is also a belief system open to everyone. After having experienced the supernatural Mystery Lights in Marfa, Texas, which inspired their 2009 album See Mystery Lights, Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans have embarked on the latest transformation of YACHT, adding a live band to their 2010 tour called The… Continue reading YACHT sees the mystery lights

By Laura Bardsley

The name Dream Horse Spirit brings out a few connotations. One inclination is to assume that the members are three skinny dudes playing keytars. Sadly, this is not the case, although Nyssa Brown, Trevor Brown, Filip Cieplak and Keith Daser have made Dream Horse into quite an alternative post-dance machine. In the 10 months or… Continue reading Feel the Dream Horse’s Spirit