Calgary musician spazzes out

By Brad Halasz

You only have to see Kris Demeanor perform one song live before you label him a spazz. Over the past decade, the Calgary born and raised singer/songwriter/performance artist has gained a legion of devoted weirdoes and nuts who take joy in seeing him flop around on stage like he just got tazed. “I’m pretty spazzy,”… Continue reading Calgary musician spazzes out

Calgary-raised musician knows all about the business

By Amanda Hu

Calgary songster/guitarist Jonathan Li knows how to mix business and pleasure. The soon-to-be Haskayne graduate is becoming a big name in the Calgary music scene all while getting a sound fiscal education. Li’s aspirations of becoming a guitarist were sparked when his junior high school social studies teacher used guitars to spark interest during class.… Continue reading Calgary-raised musician knows all about the business

Calgary singer takes overseas success back home

By Veronika Lancaster Deliyannakis

Kaley Kinjo’s been kicking around the Calgary scene for a while both as a solo artist and with his self-titled band. He’s been on tour in Japan with his brother while they were getting back to their Japanese roots. Closer to home he has also played in several festivals. Kinjo won the best performance and… Continue reading Calgary singer takes overseas success back home

Vancouver genre benders know how to get noticed

By Alex Draper

The latest album from Hey Ocean! is good enough to make you rethink what makes musicians good. These three guys and one gal have got it figured out with a refreshing diversity in their music and are not afraid to break the rules that are so blindly followed by bands in the music industry today.… Continue reading Vancouver genre benders know how to get noticed