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A League of Their Own, A Night of Lust: Calgary feminist film series to showcase the work of artful pornographer Erika Lust
It’s hard not to automatically associate the seedier side of things with the term "adult theatre.” Neon matinees…
Matt Berry’s Guide To Middle-Age Charm and Radio Popularity
"How can I get my song on the radio?" As music director of Calgary alternative rock station X92.9,…
Goodbye and Hello: After a lengthy hiatus, Canadian singer-songwriter Cold Specks to retire her name and reclaim her own after Block Heater appearance
What’s in a name? Roses, posies and stuff aside, it really is, for the most part, meaningless. Unless…
Cheater Sheet For Block Heater: Picks to help you make your way through the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s 2023 winter wonderland
The Calgary Folk Music Festival presents their eighth annual Block Heater Festival, which, like its namesake, keeps your…
Just Backdated: Alejandro Escovedo looking forward to keeping the pace in his musical marathon
It’s daytime on New Year’s Eve, and songwriter/guitarist Alejandro Escovedo and his wife Nancy Rankin are at Milton…
BIG Must-Sees: A sampler of some of the acts to catch at this year’s winter music and arts festival
After a series of pandemic-related false starts resulting in a cancelled 2021 festival, and a revised format, multi-weekend…
2022 On The Record: David Veitch’s best albums of the year, including Fantastic Negrito, Father John Misty and Spoon
The end of 2022 is rapidly approaching and as I think back to the year in new music:…
Sounds of Calgary: Best local albums we heard in 2022
It was a year when the local music scene got back to normal, kinda. We celebrated little miracles…
Have Yourself A Saucy Little XXXmas: Naughty But Nice a spicy holiday treat
Playwrights/composers: Matt Board, Dan Perrott, Grant Tilly, Jeff Thomson, Jordan Mann and G.F. Handel with Joe Slabe. Music…