It was not the way the year was supposed to begin. On Jan. 1, 2023, longtime Calgary musician…
Author: Mike Bell
Guitar God: Randy Bachman, eternal teenager, celebrates music, guitars and playing ‘ ’cause it’s fun’ with new National Music Centre’s Studio Bell exhibit
Dopamine rushes. Remember the bliss they gave you as a teenager when you cruised around with friends, listening…
Back to School: Calgary artists Tegan and Sara continue to build their media empire with new graphic novel
It’s asked rather flippantly, but, well, an answer to the affirmative wouldn’t have been too surprising. What’s next?…
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…
Hearth of the Matter: Fill your belly, warm your body at some of Calgary’s best restaurants where your food is served fireside
The snow is falling and the air is getting colder as winter makes its way to us. You…
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…
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…
CUFF.Docs Turns 10: Festival of non-fiction films returns to in-cinema experience
Hibernation is a little more entertaining this year. And sociable. After a couple of online-only and hybrid events,…