Now the world is quickly opening back up — including live theatres around Calgary — sensational beat writer…
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Confederation Theatre’s Opening Night the perfect, post-plague play
Theatre critic Caroline Russell-King offers her patented Postcard Review of Confederation Theatre’s Opening Night, which brings laughter back…
Reviews of new albums by Lucy Dacus, Modest Mouse, Declan O’Rourke and others
Lucy Dacus Home Video Matador Coy, tentative, coquettish, uncertain, yet utterly overwhelmingly wonderful. The debut from American songwriter…
Album reviews: St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, Dinosaur Jr., Marianne Faithfull
Lana Del Rey Chemtrails Over the Country Club Polydor/Interscope A decade in, she’s finally cemented herself as the…
CUFF Review: Alien On Stage doc a real-life, feel-good Waiting for Guffman and Full Monty
Admittedly not a bright human being. And one that chose to go into things blind. It was nonetheless…
Album Reviews: Arlo Parks, Weezer, The Hold Steady, Morgan Wallen and Willie Nelson
Arlo Parks Collapsed In Sunbeams Transgressive Records It should probably be called: A Night In the Life, because…
Review: Calgary Folk Music Festival’s 2021 Block Heater raises temp during final night with Valerie June, 100 Mile House and others
The fifth and final evening of the Block Heater Festival started with competing blasts of energy on two…
Review: Friday fun day at Block Heater
From a Toronto home to a pub in Ireland to a Vancouver studio, the fourth night of the…
Block Heater’s Alberta Gems: 100 Mile House
With the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s annual Block Heater event getting you grooving online this year, theSCENE —…
Review: Thursday’s mainly unplugged Block Heater still delivers the heat
The third day of Block Heater Festival featured Alberta gems sparkling amongst international stars. Kicking off the evening…