Last week was a banner moment for Canadian music in Calgary. On Friday and Saturday, there was a two-day symposium at The University of Calgary devoted to the music and career of Malcolm Forsyth, one of Alberta’s most esteemed composers,…
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Calgary’s Cartel Madras tackle the world with Sub Pop release the Age of the Goonda
Contra and Eboshi, the Calgary-raised sisters who make up world-conquering hip-hop duo Cartel Madras. Photo by Oliver Maynard. Calgary It’s one of the first things a viewer is likely to notice when watching the entertaining video for Cartel Madras’s new…
Heartbreak and Hope: Reuben and the Dark find light in romantic gloom
If you listen very carefully to the new album by Calgary expats Reuben and the Dark, you might hear birds singing. You might also hear some bugs and other sounds from the jungle. It was all part of the initial…
Noted jazz quartet to bring the heat to Jack Singer
Charismatic jazzman Joshua Redman brings his quartet to Calgary in November. The Joshua Redman Quartet is made up of Grammy-nominated saxophonist Joshua Redman (son of famous saxophonist Dewey Redman), pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. Their…
Brooks: The Beat Goes On Gala raises $700k for heart health
Cal 1012 Libin beat 6 The sixth annual The Beat Goes On Gala held Sept 21 at the Hyatt in support of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta was a success raising $700,000 for local cardiovascular research, education and clinical…
Song swap: Canuck country stars, Dean Brody and Dallas Smith, hit the road for co-headlining tour
Dallas Smith and Dean Brody. Courtesy, Mitch Nevins. Mitch Nevins Unlike many country stars, Dean Brody has never been one to concentrate on cover tunes. In fact, he hasn’t even found much success writing with other people. He has tried.…
Jimmy Rankin heads home, enlists East Coast musical royalty for newest record
Jimmy Rankin. Photo by Tim Brennan. Calgary If Jimmy Rankin was hoping to achieve a down-home sound to his latest record, 2018’s homecoming-themed Moving East, he certainly scored big when it came to the recording locale. After eight years living…
Calgary’s Chron Goblin take control with fourth album, Here Before
Devin ‘Darty’ Purdy, Richard Hepp, Josh Sandulak and Brett Whittingham in Chron Goblin. Courtesy, Mario Montes. Calgary Encroaching maturity is always a mixed blessing when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll bands, but perhaps particularly so for those lumped into…
5 things about Morrissey
Controversial British singer, songwriter and author Morrissey will finally play Calgary Oct. 11 at the Jubilee Auditorium. He was set to play here in April but all of his western Canadian dates were unexpectedly postponed days before “due to a…
Review: Jan Lisiecki delivers commanding performance with CPO
It was the indisposition of the scheduled soloist that enabled the CPO to re-work its Modern Masters concert into a new program that might have been marketed as Scandinavian Favourites. Calgary pianist and native son Jan Lisiecki was the replacement…