Author: Carey Rutherford

Swallowed by the mutual loves of words and music (but far too chicken-shit to perform them with a band), Carey’s writing career started slowly as a freelance writer in 2003, starved him nearly to personal bankruptcy until 2008, and changed directions while writing for FastForward, Beacon Calgary, GayCalgary, and Examiner magazines. With the death of many old-school periodicals, and the explosion of musical diversity in Calgary, the modern approach to writing about live music performance in the Calgary region presented uncluttered landscapes for the focussed passion that Carey’s conversations with musicians, drag queens, festival producers and small animals has uncapped. He was moulded by the brilliance of paper-based periodicals old and new (Life, rolling Stone, Swerve! and Adbusters etc.), and sees the info-verse as needing creative, empathetic, but clear-eyed Agents to communicate these performances.
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By Divine Right asks: What is the formula to make a great rock record?

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“What is the formula to make a great rock record? Cover a synth-pop record from 1981!” (laughter)
José Contreras, guitarist composer vocalist etc. for By Divine Right, is very clear about the latest release they’re bringing to this year’s (2016) Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, Speak & Spell US … Continue Reading >By Divine Right asks: What is the formula to make a great rock record?

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The Sound Symposium is coming to town Pt. 2: Experimental enlightenment through electronica

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As for irony, there’s a healthy contingent of that as well: despite luxuriating in the Atlantic Coast accent from arrival to departure, these interviewees both live in B.C! Both John Oliver, and Haddis Fard composed and performed and participated in events around the St. John’s port, … Continue Reading >The Sound Symposium is coming to town Pt. 2: Experimental enlightenment through electronica

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Andrea’s case for Alberta music: 4 generations in and still moved by the cello

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These are the kinds of conversations you have when REALLY committed individuals spend inordinate amounts of time attached to a musical instrument . . . professionals, in other words, usually to OUR benefit: BB King had Lucille, a guitar he’d rescued from a burning building; Brian May (Queen) has his family-made Red special; and Andrea Case, Baroque cellist and 4th generation Calgary musician has … Continue Reading >Andrea’s case for Alberta music: 4 generations in and still moved by the cello

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AFK is NOT ‘Away From Keyboard’: They’re pwning Glitch-Hop transformation

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And part of that ritual is that MUSICAlive! stands in a parking lot next to the passing C-trains, with small crowds of musically sated enthusiasts swirling about (and occasionally joining in) as we talk with musicians about what’s to come, what’s happened so far, and where they exist here on the gravel today. … Continue Reading >AFK is NOT ‘Away From Keyboard’: They’re pwning Glitch-Hop transformation

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The Sound Symposium is coming to town Pt. 1: Well, to St. John’s anyway . . .

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Where to start?! We literally drove across the country to experience our first Newfoundland Sound Symposium 32 years ago, and as their website says now: “Sonic happenings take place in concert halls, on street corners, in basements, in forests, on hillsides, in the harbour, and on the ocean.” … Continue Reading >The Sound Symposium is coming to town Pt. 1: Well, to St. John’s anyway . . .

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When music is the Preacher: Dharma Guns step into their Punk role!

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Pete wraps up our conversation with the phrase that immediately gets into the title of this article, which is certainly not where we expected to end when talking with the Finlandian hard rocking band Dharma Guns, that sounds like it escaped from the 90’s with it’s heart intact! Here’s the guitars the songwriter plays which kind of explains some of this: … Continue Reading >When music is the Preacher: Dharma Guns step into their Punk role!