Live! MUSICA Stories

Flamenco at the Cathedral: It starts in the voice, and spreads to the feet:

Saturday, November 13th, it’ll be a little warmer than normal in the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, on the corner of 7th Avenue and 1st Street S.E. No, it’s not a new furnace for the church, unless you count David Matyas and Rosanna Terracciano as part of the heating system.
They, Marni Benavidas, Johnathon Lewis and Maria Regnier will be burning the … Continue Reading >Flamenco at the Cathedral: It starts in the voice, and spreads to the feet:

What are WE doing New Year’s Eve?

Are we attending “The Malt Ball, Cold Garden’s wildest night of the year and a space disco themed New Year’s Eve party”? Never having been there before, it’s promising to note “this party had to get bigger… which is why this year’s party will be held at The Palace Theatre! We’re transforming The Palace into A SPACE DISCO . . . Featuring interactive performances from Le Cirque De La Nuit and galactically renowned live DJs playing all genres of EDM including house, funk, BASS and vocal melodies! Dress Code: SPACE DISCO! Be the Sequin … Continue Reading >What are WE doing New Year’s Eve?

Eating about music: Exploring the musical life over lunch!

we talked to a lot of people about music. It’s our great joy in life, and hopefully yours as well! We mean a lot of people: it’s Musicians or it’s producers or it’s venue operators, artistic directors, roadies, caterers, even though small animals that we reference on our main page. (hey: I’m blind, I didn’t know!!) … Continue Reading >Eating about music: Exploring the musical life over lunch!

A different kind of animal in the concert hall: But they’re polite and appreciative!

Kathryn & Buddy are talking with other human/dog partners when we return to the Jack Singer Concert Hall lobby, leaving the practicing Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra to hammer out the details of the various Star Wars themes they have been enchanting us with. It’s hard to leave, but I GUESS we’ve got to work as well as listen . . … Continue Reading >A different kind of animal in the concert hall: But they’re polite and appreciative!

Zonnis hopes you’ll ‘giggle at the foibles of humanity’: Storytelling with folk inspired roots-rock

Zonnis:they’re NOT touring through Calgary in the next month; they’re NOT opening for Cindi Lauper at her ‘Final Performance’ in T.O.; and they’re NOT embarking on a Eurasian tour to hit the world’s metropolises before the next hurricane season . . . yet. So why are they in the magazine that claims “Live music is a once in a lifetime experience”? … Continue Reading >Zonnis hopes you’ll ‘giggle at the foibles of humanity’: Storytelling with folk inspired roots-rock

Grimelda rocks: Sort of feeling, sort of fooling

Skyler plays guitar, and Blair plays drums, and apparently they “both shriek like idiots!” Their words, not mine.
That simple list does NOT do them credit, though, because this 2-piece sounds like a 4-piece: with complex melody lines and sequencers and samples clearly being triggered and used during a set that includes songs with . . . movements … Continue Reading >Grimelda rocks: Sort of feeling, sort of fooling