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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Laura Hickli’s ‘dark secrets’ are universal: Personal pop explorations

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MUSICAlive! starts our conversation with Laura Hickli with the 2 of us giggling like idiots, which is rather strange given the somber topics she is addressing in the dark secrets EP: near death occurrences, questioning relevance and purpose. You know, lighthearted stuff! … Continue Reading >Laura Hickli’s ‘dark secrets’ are universal: Personal pop explorations

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‘I really felt the emotions going through my fingers’: nobuka’s Interior Monologues

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when first we spoke with the artist nobuka about his latest release, Monologues Int´rieur, we asked him if we should use his pseudonym for our interview. He confirmed that different musical agendas were released under that name and his own, Michel van COLLENBURG, so we might as well go with “Michel”. … Continue Reading >‘I really felt the emotions going through my fingers’: nobuka’s Interior Monologues

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Dancing with a piano Pt. 2: Trios, quartets & quintets of the Fire & Water exploration

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The Women From Space Festival, happening in Toronto 3400 km away from our envious ears, has got a tiger by the tail with Myra Melford! We’re ostensibly talking with her before that adventurous musical event to highlight her most recent efforts with a group of colleagues who have become the Fire & Water quintet, on the Hear the Light Singing album, released in … Continue Reading >Dancing with a piano Pt. 2: Trios, quartets & quintets of the Fire & Water exploration

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

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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: