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Drummers and Cellists and Beethoven, Oh My: Asian Heritage and the CPO

2017-06-212021-03-27

May was Asian Heritage Month in Canada, did you know that? Well, you missed it! Unless you actually took in … Continue ReadingDrummers and Cellists and Beethoven, Oh My: Asian Heritage and the CPO

Sled Island pauses Shotgun Jimmy’s bio-graphy

2016-06-212021-03-27

“I’m Shotgun Jimmie, and I play all the instruments at once . . . I play drums with my feet, … Continue ReadingSled Island pauses Shotgun Jimmy’s bio-graphy

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The Feast of Sound and the Human Spirit

2016-05-182021-03-27

Erin Thrall, strangely, is a vocalist with a non-singing organization. This is not so unusual, though, as she explains that … Continue ReadingThe Feast of Sound and the Human Spirit

country

Three to get ready: Ginger St. James’ 3rd Alberta Country joyride!

2016-04-292021-03-27

Ginger St. James doesn’t have a bone to pick with anyone in particular . . . but she DOES have … Continue ReadingThree to get ready: Ginger St. James’ 3rd Alberta Country joyride!

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A Hendrix Experience, via the Turtle Island Quartet

2016-04-082021-03-27

Your faithful Writer can’t help but ask, right off the start, if orchestras, or other musicians the Turtle Island Quartet … Continue ReadingA Hendrix Experience, via the Turtle Island Quartet

pop

2016 JUNOFest: The Katherines and Kieran are koming to Kalgary!!

2016-03-162021-03-27

604 Records label mates Kieran Mercer and The Katherines are both coming to Calgary on their first tours during the JUNOFest: no pressure!! They are both remarkably listenable in completely different ways, and they’re experienced/inexperienced … Continue Reading >2016 JUNOFest: The Katherines and Kieran are koming to Kalgary!!

singer/songwriter

The Tempest of Gabrielle Papillon is a gothic-folk wonderland

2015-09-132021-03-27

Sorry, sorry sorry!! Missed Gabrielle Papillon’s first few shows in her current tour from the West Coast inward, but nobody’s … Continue ReadingThe Tempest of Gabrielle Papillon is a gothic-folk wonderland

Gianna Lauren’s comin’ fer pancakes!! Yee-haw!!

2015-07-052021-03-27

Quick!! Non-Stampede Music’s Comin’! Gianna Lauren is on the phone from Vancouver, just before her first show of the tour … Continue ReadingGianna Lauren’s comin’ fer pancakes!! Yee-haw!!

Where do you keep your Alternate Soul? In a Shaani Cage.

2015-06-272021-03-26

Kaleem & Aleem Khan are: Shaani Cage. And, I tell ya, you want to know who they are, if you … Continue ReadingWhere do you keep your Alternate Soul? In a Shaani Cage.

Festival

The Music Festivals are coming! The Sled Island will survive.

2015-06-222021-03-26

It’s hard to say what the Flood Island of 2013 taught the organizers of Sled Island, but at least this … Continue ReadingThe Music Festivals are coming! The Sled Island will survive.

classical

The Calgary Philharmonic shoots . . . it scores!!! Pt. 2

2015-05-142021-03-26

When the first part of this CPO (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra) story was created, I didn’t know it was a ‘Pt. … Continue ReadingThe Calgary Philharmonic shoots . . . it scores!!! Pt. 2

rock

Nickelback to Calgary: “F***, you rock!!”

2015-03-152021-03-26

Yeah, there was a fair bit of profanity in the Saddledome when The Pretty Reckless opened up for Nickelback on … Continue ReadingNickelback to Calgary: “F***, you rock!!”

jazz

Terry Bozio plays the Music Of The Drums

2014-10-102021-03-26

One of the last things Terry Bozzio says during our phone interview from Chicago is the most central theme that … Continue ReadingTerry Bozio plays the Music Of The Drums

singer/songwriter

Tamara Lindeman IS The Weather Station

2014-09-152021-03-26

Tamara Lindeman IS The Weather Station. But it’s a different Station than it used to be. “I originally started with … Continue ReadingTamara Lindeman IS The Weather Station

Festival

The Music Festivals are Coming: Adventures of a Calgary Wanderer

2014-08-192021-03-26

What an amazing day of festivular expansion. There’s no way to really describe the occurrences without just chronicling them: not … Continue ReadingThe Music Festivals are Coming: Adventures of a Calgary Wanderer

classical

The CPO shoots . . . it scores!!! Pt. 1

2014-06-242021-03-26

Well, a musician’s life in the classical world must have improved in the last century, because Michael has a Cadillac. … Continue ReadingThe CPO shoots . . . it scores!!! Pt. 1