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CUFF ROOFTOP SCREENING SERIES
Meatballs (1979) SUMMER CAMP FLICKS AT OAK TREE TAVERN It hasn’t been much of a summer this year. The weather’s been stormy and most of us are knee-deep in work-related stuff or still dealing with...
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IMAGINARY CITIES
FALL OF ROMANCE, HIDDEN PONY RECORDS This album opens with a lone piano and sets a scene of entering some kind of journey. Harmonic double vocals come in, as spacious, echoing layers build...
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HOODED FANG
GRAVEZ, DAPS RECORDS/FULL TIME HOBBY Delightfully sinister – that’s the best description I can give Hooded Fang’s new album. This is pop music, but it’s much more frantic, brooding and in-your-face...
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HEY MARSEILLES
LINES WE TRACE, DINE ALONE RECORDS Fans of flowing orchestral folk rock will find a lot to love in Hey Marseilles. The band’s most recent record begins on a high note, dropping the listener into a...
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THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE
AYO, CUMBANCHA The Garifuna language, dance and music have been listed as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. In their culture, music acts as a service – open to...
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FORTUNE HOWL
EARTHBOUND, RELIEF IN ABSTRACT Fortune Howl’s sonic blasts borrow heavily from modern glitch and ‘90s psychedelic revival, but Bryce Linde takes pains to ensure that the two genres don’t mix. Think...
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EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD RECORDS If you are a fan of Edward Sharpe’s catalogue so far, then this release arrives like sweet honey. A little over a year has passed...
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THE DANKS
GANK, HIDDEN PONY RECORDS What do you get when you take the Futureheads, multiply them by the Shout Out Outs and divide that all by the guilty pleasure you get while listening to Kim Wilde? The Danks’...
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CANTOO
CANTOO, KINSELLA RECORDINGS Cantoo arose from Edmonton local Aaron Parker’s desire to make “music of change and freshness.” The band’s eponymous release contains vintage sunshine-pop throughout and...
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THE DODOS
CARRIER, POLYVINYL More often than not, the most powerful, enrapturing and honest art created is mired in sadness, difficulty or frustration. This couldn’t be truer of Carrier, the newest release from...
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SLED ISLAND SHARES DETAILS ON REFUND POLICY FOR PASS HOLDERS
FESTIVAL ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO FORGO OR RE-INVEST IN SUPPORT OF ITS FUTURE The Sled Island festival, which was cancelled halfway through due to the late June flood, is offering pass holders three...
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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF TOM HSU
THE STILLNESS OF AN IMAGE By now, we’re especially saturated with photography. Many of us spend our days consistently scrolling through our Instagram feeds, drinking in each snapshot without much room...
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AXEL HOWERTON
PULP NOIR BEAT-DOWN He tossed me like a rag doll over a heap of scrapped wooden chairs and table parts, into the corner of the room. As I struggled to my feet, he lumbered forward, hurling debris like...
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INGLEWOOD NIGHT MARKET
OPEN LATE: CALGARY LEAVES THE LIGHTS ON THIS SUMMER Calgary’s already-impressive festival scene has been particularly strong in 2013, but a team of Inglewood residents and business owners decided that...
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CHOOSE YER OWN FEST
BYO ANYTHING The Calgary Choose Yer Own festival takes audience participation to a whole new level. Billed as a “Festival Messtival” on its website, CYO emphasizes oddball events and operates under the...
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APOCALYPSE WARS
WHEN A ZOMBIE WAR WAGES, WHICH SIDE WILL YOU BE ON? The Bureau of Apocalypse Wars is a creative organization that focuses on raising money for small to mid-sized local charities. They bring the...
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PAPERGIRL CALGARY
DELIVERING ART TO THE MASSES Papergirl Calgary is an innovative art delivery system executed on bikes much like how a 1940s-era paperboy would. The concept is exactly what it sounds like: the art of...
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IRON KINGDOM
THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN Hailing from Surrey, British Columbia, Iron Kingdom are currently at the receiving end of much spotlight. After an improbable appearance on the only season of the reality...
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WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND: AUGUST 2013
WITH KATE KROLL A.K.A. CALAMITY KATE Summertime is a season equated with fun, travel and music. Filmmaker, Kate Kroll a.k.a. Calamity Kate, the performer lives this 365 days of the year! Kroll is known...
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THE HOOD INTERNET
EVOLUTION OF THE MASHUP Hood Internet (HI) lives in the musical spectrum we call genre. They are not only comfortable in their surrounding element, they seem to be perfectly adapted. Only masters at...
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