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NORTH AMERICAN PURVEYORS
SOPHISTICATED CLOTHES FOR THE WORKING MAN You know those guys that you see with the jeans that aren’t skin tight, but aren’t baggy? Who possibly have a tattoo and might consider a winter beard? The...
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ANION
DISRUPTS SOLACE A sonically abrasive Anion not only lives up to their namesake but also to the 2013 release, Without Solace. By description “a negatively charged ion” characterizes this intense...
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YOUNG GALAXY
OVERCOMING THE IMPOSTORS WITHIN Catherine McCandless has stepped up to the mic and taken command of the lead vocals for the Vancouver-born Young Galaxy on their latest record, Ultramarine (Paper Bag...
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TOM HOLLISTON
BRINGING OUT THE INNER CHILD IN US ALL For those of you familiar with NoMeansNo, singer and guitarist Tom Holliston is coming to town as a solo act. Just a man, his guitar and the antics that ensue...
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THE HOLGANS
SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION The Holgans are not of this world. At least, not the world you or I experience, with the greater traumas of our times celebrated as the hottest topics. Even the act of reading...
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BOARDWALK CALGARY IMPROV FESTIVAL
THE BEST OF BEING PUT ON THE SPOT When you hear stories about a memorable concert, movie scene or even night out with friends the best moments are often described as totally unplanned, “it was all...
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THE ALBERTANS
DANGEROUS ANYTHING FIRST ALBUM TO UNIQUELY BELONG TO THE BAND I could tell my conversation with Joel Bravo – lead singer of the Albertans – was going to be a bit different than the standard...
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BRAIDS
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL Braids, a foursome originally from Calgary’s own Western High School, have gone from being Neighborhood Council, a guitar-driven group, to a lush, dreamy pop threesome...
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PARADISE & DON JON
A TALE OF TWO DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS PARADISE Director/Writer: Diablo Cody Release date: October 18 A directorial debut for infamous arm-canvas Diablo Cody, Paradise does not stray far from the...
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AXIS OF CONVERSATION
SMALL TALK, BIG SOUND They say that life is something that happens while you’re busy making other plans and, when it comes to Calgary’s cello-embellished pop-purveyors, Axis of Conversation, the old...
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AGOPHOBIA
LOCAL FILMMAKER TO SHOWCASE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCI-FI SHORT AT CIFF “An impressively layered and designed piece of conceptual sci-fi short that works as an intelligent meta-critique between...
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CIFF SCREENERS
Films are the best thing out there for the soul and the mind. They can bring back past feelings or memories or project us into the future. They can take us to fantasy worlds or bring us back to...
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THE SUPPLIERS
LIVE PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Mondays are always a good night to get comfortable at the Ship & Anchor, even better when you are in the company of The Suppliers. It was a little under a year since the...
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CHRON GOBLIN
BONG HITS AND HARD WORK PAY OFF As our summer draws to a close, we find ourselves looking for a reason to keep the party going and Calgary’s own Chron Goblin has heard our plea. The release of their...
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LAPALUX
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW EDM has come to mean a lot of things. To some, it’s a movement rooted in innovation that unites the ever-evolving world of technological manipulation with our instinctual urge...
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HANNI EL KHATIB
LA ROCKER GETS A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS Fresh off a European tour with a recent performance on the David Letterman show, singer/songwriter Hanni El Khatib has been busy serving up his own design...
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PORCELAIN RAFT
REDEFINING ART AS ENTERTAINMENT While on the phone with Mauro Remiddi of Porcelain Raft in New York, the Italian composer, musician and songwriter is relaxed and articulate; everything his soft,...
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THE GROWLERS
DRUNK “PARENTS” TAKE BACK THEIR BABY The Growlers have been making a serious commotion with their third album Hung at Heart, released earlier this year. The brain worming tracks tell the tripped out...
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LESSONS LEARNED AT THE CALGARY MUSIC COLLECTORS SHOW
TIPS FROM A VINYLPHILE We arrived at the Calgary Music Collectors Show around mid-afternoon. After walking into the Acadia Recreation Complex, one thing became abundantly clear: we should have come...
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FILM FEST LOOKS OUTWARDS TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH CINEMA The Vancouver International Film Festival enters its 31st year this September. Why should movie buffs get out and see some of the programs at...
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