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FAIRY TALES 2014: TEST
It’s time again for everyone’s favourite festival of LGBT-oriented films. I’m referring, of course, to Fairy Tales Film Festival, the weeklong celebration of everything cinematically queer. This being...
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FAIRY TALES 2014: SEXY SHORTS
The Fairy Tales Film Festival is 16 years old and opened to sunny skies and enthusiasm this past weekend. Saturday marked the screening of Sexy Shorts, a collection of shorts promising a sexy edge and...
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RITUAL DICTATES
BROTHERS IN BLOOD As side projects usually go, the musicians involved with them tend to steer toward the goal of getting a well-needed break from their bandmates. So, it may seem odd that two members...
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THE RUFFLED FEATHERS
ECLECTIC FOLK OUTFIT WELCOME NEW BEGINNINGS For Vancouver-based act The Ruffled Feathers, the completion of their third EP Bottom of the Blue is not only a proud accomplishment, but also the beginning...
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HAVOK
THRASH TO KILL If you are remotely aware of the Bay Area thrash sound revival, then you’ve heard the name Havok. Formed (2,000 kilometres east of San Francisco) in Denver, Colorado in 2004, Havok had...
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KRIS DEMEANOR
REFLECTIONS ON TWO YEARS AS CALGARY’S POET LAUREATE This has been a very exciting couple of years of change for Calgary. In addition to being declared one of the cultural capitals for Canada and having...
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DEREK BEAULIEU
CALGARY’S NEW POET LAUREATE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE FUTURE It was a cool spring day, but a gaggle of firemen sat outside the warm cafe with their cups of coffee. Ordered beverages in hand, we headed...
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THE MILK CARTON KIDS
BOUND BY TENSION; RELEASED BY PROGRESSION “We’re nicer to each other onstage than off,” says Joey Ryan of the Milk Carton Kids’ famous squabbling. The Los Angeles folk duo, consisting of Ryan and...
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TIMBER TIMBRE
CREEPIN’ TOWARDS THE WEIRD, WILD WEST There’s something truly mysterious and captivating about the music that Timber Timbre is creating. Early recordings echoed a haunting take on folk music, which...
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SLED ISLAND 2014: TOUCHÉ AMORÉ
POST-HARDCORE KINGPINS ON STAYING FOCUSED, GROWING UP AND GIVING BACK With a cacophony of guitars, crashing drums and screamed, visceral vocals that sound like they are on the constant verge of...
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SLED ISLAND 2014: NEKO CASE
SINGER-SONGWRITER WORKS THROUGH THE PAIN ON HER LATEST ALBUM When it comes to putting on a brave face, Neko Case has the market cornered. Her solo career is one populated by work that celebrates an...
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SLED ISLAND 2014 OFFICIAL PROGRAM GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE
BeatRoute.ca is offering the Sled Island Official Program Guide, featured inside BeatRoute Magazine’s Alberta June edition, on Scribd and as a download (see bottom) for all you Sledders! Full band...
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SLED ISLAND FILM 2014: THE PUNK SINGER
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ONE OF THE NINETIES’ MOST IMPORTANT MUSIC FIGURES The first question everyone seems to ask about a documentary on feminist activist and well-regarded musician Kathleen Hanna is,...
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SLED ISLAND FILM 2014: LAST SHOP STANDING
THE LAST BASTION FOR MUSICPHILES The independent record store is one facet of the music business that has somehow managed to be all at once a relic and a viable entity. Record Store Day continues,...
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SLED ISLAND FILM 2014: I DREAM OF WIRES
A LOOK AT THE RISE OF MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS Remember when you saw TRON: Legacy and the soundtrack was so good, it made you actually want to watch TRON: Legacy again? You can thank Daft Punk for that,...
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SLED ISLAND FILM 2014: THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T
SEUSS’ MAGICAL DREAM COMES TO LIFE It’s easy to see why The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T was chosen this year for Sled Island’s film lineup: the film is a playful pastiche of sorts, combining musical whimsy...
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SLED ISLAND FILM 2014
MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL DREAMS IN TECHNICOLOUR True to its diverse nature of discovery, Sled Island is also sporting a unique film program this year that will be sure to cure you of the shakes and...
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MAKING OF SLED ISLAND 2014 TEASER SHORT
DIRECTOR GAETAN LAMARRE ON THE FESTIVAL’S SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Last year, Sled Island became Flood Island. The festivities were shut down, which caused all of us to add a few more tears to the already...
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VOLUNTEERS OF SLED ISLAND
A FESTIVAL’S BACKBONE There are few events that happen in Calgary that are as cherished as Sled Island. The acclaimed arts and entertainment festival has been running since 2007, continually gaining...
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MUSIC WASTE 2014
FINALLY SHAVES ITS TEEN STACHE This is the year Music Waste Festival turns 20! Despite being that weird age where most of us are hardly paying rent, Music Waste has truly grown into its own beast. This...
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