Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct 9
Leonard Cohen Popular Problems Columbia Score: A On Sept. 21, Leonard Cohen turned 80 years old and released a new CD. Popular Problems is the perfect title for Cohen’s latest release. He...
Category: Arts
Alberta bands given a chance to shine
Peak Performance Project challenges local music hopefuls Claire Bourgeois Contributor For the first time, The Peak Performance Project, a $4.9 million-dollar competition in which 12 artists compete for $100,000, has branched out from...
Literary junkies, unite!
19th annual Wordfest full of events to get brains working and pens moving Kari Pedersen Arts Editor This month, the 19th annual Wordfest will take over the Calgary literary scene once again. From...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Sept. 24
Slow Leaves Beauty Is So Common Slow Leaves Score: A Beauty is so Common marks the greatest album thus far for Winnipeg country-tinged folk singer Grant Davidson. The collaboration...
Glorious Sons’ rock reputation lives on
Ontario band shows no signs of slowing down Ali Hardstaff Contributor “I just got to make sure that people aren’t having sex,” says vocalist Brett Emmons entering The Glorious Sons’ RV. The...
Q & Arts: Kyle Tenove and Hailey Laycraft
Faces behind the benefit concert honouring victims of Calgary’s worst mass murder Kari Pedersen Arts Editor After a successful first event called High Hopes, which celebrated the five young people who passed away...
Nuit Blanche transforms downtown Calgary
Second-ever art event attracts thousands Sasha Semenoff Contributor Subtlety and strangeness pervaded the warm September air as thousands of Calgarians of every age and persuasion crowded the city’s Olympic Plaza and surrounding areas...
Reconvenience art show unearths relevant past
25-year-old time capsules revealed at United Congress reunion show Kari Pedersen Arts Editor Not-for-profit space, The New Gallery, is home to many exhibitions each year. The contemporary space is uniquely nestled in China...
Beakernight: an evening enjoyed by all
Two weeks of science rounded off with Beakernight — a party that had something for everyone Kari Pedersen Arts Editor The highly anticipated finale of this year’s Beakerhead took place on Sept. 13....
Noise 101: Giving hope back to Calgary
After the worst mass murder in Calgary’s history, students and community join to honour those lost Kari Pedersen Arts Editor Hope: the grounds to believe that something good may happen. High Hopes,...
