Posts Tagged ‘ bands ’

Kids making real things, real again. Calgary needs some all ages space, we know that. Opening in March, Local Library is a new all-ages arts space housed at Central United Church!!!!! Art shows and bands, its a recipe for a good time. No seriously, Jamie Oliver said so!!!! To kick off the opening of...

The Sasquatch Festival means drinks, drugs and doing the deed—oh yeah and three days of passing out in the desert with some wicked bands. The only problem with Sasquatch is overlapping acts—you can’t be two places at once, so when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are erupting on one stage while Bon Iver is delicately...

You know its summer time when you see the Facebook events inviting you to the billions of Music Waste events, okay not billions but alot! This year it looks like Cam and Sarah have out done themselves by adding a few new elements to the usual hipster indie rock shows. They’ve added comedy and...

1. You just finished your tour with the Parenthetical Girls. How did that go? It went well. Eddy from Parenthetical Girls pointed out the first night of the tour that both Parenthetical Girls and No Kids are like barnacles at this point. Best suited to latching onto something bigger and more established. So, considering...

I’m not one for churches; I’m an atheist. But the Music Gallery in Toronto is a special exception. The Music Gallery is, in fact, not the name of the venue itself; it’s the St. George the Martyr Church, located at 179 John Street. Tucked away, just off Queen St., it’s hard to noticed it...

After seeing A.C Newman perform in Vancouver, there was a special person in the back hitting the skins. Lake Newbridge’s Finest: Jon Wurster. According to the wiki – Jon Wurster is a musician/humorist best known as the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk, and for his comedic work with radio host Tom Scharpling. We’ve decided...

All my best friends are musicians. This statement can be uttered by a lot of people. Music scenes usually have a revolving door of kids that come and go but the musicians usually remain constant and continuously play music. Most of these musicians are roommates, co-workers, lovers and even best friends. Three bands from...