Festival helps student artists take flight

By Amanda Hu

A performance festival completely run by students. The notion, at first glance, could ring to some as the painful exercise of a rag-tag bunch of “future performers” taking the show out of their parents’ basements and onto the stage. The University of Calgary drama department’s fifth-annual Taking Flight festival proves otherwise, as artists from the… Continue reading Festival helps student artists take flight

The Polyjesters bring music around the world

By Laura Bardsley

The Polyjesters have gotten around a lot. Around the world, that is. Though the two longest standing members of this ever-expanding band, Jason and Sheldon Valleau, started playing music in Didsbury, it’s taken them to France for four years, busking their way around the world, from the streets of Amsterdam and Nice. Both Valleaus say… Continue reading The Polyjesters bring music around the world

100 shows fill That Empty Space

By Jordyn Marcellus

One of Calgary’s best venues is right under University of Calgary students’ noses. From national luminaries like Cadence Weapon and Great Lake Swimmers to local scene stalwarts like Lorrie Matheson, That Empty Space has showcased some of the best music in the country. It’s also become a regular Friday afternoon community. “It’s one of the… Continue reading 100 shows fill That Empty Space