By Liv Ingram
The University of Calgary’s Monday Night Jazz Series continues this month with a performance by Chilean-born, Calgary-based saxophonist Oliver Miguel. Growing up in a musical household, Miguel was introduced to music at an early age and was 12 when he picked up his first saxophone. Now an accomplished saxophonist, Miguel has toured North America and… Continue reading Saxophonist Oliver Miguel plays Monday Night Jazz Series
By Liv Ingram
I’ve seen enough sci-fi to be weary of artificial intelligence anything, but if the future sounds anything like Livingston’s Artificially Intelligent Folk Songs of Canada, Vol. 1 we needn’t worry as much as I thought. I say this because Livingston is an artificially intelligent computer capable of accessing the whole of Canadian folk music history… Continue reading Spun: Livingston
By Liv Ingram
In an age of 3D effects, monolithic movie screens and million dollar budgets, it may be difficult to imagine a time when stories were told by radio. Before the advent of television, skilled actors and sound effect technicians would coax audiences out of their living rooms and into their imaginations solely through sound. For the… Continue reading Theatre review: Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
By Liv Ingram
Downtown alleys aren’t typically where you want to hang out with friends, but local restauranteur Cam Dobranski is changing that. Owner of Brasserie and Winebar in Kensington, Dobranski has transformed the alley beside his businesses into Container Bar, a repurposed shipping container that’s now a quirky outdoor bar. “It’s a fully recycled, cool little beautified… Continue reading Container Bar gives alleys a good name
By Liv Ingram
With the fall semester just a calendar flip away, you’re running out of time to have awesome summer adventures. But don’t despair, August is full of events that will help you squeeze every last ounce of fun out of your summer vacation. Inglewood Night Market (August 8): Ride your bike down to Inglewood for street… Continue reading Get out and have fun this August
By Liv Ingram
When people think of horror, it’s easy to reduce the genre to blood, guts and gore. People may not know about the growing popularity of horror conventions, which are driven by love of the genre and a sense of community. Calgary Horror Con returns this Saturday for its fourth year. Guest relations coordinator Sandi McLellan… Continue reading Calgary Horror Con brings gore, community together
By Liv Ingram
Tabestoon Festival, the first contemporary Iranian arts and culture festival in Calgary, is making its debut this weekend. Tabestoon, which is Farsi for summer, aims to promote contemporary Iranian arts and culture in Calgary. “A lot of people are familiar with what Iran used to be because of its 2,500 year history, but nobody is… Continue reading Tabestoon Festival showcases Iranian arts and culture
By Liv Ingram
More memory than reality, drive-in cinemas are largely a thing of the past — their grainy projections and crackly car-stereo delivered sound long replaced by HD projectors and surround sound. But TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary is modernizing the drive-in with their Bike-in Cinema film series. Returning for its third year, Bike-in Cinema encourages moviegoers… Continue reading Bike-in Cinema brings contemporary art and film outdoors
By Liv Ingram
The Polaris Music Prize Short List was announced Tuesday morning in Toronto by Canadian actor Jay Baruchel — see This Is The End and How to Train Your Dragon — who will also host the awards gala. The Polaris Music Prize awards the best Canadian album of the year, judged by a panel of journalist,… Continue reading Polaris Prize announces 2014 Short List finalists
By Liv Ingram
With influences such as Sonic Youth, Unwound and the riot grrrl movement, it’s fitting that Vancouver band Sontag played the Kathleen Hanna curated showcase at Sled Island this year. Between raucous guitars and commanding lyrics, Sontag is a band who wears their influences on their sleeves. “We’re named after Susan Sontag. She’s a feminist philosopher,… Continue reading Sontag brings punk, feminism and cassettes to Sled Island