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“Afrikadey? EVERY day”

By Andréa Rojas

What other summer jamboree can boast not just a day, but an entire week of festivities perpetuating the artistic practices of over 54 countries? Afrikadey! has just celebrated its 20th year — and along with it, a lasting tradition of the local celebration of African culture. Starting in the first week of August with various… Continue reading “Afrikadey? EVERY day”

X-FEST

By Andréa Rojas

On a sweltering August afternoon, four bands with Alberta roots and five of the most prolific acts in alternative music of the last two decades, despite being emblazoned with the most ambiguous letter of the English alphabet, created a musical experience that was distinctly Calgary. Conceived of as early as 2006 by the founders of… Continue reading X-FEST

Summer conversations with women in Canadian indie rock

By Andréa Rojas

How many 20-year-olds do you know who have had the gumption to tour completely by themselves, save for a few Greyhound bus tickets, a guitar and a pair of bespectacled eyes full of promise? Think of a Canadian version of Amelie Poulain; that is, if she was a little deeper, a little wiser and happened… Continue reading Summer conversations with women in Canadian indie rock

Indie-folk duo Tasseomancy shift name and tea leaves

By Andréa Rojas

Borrowing their name from their great-great-grandmother’s practice of tea leaf reading, Tasseomancy sews together musical divinations out of soft note bends and lightly-plucked guitar. Formerly performing under the name Ghost Bees, Tasseomancy began in Halifax and is comprised of sisters Romy and Sari Lightman. Three years after their first appearance at Sled Island, the duo… Continue reading Indie-folk duo Tasseomancy shift name and tea leaves

STRFKR

By Andréa Rojas

Don’t be put off by the abrasive moniker. STRFKR might roughen up your sense of vernacular propriety, but they’ll smooth out the ripples in your eardrums. The American quartet is “Starfucker” to your friends and “STRFKR” to your mom, and it’s clear that they don’t need the vowels to round out their distinctive blend of… Continue reading STRFKR

Concert review: Lauryn Hill

By Andréa Rojas

If this story’s headline made you blink twice in disbelief, rest assured, young undergraduate, your corneas haven’t failed you yet. It’s true: The queen of hip hop herself, Ms. Lauryn Hill, graced our very own Flames Central with her jeweled sceptre of poetic wisdom last Friday, May 27.The 36-year-old MC, singer, producer and actress was… Continue reading Concert review: Lauryn Hill

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk

By Andréa Rojas

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk are a folk-pop outfit that will pluck the sunflower petals off your heart one by one and serenade you while they’re doing it. The singer-songwriter and her backing band have come a long way from playing local house shows. The proof? A forthcoming and as-yet-untitled sophomore LP, slated… Continue reading Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk

Rapper collaborates with mayor Nenshi and Jann Arden on newest single

By Andréa Rojas

Yes, that’s right. Daniel Bennett, better known by his stage moniker “Transit,” is looking to put our city of sub-zero winters, Stampede breakfasts and too many pick-up trucks on the list of major music metropolises. “Calgary” is the first single off the rapper’s third album, 22, coming out this November. The song is, in hip… Continue reading Rapper collaborates with mayor Nenshi and Jann Arden on newest single

D.W. Fashion

By Andréa Rojas

Although most of us look at an empty orange juice container as recycle-bin worthy, or last summer’s faded v-neck fit for the Salvation Army, Daryl White would rather think of your household trash as one step away from being resurrected into wearable art.The Calgary designer is showing for the first time at Alberta Fashion Week.… Continue reading D.W. Fashion

Pout Clothing

By Andréa Rojas

While many other burgeoning Calgary designers are presently immersed in the blur of runway shows and after-parties that is Alberta Fashion Week, Kirsten Summersgill, the impetus behind the locally-based line Pout Clothing, has a clearer goal in focus.The 22-year-old couturier and graduate of Lethbridge College’s Fashion Design and Marketing program, currently working on her fourth… Continue reading Pout Clothing