Music Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Music Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/ 32 32 Five Minutes With: Country-Pop Musician Megan Dawson https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-musician-megan-dawson/ Fri, 22 May 2026 06:33:24 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28529 Megan Dawson is a Calgary-based, award-winning country-pop artist who has spent over a decade honing her craft on stage, in the studio, and behind the scenes. She’s played 200+ shows across Canada, building a career [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Pop-Rock Band The Frontiers https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-the-frontiers/ Fri, 15 May 2026 06:33:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28525 The Frontiers are Calgary’s genre-blending powerhouse, delivering high-energy performances that fuse pop, rock, soul, and country with bold charisma and heartfelt storytelling. Since winning the ‘Roughnecks Got Talent’ competition in 2019, they’ve become a staple [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Indie-Rock Band Free the Cynics https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-free-the-cynics/ Fri, 08 May 2026 06:33:56 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28521 Combining elements of U.K. post-punk and indie-rock, Free the Cynics brings a searing sound laced with punchy attitude, groovy swagger, lyrical rawness, and infectious melodies. Name: Free the Cynics Genre: Indie/Post-Punk/Rock Founded: 2015 # of [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Death Metal Band Brain Stem https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-brain-stem/ Fri, 01 May 2026 06:33:01 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28508 Brain Stem is an experimental death metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, known for weaving together crushing riffs, dynamic songwriting, and unsettling atmosphere into something distinctly their own. Formed in 2016, the band set out to [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Thrash Metal–Punk Band Kilusan https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-kilusan/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:33:19 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28457 Kilusan is a three-piece Thrash Metal–Punk force based in Edmonton, forged in the chaos of the 2020 global pandemic. Formed in the summer of that uncertain year, the band emerged at a time when stages [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Funk Band (un)decided https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-undecided/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:33:44 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28453 (un)decided is an 8-piece band based in Calgary, originally formed from a love of musical expression through jamming and freestyle cyphers. Their original songs blend neo-soul, RnB, hip-hop, Afrobeats, and funk to create a unique [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Folk Musician Donita Large https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-donita-large/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:33:24 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28433 Donita Large is a multi-genre Indigenous singer-songwriter who is renowned for giving your body shivers when you experience her singing and feel the story in her songs. From sultry blues to world rock with pow-wow [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: R&B Musician ZENON https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-zenon-2/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:33:51 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28421 ZENON is a bi-racial, non-binary singer/songwriter forging a path with Soul. Their voice at the forefront packs power with masterful control, their heart pens lyrics that paint a story of personal struggles with mental health [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Indie-Folk Duo Jed and the Valentine https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-jed-and-the-valentine/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:33:23 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28403 Edmonton’s Jed and the Valentine are a pair of dreamers – following threads of inspiration from weaving coastlines and prairie grasses alike. It’s no wonder their sophomore album landed at #11 of CKUA’s top 100 [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Soul-Roots Band Secondhand Dreamcar https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-secondhand-dreamcar/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:33:42 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28260 Secondhand Dreamcar, an explosive soul/roots/blues band based in Edmonton, is a true superband – a consummate constellation of veterans of Canadian music who have worked on some of the finest jazz, funk, folk, soul, and [...]

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