Music Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:47:26 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 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 Calgary Guardian Summer 2026 Spotify Playlist https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-guardian-summer-2026-spotify-playlist/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:12:25 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29867 Summer is here, and so is a fresh soundtrack from Calgary’s incredible music community. Throughout the season, we’ve had the chance to discover artists from across the city, each bringing their own sound, story, and [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Hip-Hop Musician Zaire Ink https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-zaire-ink/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:33:19 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29688 Zaire Ink is a hip-hop artist whose work fuses raw lyricism with a faith-based lens. Using dense wordplay and vivid narratives, his music explores themes of trauma, hope, and resilience, encouraging listeners to walk in [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Hip-Hop Musician Jerome “K-Riz” Henry https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-jerome-k-riz-henry/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:33:43 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29611 Having found his stride at the intersection of hip-hop and R&B, award-winning K-Riz packs his syllables and vocals with power. A rare, multifaceted artist who can rap and sing with equal aplomb, on his third [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Rock Musician Dahlia Wakefield https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-dahlia-wakefield/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:33:03 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29434 A multifaceted artist, Dahlia Wakefield is a powerhouse singer-songwriter, performer, recording artist, session and backup singer, mentor, agent, band leader, vocal coach, promoter, but most importantly, mother to two beautiful girls. Blending soaring vocals with [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Country Musician Alex Hughes https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-alex-hughes/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:33:01 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29419 Alex Hughes is a pop-country powerhouse from Calgary, Alberta, blending heartfelt storytelling with irresistible pop hooks. Known for her vibrant energy and captivating live performances, Hughes brings a fresh, genre-bending perspective to Canadian country music. [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Indie-Rock Musician Mercedes Brown https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-musician-mercedes-brown/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:33:13 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29411 Mercedes Brown, a Wet’suwet’en Tsimshian singer-songwriter whose sound reaches back to a time when rock music was built on grit and truth, releases her debut single “Playing With Fire” out now on all major platforms. [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Pop Artist Miarlequin https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-miarlequin/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:33:58 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29311 The thread that keeps one from getting lost, that is what music is to Miarlequin. A whimsy pop artist, she moves through reality in ways that blur the boundary between the familiar and the strange. [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Hip Hop Band Hip Hip Thursday https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-hip-hip-thursday/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:33:41 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29267 Hip Hip Thursday formed organically as a cooperative of six musicians who met at the weekly jams. The resulting project maintained the collaborative energy that brought them together – a fusion of genres that created [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Pop Musician Kaiya Gamble https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-kaiya-gamble-2/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:33:58 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29221 19-year-old award-winning pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kaiya Gamble is known for turning her vulnerabilities into lyrical catharsis. With a voice that captures raw emotion and lyrics that read like pages from a diary, Kaiya [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Indie Artist The Other Malcolm https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-the-other-malcolm/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:33:11 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29178 The Other Malcolm is an artist based in Calgary. They rarely leave their home and very much like to keep to themselves. The Other Malcolm creates music rooted in psychedelic funk, southern rock, alternative hip [...]

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