Indie Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/indie/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:36:28 +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 Indie Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/indie/ 32 32 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: Indie Band Flowshine https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-flowshine-2/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:33:05 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28189 The band Flowshine has spent over a decade carving a path a little left of centre. Their love of adventure, experience, and bringing people together with music has taken them from their home in Calgary [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Indie Rock Band Summer Bruises https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-summer-bruises/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:33:26 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27096 Summer Bruises is a Calgary-based band that combines indie rock flair and dream pop melodies. Made up of former members of iconic and beloved Calgary bands Hot Little Rocket, High Parade, Committee of Public Safety, [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Indie-Folk Band The Sour Patch Men https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-the-sour-patch-men/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:33:17 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27017 Calgary’s indie-folk outfit The Sour Patch Men blends sharp modern songwriting with the warmth of traditional arrangements, creating a sound that feels both timeless and daring. Beloved for their disarming stage presence, quick wit, and [...]

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]]> Calgary Guardian Fall 2025 Spotify Playlist https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-guardian-fall-2025-spotify-playlist/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 02:39:10 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26902 We’re excited to share our Fall Spotify Playlist—a rich, soulful collection of tracks from Calgary’s ever-growing music scene. Every week on the Calgary Guardian, we highlight a different local artist, and as the season changes, [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Indie Rock Band Science Is Fiction https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-band-science-is-fiction/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:33:30 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26695 Science is Fiction is a four-piece indie rock band from Calgary, Alberta, comprised of Pavan Singh (vocals, guitar), Kirk Stensrud (vocals, guitar), Blair Lipkind (bass), and Matt Anderson (drums). Their music is built on a [...]

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]]> Calgary Guardian Fall 2024 Spotify Playlist https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-guardian-fall-2024-spotify-playlist/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:52:53 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24256 We’re excited to share our Fall Spotify Playlist playlist, celebrating the rich sounds of local Calgary artists featured this past autumn. Each week, on our Calgary Guardian website, we spotlight a talented musician from our [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Band The Fragments https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-the-fragments/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:33:24 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24272 The Fragments have been performing an eclectic range of indie pop for over 13 years. Their debut CD, which was played by college radio stations across Canada, was praised by the Calgary Herald as being [...]

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]]> Calgary Guardian Summer 2024 Spotify Playlist https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-guardian-summer-2024-spotify-playlist/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:48:26 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23635 We are delighted to share our latest playlist, celebrating the exceptional talents of Calgary’s local musicians from the summer of 2024. Each week, we shine a spotlight on a standout artist from the city, and [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Indie-Folk Musician Sean Davis Newton https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-sean-davis-newton/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:33:46 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=23579 Sean Davis Newton seamlessly managed to blend indie, folk, and art-rock sounds with a quirky twist he refers to as “fabloo.” Although Sean started making music in 1995, it wasn’t until 2020 that he began [...]

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