Pop Music Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/pop-music/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:53:11 +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 Pop Music Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/music/pop-music/ 32 32 Five Minutes With: Pop/Melodic Rap Musician Kam Prada https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-kam-prada/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:33:39 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28073 When you think of Calgary, you think of the mountains, snow, oil, and the prairies. Its charm is generally conducive to more reserved, conventional lives. Conversely, Indo-Canadian artist Kam Prada chose a more rambunctious path. [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Artist Checxx https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-checxx/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:33:44 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27684 Checxx is a dynamic Calgary artist whose versatility sets him apart in today’s music landscape. Whether it’s sharp punchlines or smooth melodies, Checxx moves effortlessly between rap and R&B, leaving fans asking, “What can’t he [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Pop Rap Musician Baby Bennett https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-baby-bennett/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:33:59 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27642 Baby Bennett is a twenty-four-year-old independent artist, singer, and songwriter born Aidan Bennett, creating from his home studio in Calgary, Alberta. Blending influences across Pop, Pop Rock, Pop Rap, Alt Rock, R&B, and more, he [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Pop Musician TE$KEY https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-tekey/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:33:57 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27457 TE$KEY is a Canadian pop/alternative artist on the rise, known for melodic, emotionally driven songs like “Without You”, “Growing Pains”, “When I’m falling” and many others. TE$KEY has done many colabs with local Canadian artists [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Pop Duo Ginger Beef https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-ginger-beef/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:33:09 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=27172 Ginger Beef is the sizzling new instrumental pop project from husband-and-wife duo Jiajia Li — a virtuosic flutist — and Warren Tse (aka MSG), a seasoned producer and multi-instrumentalist. Together, they cook up a bold [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Pop Artist Celogen https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-celogen/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:33:33 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26530 Celogen is the solo venture of Calgary’s Dominic Demierre, a pop experimenter who first made his mark as a post-punk/emo drummer. Since striking out on his own in 2018, he’s explored everything from tender folk [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Dark Pop Artist Laura Hickli https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-laura-hickli/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:33:49 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26053 “I could still feel there was more. It just kept spinning… We hit the ground again, and I thought I had died or something. I just felt that I blacked out for a second. And [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Power Pop Artist ADOPTION https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-adoption/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:33:03 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24927 ADOPTION is the bedroom new wave solo project and the main emotional outlet of self-proclaimed “local guttersnipe” Daniel Tadic. Having adopted the moniker in early 2024, Tadic has spent much of the past year bringing [...]

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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 Pop Artist Edwardson https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-edwardson/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:48:28 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24118 Edwardson is a Canadian alternative pop artist based in Calgary and a 2024 YYC Music Awards Emerging Artist of the Year recipient. Their latest single, “Blame”, released on September 27th, has already become a fan [...]

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