band Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/band/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:25:51 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg band Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/band/ 32 32 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: Alt-Rock Band Morning Coyote https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-morning-coyote/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:33:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28539 Morning Coyote is a Canadian alternative rock project based in Edmonton, Alberta, founded by singer-songwriter Sawyer Begg. In studio, Begg writes, records, and produces the music. As a performing act, Morning Coyote enlists a rotating [...]

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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: 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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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Punk Band Quit It! https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-quit-it/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:33:50 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26874 Born out of the raw energy of Treaty 7 Territory’s punk scene, Quit It! has carved out a reputation as a band that refuses to be ignored. Praised by Maximum Rocknroll as torchbearers of “socio-political [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Calgary Art-Rock Band Oranje https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-oranje/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:33:31 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=26809 Hailing from Calgary, Oranje is a dynamic math-rock trio known for their tight, start-stop arrangements rooted in jazz and articulated through a raw punk-tinged energy. The group consists of Joseph Bahhadi on guitar, Michael Buie [...]

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