Music
Five Minutes With: Calgary Alt-Pop Band SHY FRiEND
Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat, feeling as if you just lived an entire lifetime in a dream that you can never fully grasp again? SHY FRiEND is the alt-pop project that […]
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Five Minutes With: Calgary Rock Band The Definitive
The Definitive is an all-Canadian rock band that was formed in Calgary, Alberta, in 2023. The group’s distinctive sound combines Evan Burns’ progressive slap bass lines, Dylan Jones’ classic rock-inspired guitar riffs, Vaughan Xavier’s dynamic […]
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Five Minutes With: Calgary Indie Rock Band The Muster Point Project
Created by Kevin Franco, The Muster Point Project (TMPP) blends diverse influences and instruments, including mandolin, horns, and guitar. For “Don’t Give Me Anything,” Franco enlisted Sterling Laws (percussion), Robin Hatch (keys), and Odighizuwa Patience […]
Folk
Five Minutes With: Calgary Alternative Folk Band The Dust Collectors
The Dust Collectors are an alternative folk band from Calgary, Alberta. After years of playing separately in different bands, these long-time friends quickly moved from garage jams to song-writing. By Winter 2018, they were recording […]
Country
Five Minutes With: Calgary Alternetive Country Band Lucky Sonne
Formed in friendship and on sacred creative common ground in 2006, Lucky Sonne (the core) is Luke Colborne (chief songwriter/guitar/lead vocals) and Arran Fisher (uber-producer/engineer/mixer and percussionist). Presently, Lucky Sonne is a quietly revered and […]
Funk / Soul / RnB
Five Minutes With: Calgary Funk Band Natural Twenty
Natural Twenty is the urban, cosmopolitan Funk, Jazz, Soul, R&B band hailing in Calgary, AB. They are influenced by such acts as Anderson Paak, Tom Misch, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Snarky Puppy and have been compared […]
Charity
Charitable Choices: Cathy MacRae of Alberta International Band Festival
The Alberta International Band Festival is a non-profit dedicated to giving school and community bands a platform to perform and receive constructive feedback. We spoke to Cathy MacRae, Director of Operations, to learn more about […]
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Five Minutes With: Calgary Post-Punk Band Temps
Temps is a project by David Lavoie and Aidan O’Reilly in Calgary. David’s background in jazz and Aidan’s involvement in Calgary and Montreal’s respective post-punk scenes highly influence their sound. The band aims to build […]
Indie
Five Minutes With: Indie Pop Band Baby Jey
Fronted by lead singer and songwriter Jeremy Witten, Baby Jey has graced stages across Canada and the United States, sharing platforms with notable acts like Michael Rault (NYC, November 2017), Jessica Jalbert of Faith Healer […]
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Five Minutes With: Edmonton-based Rock Band El Niven and the Alibi
Unapologetically original, uncompromising in their vision, Edmonton-based El Niven and The Alibi (ENATA) create music which is equal parts poetically bittersweet and rank rock n ‘ roll. With a natural bent for lyrics, ENATA’s sound, […]