Stampede 100 Day Countdown: 1956 – Grand Ole’ Opry comes to visit
The Stampede welcomed the talented stars of the “Grand Ole Opry” and the “Ozark Jubilee” to the 1956 celebration, the first time that either show had appeared at any of Canada’s summer fairs or...
View ArticleOn this day June 11, 1989 – Free concert by Ian and Sylvia, etc. to protest...
The Oldman dam was constructed in 1992 in response to the many droughts experienced by Southern Alberta farmers. The Blackfoot/Peigan natives protested the dam’s construction and in 1989 they were...
View ArticleCounting Crows turn back the clock at Oxford Stomp
A good friend thought he was coming to see the Black Crowes. When set straight, he said he was looking forward to hearing Darius Rucker back with his old band (Hootie & the Blowfish). Finally, he...
View ArticleSeveral acts a year skip Calgary due to Saddledome's drawbacks
A massive snowstorm last year almost forced Maroon 5 to cancel their Calgary show, even though the band was scheduled to play in the warm, dry confines beneath the city’s giant saddle. Days before the...
View ArticleReview: Bryan Adams plays it safe during Reckless Saddledome show
It remains one of the most incongruous album titles in all of rock history. Akin to, say, Cannibal Corpse releasing a record called Happy Kitten Funtime or Kanye West dropping something titled Quiet...
View ArticleKiesza's fans and family show their pride in hometown pop star
By the time they started letting ticket holders into U of C’s MacEwan Hall, the line had grown to over 100 people, and the show was still an hour away. But that’s what happens when the featured...
View ArticlePianist Barnatan gives sophisticated, refined performance
Piano-living Calgarians have had a good run lately. During the past 18 months, a series of fine international-level pianists has graced Calgary’s stages, providing an opportunity for piano aficionados...
View ArticleStampede optimistic Lambert concert will be rescheduled
Stampede entertainment officials say it’s “very likely” that country music artist Miranda Lambert will quickly reschedule her cancelled concert in Calgary, possibly as soon as this summer. “We are...
View ArticleCalgary men kicked out of Madonna concert after security asked 3 times to see...
EDMONTON — Two men say a Madonna concert in Edmonton turned into a humiliating experience due to security guards. Travis Robertson and Guy DeBlasio, both of Calgary, were in their seats at Rexall Place...
View ArticleBlack Sabbath concerts in Edmonton and Calgary postponed
Black Sabbath fans in Alberta will have to wait a little longer for The End. The iconic heavy metal pioneers have postponed shows in Edmonton Saturday night and Monday, Feb. 1, in Calgary, part of the...
View ArticleDeath Cab For Cutie rides on
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. Often, this is done with lacquer infused or dusted with pulverized gold, silver or platinum. The metallic veins highlight the beauty of the...
View ArticleSinger David Crosby making Calgary stop in September
Singer-songwriter David Crosby, Grammy Award winner and member of iconic folk-rock band The Byrds before finding superstardom with Woodstock-era group Crosby Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young),...
View ArticleReview: A charming James Taylor delivers a night of vibrant, new memories...
There’s an earnestness to much of the singer-songwriter music of the ’70s that colours it still to this day. It dates it, makes it a sepia-toned snapshot of a time when a serious artist had to be a...
View ArticleTragically Hip pre-concert parties in Calgary to raise money for cancer research
The Tragically Hip are coming to Calgary as part of their sold-out Man Machine Poem Tour, and on the day of those shows, Aug. 1 and 3, the party will start early. Fans of the iconic band (winners of 14...
View ArticleCountry Thunder music festival releasing single-day tickets
Attention country music fans. The biggest country music festival hitting our city this year has released single-day tickets. Country Thunder, which runs from Aug. 19-21, is a three-day music festival...
View ArticleCanadian icons Tragically Hip shine at an emotional Saddledome show
It seemed to start small. If you could ever call Tragically Hip anthems, and thousands singing along, small. But there was a definite back-to-basics vibe when Tragically Hip lead singer Gord Downie,...
View ArticleBlue Rodeo, Paul Brandt to rock the Badlands
Alberta’s Badlands are rocking again this summer with Canadian icons Blue Rodeo and Paul Brandt performing at the Canadian Badlands Passion Play amphitheatre in Drumheller. Blue Rodeo’s concert will be...
View ArticleRodger Hodgson continues to Give a Little Bit and more
Roger Hodgson has been on his own twice as long as he was in Supertramp but he will always be associated with the songs he wrote for that band: Give a Little Bit, Dreamer, Take the Long Way Home,...
View ArticleBackstreet Boy Nick Carter a family man at heart
Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys and reality TV fame is bringing his All American tour to Canada. The boy band pioneer is promoting his latest solo album by the same name. We got the busy BSB to answer a...
View ArticleFlorida Georgia Line says, 'Hell yes, we want to go to Canada'
For Brian Kelley, there isn’t a straightforward explanation for the evolution of Florida Georgia Line. With the release of their third album, Dig Your Roots, Kelley and Tyler Hubbard have demonstrated...
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