The Sharp Ends / Thee Thems / Wicked Awesomes The Broken City, Calgary AB November 14

Published Nov 15, 2008

While the Wicked Awesomes were down a bass player and a pair of shoes, the Edmonton psychedelic garage rockers still managed to coax a wolf...

Queens of the Stone Age Calgary Stampede Corral, Calgary AB May 3

Published May 25, 2008

The muscular strength behind Queens of the Stone Age definitely lies in the powerhouse core trio of front-man Joshua Homme, guitarist Troy V...

Exclaim! Does JUNO Awards

Published Apr 08, 2008

Exclaim!'s coverage comes a day later than everyone else, we know, we know. But considering this is our first time covering "Canada's Grammy...

South By Southwest 2008 Austin TX March 12 to 16

Published Mar 21, 2008

Keynote speaker Lou Reed gestured to the enormous roster of vibrant talent at SXSW 2008 and intonated that it isn’t musicians who are flound...

A Place To Bury Strangers The Hi-Fi Club, Calgary AB February 23

Published Mar 21, 2008

Armed with validation from all the right magazines as a buzz band worth their salt, A Place To Bury Strangers proved in a tight 60-minute se...

RAMP First Anniversary The Broken City, Calgary AB September 6

Published Sep 24, 2007

Curated by members of the Summerlad, RAMP is a monthly concert series dedicated to artistically amped-up gig experiences. On RAMP’s one-year...

Saved By Vinyl

Published Jul 23, 2007

Date of Birth: January 2006 Releases to Date: 9 Biggest Seller: Danny Michel Welcome Home: 1997-2007 Upcoming Releases: Ford Pier, Shuyle...

Sled Island Music Festival Calgary AB June 27 to 30

Published Jul 20, 2007

By the time Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav led a Sled Island crowd in chanting "best festival ever,” it was clear that North America’s newes...

Fake Cops The Broken City, Calgary AB April 29

Published May 24, 2007

It was an ironic send-off when the real cops appeared at the final Fake Cops gig. Despite a visit by the police to investigate noise levels,...

Shout Out Out Out Out

Published Apr 19, 2007

Edmonton's electro all-stars, Shout Out Out Out Out hit the stage at breakneck speed and sparked a frenetic dance marathon. Their set was a...

Nicole Atkins

Published Apr 19, 2007

A 27-year-old chanteuse from New Jersey, Nicole Atkins is a beguiling singer-songwriter that intuitively knows exactly when to allow her ama...

Foreign Islands

Published Apr 19, 2007

Brooklyn’s Foreign Islands instantly raised the level of sophistication amongst the contingent of dance punk bands, with infectiously thick...

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

Published Apr 19, 2007

Performing in front of a charcoal backdrop of London, Damon Albarn’s super-group gave an intimate and mellow performance of their front-man’...

Lo-Fi-Fnk

Published Apr 19, 2007

Despite trying to live up to heavy buzz, Swedish electro pop duo Lo-Fi-Fnk gave a lukewarm performance. Coming off like your little brother’...

The Pipettes

Published Apr 19, 2007

Along with the Dansettes and Mary Weiss (Shangri-Las), the Pipettes were part of a strong ’60s flavoured girl group resurgence that was ever...

Marnie Stern

Published Apr 19, 2007

Compensating for an absent drummer using tracks on an iPod in the front pocket of her jeans, Marnie Stern nearly had to scramble to find an...

Tiny Masters on Today

Published Apr 19, 2007

Consisting of 13-year-old Ivan (vocals/guitar), his 11-year-old sister Ada (bass/vocals) and Russell Simins (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) on...

The A-Team / The Summerlad / Andy Sparacino Marquee Room, Calgary AB - February 14

Published Feb 28, 2007

Simply walking into the Marquee Room was enough to bring back memories of school dances, sweaty palms and the hopes of swaying with the boy...

Pressure Kill Common Style / SIDS / Forbidden Dimension / Cripple Creek Fairies The Broken City, Calgary AB - October 1

Published Feb 21, 2007

There has always been an abundance of rock’n’roll bands in Calgary that look like appropriate candidates for rock action figure immortalisat...

Woodpigeon / Azeda Booth / The Consonant C The Broken City, Calgary AB January 12

Published Feb 16, 2007

For the first time in ages, three Calgary bands packed a local club and had an hour-long line-up of music fans eagerly waiting outside. With...