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Calgary Cliché
MGK at the Saddledome in #yyc on Saturday, November 29. What an atmosphere. This new era of MGK is all about spreading positivity and it was such a fun concert to be a part of. The crowd spanned generations and it seemed like nothing but good vibes all around. Aside from him and the band sounding amazing, his Alberta accent bit was hilariously refreshing. It instantly invited the 11,000 strong crowd into a more intimate setting. The highlight? Shredding through the enti
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Dec 1, 20251 min read


Hara-cal-Kiri
Honestav…Palace, #yyc October 21, 2025 What a time. Seeing his smile and authentic reaction to the Calgary crowd was like leaving your one light town, going to a far away university, and then returning for the first time to see your friends at the holidays. Raw and inspiring. His pure intake. Such as stories about his sister. A proper dose of artistic background history distilled in common connective threads. In his own words, he’s from a town of 800 people with no stop li
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Oct 21, 20251 min read


Last Night
Morgan Wallen in Edmonton, Alberta. The last stop on his massively successful I’m the Problem tour. One man buckled an entire city for...
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Sep 14, 20251 min read


Talk Tonight
September 6th. Oasis at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It took me a few days to even process that moment. Seeing the Gallagher brothers together again on stage was not on my concert bingo card. So when the tour was announced, I had to be there. Oasis shattered any preconceived expectations I had going into the show. From the opening track, Hello , you could sense this wasn’t an ordinary concert. This was a culmination of decades in the making. Dreams made, buck
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Sep 9, 20251 min read


Hey “Calgary”
Deftones are the pocket between destruction and salvation. Absolution and damnation. Like watching an impending doomsday asteroid with...
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Aug 26, 20251 min read


Destination Calgary
There are bands that come along at just the right time in your musical journey that hit and stick with you through the years. That's...
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Jul 7, 20251 min read


Everything's Zen
From the first distortion fuelled notes of Everything Zen through the expansive crowd assisted finale of Comedown , Bush delivered on...
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Apr 28, 20251 min read


An Hour (and a half) of Power
As a music fan, there are certain bands that just seem to hit at the right time and define an era of your life. Bands you grow with over...
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Jan 17, 20251 min read


Canadian Romance
From the first note of 'American Romance,' it was clear the #yyc audience at Commonwealth was witnessing a rare instance of being...
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Oct 15, 20241 min read


Hey Stampede
There is something unexplainable about music. It has an ability to evoke every emotion; to heal, to feel, and in the case of the Gin...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read


Dizzy up the Stampede
"Dude, what even is a Goo Goo Doll?" "Umm...only the greatest band ever!" That was overheard about two songs into the Goo Goo Dolls...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read


A Calgary State of Mind
The RZA. From the moment the RZA took the stage to illuminate on the Wu Tang origins it was an unforgettable trip down memory lane. With...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


TLC
As an elder pop punk fan waiting for Blink in #yyc, I wanted to be present for #turnstile as I am a massive fan of their sound. From the...
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Jul 6, 20231 min read


What's My Age Again?
The Anthem Part Two. An absolute time portal. From that point on it was 90 minutes of reliving my youth. People have those bands that...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Life Changes
“Going through these life changes…going through these life changes.” That’s the chorus echoed by Good Charlotte front man, Joel Madden,...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
That Baseline!
That bassline! That was the exact thought I had back in 2004 when I first put in an album called ‘Hot Fuss’ by a new band called The...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read


I Guess This is Growing Up
Las Vegas. Its opulence is buoyed by its chameleonic and arguably checkered past, its extravagance tempered by its plastic façade of...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read


Just What to Say
There are those bands or songs that just, for whatever reason, really resonate with a person. Certain music for me, has the ability to...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
Human After All: Why the World Could Use More Daft Punk
Excess. Oversharing. Over saturation. There is literally just too much of everything these days. Technologically speaking, the world...
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Apr 26, 20233 min read


Party on Garth
Authenticity is a hard thing to find in today’s entertainment world, but last night’s final, sold out Garth Brooks show in Calgary was as...
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Apr 26, 20232 min read
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