Astral Swans
Chad VanGaalen and Astral Swans Announce 'Split' EP
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023
Adventurous Calgary songwriters Chad VanGaalen and Astral Swans (a.k.a. Matthew Swann) have worked together before, with VanGaalen once pro...
Calgary Folk Music Festival Gets Spoon, Courtney Barnett, Allison Russell, Cadence Weapon and More for 2022 Edition
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2022
Calgary Folk Music Festival is back in action in 2022, and the 43rd edition of the event has just announced this year's full lineup of over...
Winterruption YEG Announces Rescheduled Festival Dates, Adds TEKE::TEKE, Braids, Art d'Ecco
PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2022
Initially scheduled for last month, Winterruption YEG is bouncing back from Omicron shutdowns with the announcement of rescheduled festival...
25 Great Canadian Albums You Might Have Missed in 2021
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2021
Touring was off the table for much of 2021, but releasing albums certainly wasn't. Throughout the year, Canadian artists cranked out outsta...
Winterruption YEG Plots 2022 Return with TOPS, DijahSB, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021
Returning from its 2021 hiatus, Winterruption YEG's third annual winter festival will heat up downtown Edmonton from March 30 to April 2 wi...
The Sound of November 2021: This Month's Essential Listening
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2021
If the winter blues haven't set in yet, they surely will by the time November is over. As we all dig into our trove of self-soothing tools,...
Astral Swans Announces Self-Titled Album, Shares New Single Featuring Julie Doiron
PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2021
Calgary songwriter (and cannabis enthusiast) Matthew Swann has announced his third album as Astral Swans. The self-titled Astral Swans is o...
Astral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2021
Calgary's Matthew Swann makes slow, sad folk songs with an eerie experimental edge. He records as Astral Swans, continuing where he left o...