Festival Recaps
June Hawthorn Opened Music Waste 2024 with a Sense of Care
Redgate Art Society, June 6
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2024
June Hawthorn kicked off the first show of this year's Music Waste with a bang — not by way of pounding bass or snappy drums, but with ...
Prepare the Ground Closed with Considered Catharsis
Lee's Palace and the Garrison, June 2
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
Prepare the Ground closed their inaugural fest's Sunday night across three venues, ending the three-day affair at Lee's Palace. The absolut...
Prepare the Ground Day Two Was a Cacophony of Epic Proportions
Baby G and the Phoenix, June 1
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024
Day two of Prepare the Ground necessitated some travel. With dozens of bands over four venues, sticking around at just one was a (meta)phys...
Prepare the Ground's Inaugural Day Was a Gentle Introduction
Lee's Palace, May 31
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024
Prepare the Ground's inaugural festival opened last night across three venues (Lee's Palace, Baby G and the Garrison), bringing with it som...
East Town Get Down 2024 Had a Bit of Everything
Calgary, May 25
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
With a barrage of unpredictability that included some minor flash flooding and musical talent from a diversity of genres, East Town Get Dow...
Kim Myhr Closed FIMAV 2024 with a Dose of Magic
Carré 150, May 19
PUBLISHED May 22, 2024
In an uncharacteristic move, this year's FIMAV closed out in one of the smaller halls rather than with a widescreen blowout, or whatever pa...
At FIMAV, Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield Welcomed the Melt
Carré 150, May 19
PUBLISHED May 21, 2024
Trumpeter Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield project began in 2019, when he assembled a group of musicians to help interpret his compositions...
Joëlle Léandre, Mat Maneri and Craig Taborn Were a Force at FIMAV
Carré 150, May 18
PUBLISHED May 21, 2024
There are a couple of clear ways to impress in the world of improvised music, especially in the context of a festival where a large portion...
