Battles

Calgary's Festival Season Started Its Thaw with BIG Winter Classic 2024

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2024

With the arrival of BIG, the defrosting of Calgary’s festival scene begins...

Calgary's BIG Winter Classic Gets DEBBY FRIDAY, Hot Garbage, Sunglaciers and More for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2023

The BIG Winter Classic is returning to celebrate Calgary in all its frozen glory for four days of bands, comedy, workshops and art in 2024....

Winterruption YEG Gets DEBBY FRIDAY, B.A. Johnston, Hot Garbage for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2023

Winterruption YEG returns to Edmonton for its fourth year to heat up the bleak midwinter once again next year. Taking place from January 24...

Primus to Cover Rush's 'A Farewell to Kings' on Summer Tour

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2020

Primus have announced plans to pay homage to Rush with a North American tour this summer, when they will perform the legendary Canadian tri...

Battles

Juice B Crypts

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2019

Like a hummingbird in flight, Battles make the most complex labour look carefree and weightless. Since the release of their debut album, Mi...

Battles Return with New Album 'Juice B Crypts'

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2019

Four years on from releasing La Di Da Di, Battles have returned with a new full-length effort. Now a duo, multi-instrumentalist Ian Willia...

Battles Announce Vinyl Reissue Campaign

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2016

While post-rock manipulators Battles continue to plug their semi-recent La Di Da Di with live dates, the band have revealed that a vinyl re...

Battles

"Dot Net" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2015

Post-rock makers Battles' new La Di Da Di LP is a polyrhythmic work of art, one more than worthy to be put on display at a gallery as much...